While both compost and manure help soil retain more water, compost is better at it, reports Colorado State University. For every 1 percent increase in organic matter in your soil, you increase water retention at a rate of 3 quarts per cubic foot. Spread a heavy layer of organic mulch, measuring 2 to 6 inches in depth, around your garden plants. Examples include wood chips and weed-free hay. Mulch helps retain water in several ways.
Kitsune (ç, ã­ãã, IPA: [kitsuÍne] (listen)) is the Japanese word for fox. Foxes are a common subject of Japanese folklore; in English, kitsune refers to them in this context.
Statue of a kitsune. Kitsune is the Japanese word for fox. There are two subspecies of foxes in Japan, named Red Fox and Hondo Kitsune, and they are both related to mythological belief in Japasese folklore.