Preparing for a Tough Summer | BUILDING A HOMESTEAD
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Күн бұрынHi, we are Harriet and Mauro and in February 2021 we bought an abandoned smallholding in Castellón, Spain. In these videos we share our life as we restore and improve our little stone house, learn to grow and preserve our own food, and bring our 4 acres of farmland back to productivity.
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@vernaclevinger5716 Жыл бұрын
Happy to see you've planned ahead for dry times. Protect your water supply. Water is life. I was raised in desert and know the value.
@emilyjade7708 Жыл бұрын
Hi from Australia Harriet! Thank you for finding the time to post these videos, they have been helping me through a rough period of anxiety and stress in my life. It’s so nice to feel like I can spend half an hour on the finca with you every week 🏡
@mompuff Жыл бұрын
My goodness Harriet you truly are a troopers & are showing us all how’s done!! You are such a hard worker!! You always make my day on Sundays!! 🙌🏻❤️🇺🇸
@virtualfather4117 Жыл бұрын
So a couple of things. Paint ICBs black and maybe cover with a tarp. This should help prevent algae from growing in tanks. Also realize that the water in the tanks will get pretty hot and sitting out in the sun. So to get a more equal flow of water to each tree drill a small hole by first tree then make each hole from there a little bigger. The pressure drops at each hole so making the progressive larger will help equalize flow. Good fortunes and hope it rains soon.
@skyridercommendor6303 Жыл бұрын
wass thinking the same, would put them in shadows ! ;-)
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
Yes we will, once we actually fill them. Was thinking of growing some sort of vine or something up them to provide some shade too
@virtualfather4117 Жыл бұрын
@@LittleSpanishFarmstead may morning glories
@janicepoole9541 Жыл бұрын
I'm guessing that you finally got your KZfaq straightened out I'm loving the videos and I love watching KZfaq build your homestead I'm in fort Myers Florida and I'm 71 years old insist on watching what you're doing I don't think I could live there but you know I can understand that young couple such as yourselves building at homestead with what you have and making do because that's how you get started out good ❤❤❤
@AlmostOrganicDorset Жыл бұрын
Little tip from an old drain pipe layer, always rod uphill, never down. If there is a blockage and you rod downhill you will just compact it even more. 😉
@HeidiPriest Жыл бұрын
We have so little water in most parts of spain, scary summer ahead.
@mariatajes9054 Жыл бұрын
I'm in Galicia, thank God no issues with water at the moment.
@damianfz Жыл бұрын
"Unkink" in Argentina we say "desahorcar" when the pipe or hose is twisted and the water can't flow and you have to fix it
@kitty-yu4xe Жыл бұрын
Hi. Damit man nicht mit dem Auto drüber fährt für den Wasserschlauch eine kleine Rinne mit dem Spaten buddeln und vielleicht ein Holzbrett drauflegen oder eine kleine Betonbrücke drüber gießen, natürlich nicht direkt auf den Schlauch ..? Eine gute Arbeit gemacht !!
@sascotcher Жыл бұрын
Great to have another chapter from you both this week. We also live in Spain (eastern Malaga province) and water is becoming a very serious issue here. Dreading to see what summer holds as I have a feeling it will be even dryer and hotter than last year. Keep the videos coming as they are ever so interesting on how you are greening your land. Seen on Instagram that you have rescued a 15 year old donkey. In South Africa, donkeys are used as watch dogs to keep leopards and lions at bay from live stock. Not sure if your new addition will be useful at keeping the boars away from the property. See you next week and keep well.
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes, I guess all of Spain is in a drought at the moment. Hope we're at least due a wet winter after this summer 🤞
@victorsummers2283 Жыл бұрын
Instead of a channel around the trees, build a small circular berm to form a bowl above the root ball and flood it.
@camposolexplorersspain208 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see your dog enjoying life, it's going to be interesting summer with the lack of rain this year, many thanks for sharing your life to us guys :)
@lesley701 Жыл бұрын
You go girl, you remind me of me a few decades ago then as you get older the mind is welling but the body is not, how I miss those days, btw I live in Tavira Portugal.
@schweizermadel3810 Жыл бұрын
Love to see your prgress and am looking forward to how your garden develops. Don't forget to cover the two ibc tanks on top of your land with black ready made covers to prevent algae develop in them. Have a wonderful week!
@thisorthat7626 Жыл бұрын
Great to see you back. You are so inspirational as you run into issues and find solutions. The trees will thrive with your new irrigation set up. Cheers.
@pixie0809 Жыл бұрын
You may find Garden answers useful on the watering front. They use drip irrigation in their place in Oregan
@monicacruz4407 Жыл бұрын
Hi Harriet, all the water work will pay off, trying to do this stuff in the summer is awful, good planning. Tree roots sense the vibration of water in the soil and grow towards it, always irrigate at the drip line of your canopy so you’re not soaking your rootball which might encourage fungal disease/ rotting off. Very ingenious solutions, I still struggle to get my head round all the different fittings 🤪
@meeshelle1397 Жыл бұрын
Hey Harriet! I see what you mean about the dry soil! I wish I could send you some rain over. 💙
@davidmiller-br4bu Жыл бұрын
You’re both amazing… tan inspirador .. 😊
@geoffcapper5025 Жыл бұрын
Sorting out watering is important, but sorting out what you'll do about fires is importanter 😅. You should clear a good 3 or 4 metres wide along the downhill edge of your property, especially around the tent. If you can afford it, get a petrol pump and hook it up to your main deposit or to a couple of IBCs full of water and have a long hose that will cover all that area. Keep it fuelled, start it weekly, and keep the tanks full, if using IBCs. If it's been dry over winter & spring the risk of fire will be very high. Make a plan as to what you'll do, and under what conditions you'll decide to leave. Good luck, and I hope you get some good rain!
@connienelson2089 Жыл бұрын
A thought just occurred…as an experiment place a shallow container under tree drip point to get a visual of how much water the tree is getting over a given amount of time. Then you can time when to shut off water. You had ditches around the tree so you could see if tree is sufficiently watered?? This experiment sort of answers that question… Tchau tchau from Canada
@margaretgarigan Жыл бұрын
Great progress! Another possibility for what to do with the ground around the trees is to make circular berms around them to form a shallow bowl with the tree in the center. When we lived in southern Sonora/the southern Sonora Desert, people used tazas around their trees, and we were thus able to keep many very mature fruit trees going even during extensive drought. You just fill the taza and the water seeps in. They’re a little easier to keep weed-free too, so there’s less competition for water. Here’s hoping for more rain!
@nienwinterpien Жыл бұрын
On Lanzarote and Fuerteventura they dig holes for, for example grapevines, with little cresent brick walls to catch any condensation when the air cools down during the night. Is that similar?
@margaretgarigan Жыл бұрын
@@nienwinterpien That’s interesting, but it’s different. The tazas used in Mexico are just made with soil. You form a low berm in a ring around the tree, and then when you water, you fill the shallow bowl made by the berm. The berm holds the water there while it slowly seeps into the ground.
@beafmv7205 Жыл бұрын
Estamos en un año muy duro, en España sabemos lo que es una gran sequía y aún así mucha gente no es consciente de ahorrar. Mucho ánimo a todos y hagamos pequeños cambios en nuestro dia a dia paraa usar el agua de forma responsable
@tymoty Жыл бұрын
Puedes probar limpiar la acequia usando una tubería de agua con agua a presión usando la bomba en vez de usar el limpiador de chimeneas, una tubería de 16mm sería ideal, siempre de abajo a arriba, en sentido contrario a la fuente de agua.
@jamierothwell6789 Жыл бұрын
Hiya! Another delightful video. Have a search on here for ram pump. It doesn’t use electricity and can pump uphill. (I once got lost down a YT rabbit hole watching people make ram pumps when I couldn’t sleep) They’re incredible things and pretty easy and cheap to make. Also, if you’re going to re lay that pipe, use a fish tank type of box in the holes with the pipe entering the box one side and exiting the other. It should give you access and you’ll be able to see how much silt is going through. I can’t wait to be back out to our house there in a few weeks.
@maccrimmonfiona Жыл бұрын
Love your videos, love seeing your confidence grow in all the things you do.
@dsnmttr Жыл бұрын
Regarding watering the trees, you should buy some drip irrigation set, I know for sure there are systems with little valves that connect directly into your big water pipes in which you are drilling holes. It will help with keeping pressure on the line, conserving water and assuring a relative equal amount of water for each tree
@N-Dowe Жыл бұрын
Just a small tip when unrolling the water pipe . Dont try to pull from the end roll out the coil this way you won't get all the coils and kinks
@magicwendy210 Жыл бұрын
wow that is worrying such a dry winter and spring, l really hope you get some decent rain soon before the very hot summer
@leslietarboxjr4287 Жыл бұрын
You are so resourceful with your irrigation system and with all the planning. This should make life a lot easier for you this summer. The IBC's up on the hill was an excellent idea. I enjoy watching you making new and innovative improvements to your home and land. You are a charming hard-working woman that is fun to watch with a nack for narrating your ideas that are easy for us to follow. Looking forward to next weeks episode. Have a safe, fun, and productive week.
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
Thank you 💜💜
@shano269. Жыл бұрын
Hola Harriet Amazing work ❤❤🇬🇧
@inmarodrigue Жыл бұрын
Primer comentario! Me encanta tu trabajo en la finca. Sois geniales lo dos! Mucho ánimo y muchos pequeños logros. Besos desde Asturias
@keepitsimpleromania Жыл бұрын
You are doing amazing, keep up the good work
@susanbrookes8247 Жыл бұрын
fingers crossed rain comes your way soon. Its always very worrying
@dorothyallen3614 Жыл бұрын
So glad y’all are well and safe and prepping for hotter weather and water is on the top priority! Much love to y’all ❤
@delciaavion2315 Жыл бұрын
Love you girl enjoy the summer
@JnrKingPosse Жыл бұрын
As always interesting & enjoyable. Top tip cover or paint IBCs to protect from sunlight & algae forming
@ginacrusco234 Жыл бұрын
Hi Harriet! Adventures of the water goddess continue! I think it might be more than a dry summer...like a dry future. You are so blessed to have a supply and so smart to manage it well. I wonder if those holes and broken pipes might have been water poachers?
@annetjievz Жыл бұрын
Love how you make use of what you have and use thar mulch and manure to plant other things around the trees. Can't wait to see your spring garden. PS: Hillarious how Mauro drops these dry humour gems every now and then.
@tipfox9212 Жыл бұрын
My first thought regarding the clogged pipe : you could try a garden hose instead of that 'chimney brush' - the new pump will deliver enough pressure I think. The hose will not stuck ;-)
@soniawoolley366 Жыл бұрын
Good to see u attending to water early on in the season - it's our lifeline ...
@trippnbilly7130 Жыл бұрын
Good to hear other people call it hose pipe.. Nice
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
As opposed to... just hose? Haha
@HungerGamesFall24 Жыл бұрын
This is a great idea to use gravity! Learnend something. Thank you! Plants are finding water, when it runs in the near. The trees will be good with the channel you dug. I'll check our height difference on the property. Maybe that will do it too. However, we have no problems with electricity in the summer. That's enough to run everything, but it would be beneficial in the winter. Last year we suffered a lot from this drought. Our well was almost empty. My garden would have been destroyed. Without our neighbor, we would have had to move away. We got water from his deep well for 2 months. I hope this year will be better. Our river has been flowing longer now than last year. I garden with straw to keep the water in the ground longer, and I also use shade cloth for the beds.
@lfuentes4098 Жыл бұрын
Yes a plumber should be able to help. Looks like you need a new pipe and perhaps add some above ground clean outs and maybe vents to help keep water flowing.
@ginayuille8029 Жыл бұрын
Why have the goats not returned? Love your content!
@michaelbennett7278 Жыл бұрын
Hi from NewZealand.with regards to hose on driveway .if it it is staying there .an idea is to make a cover over hose with pallet wood .easy in shape of a u to cover hose on driveway..cheers Mike.
@ithulah Жыл бұрын
I'm always happy to see one of your videos pop up! Sneaking this one in just before bedtime as it's late in Australia. Considering any last minute winter crops here, and you look like you've been catapulted into summer! I hope you get all/most of your water sorted out for this growing season, as it seems to be the main thing holding you back. And I agree, plumbers are needed. We had a saga with a drainage pipe that always flooded when it rained and finally after many plumber visits they had to bring in an excavator and fix it. But it'll never be a problem again. It was a clogging issue, too. Consider getting a high pressure washer, if you have several access points along the pipe. The force of water may be enough to push the gunk through. Of course you'd need to put an IBC or two where you wanted to use it for water, then use your generator.... But maybe for just once a year...? Or hire/borrow one.... It's what we do now, our plumber put in a wider pipe with access points so we can blast water through it. We're expecting a multi year drought soon though, so that may not be possible well into the future.... But your spring never stops, so you should always have *some* water? I think...? Anyway, just an idea. Past 1am now lol, sleep time....
@MauroGestoso Жыл бұрын
Yeah, we're thinking of doing this. Hadn't thought of the IBC, good one 👍
@sheilakerr-jones4345 Жыл бұрын
More IBCs and you’ll need more covers ( the black heavy plastic) to prevent algae growth.
@sheilakerr-jones4345 Жыл бұрын
Great job all around.
@ithulah Жыл бұрын
@@MauroGestoso Yeah, the IBCs would be somewhat essential as pressure washers go through a large amount of water in a short amount of time, so you'll need some sort of reservoir next to the washer. The snake things with cameras can be good but as soon as there's any significant blockage they're pretty useless. Our plumber then came back with a remote control robot which cost us a lot of money, but that only showed how blocked it was, and so it was all dug up. As you know it was flowing not long ago, I would try the pressure washer route. 👍 I really enjoy seeing both of your skills improve so much.
@ThatBritishHomestead Жыл бұрын
Yes i ahve the same worried for this year too! I am hoping for the best and planting for the worst
@ninemoonplanet Жыл бұрын
Adding compost definitely will keep the soil biome better plus keep the moisture and roots protected from drying out. It seems like a neverending project, especially when the water is leaking from places it doesn't need to be. I do hope you get some decent rains soon, the land already looks patched, as you said. Shade is essential for the tanks as well as the garden. Please put on lots of sun screen, it will ensure your health over time.
@ninemoonplanet Жыл бұрын
I wonder if using suction wouldn't work better on that pipe system. 🤔 How you'd get the suction going is another thing.
@abrahamj.palmalopez7309 Жыл бұрын
Hi, about those wild garlics, they have small bulbs attached to the head. You can reseed these little bulbs, they'll make new wild garlics next year, and eat the rest. We have a saying around here: Cuando Marzo mayea, Mayo marcea, which means that when the wheather in March is like May, then the wheather in May is like March. So there's still hope.
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
Great saying! Just the other day we heard our neighbours predict rain in May. It must be true! 🤞
@guillermo3951 Жыл бұрын
ya me vi todos los videos y ahora espero cada domingo para el nuevo, me encantan. 💘 saludos desde uruguay
@suesparks4301 Жыл бұрын
Hi Harriet you can get 10mm plastic pipe with or without holes and is under 20€ for 100M from your local co operative... 10mm to 3mm connections and 3mm rubber pipe with end spray outlets from Leroy Merlin if not your local place, which work very well once mastered but is hard on the hands and is easier if you heat the end of pipes with a lighter when terminating ends. Also if connected to a tap you can add timers and is then all automatic. Perfect for us as we come and go but I brought the battery powered timers from Amazon UK. Good luck and love watching your progress ❤
@Tubroos_Bz Жыл бұрын
Water can be such a worry... Always work putting the effort into sorting it out as best as you can!
@juliad1768 Жыл бұрын
Drip irrigation is definitely worth the work you’ve put into it now for later on, the water pipes oh what a nightmare to fix that supply, hope you get it sorted out though, see you next week xxx
@constancestine1020 Жыл бұрын
Good to see you planning ahead regarding water.
@cynthiamorlog2359 Жыл бұрын
Love the vids! Be carefull to not put to much mulch or water against the stem of the tree. If the stem stays wet with stuff (mulch) against it, it can rot the bast making your tree susceptible to deseases. Better to leave the stem bare and put it al around the tree on top of the root ends. :)
@EnglishMadeleine Жыл бұрын
It’s so funny, I’ve just spent my day emptying my fishpond with buckets (which had gone very green) and then I come inside to find you’ve been doing practically the same thing 😂😂. Hope you get more rain soon 🤞
@MiriamWaldbaum Жыл бұрын
I live in a city with maybe 10 days of rain a year, so I know what's like. Also we reach 45-48 degrees Celsious so if I don't water the garden every day they die. With the size of your land the holes on the pipes are your best option I think to minimize your work and save time.
@TexasBeliever57 Жыл бұрын
Y'all are building such a beautiful efficient homestead. Looks more beautiful as each week goes by. Great job you two. A awesome homestead. See y'all next week. Looking forward to it.
@user-po2oe4tr4m Жыл бұрын
Hi Harriet and Mauro, I like you're video's. I like to look at different video's about off grid living and farmsteading. But your video's I like the most. In the future I would like build a small farmstead by myself. Maybe in Spain, maybe in Portugal. Good luck with all the projects.
@gorillax1374 Жыл бұрын
start at the downstream end and work up stream. that way everything you dislodge will flow out without obstruction
@HillCountryGardenGirl Жыл бұрын
Y’all are incredible. Cheering you on with each accomplishment big and small.
@pattykelly6621 Жыл бұрын
I have a friend who does something similar to your access holes. He dug holes big enough to hold a tote box with a lid. There are holes on either end of the box. The pipe can go through the box, dirt and rocks don't get inside and he can access by taking the lid off the box. Would something like that work for your set up?
@arjanvogel6444 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, you could open the tap half then you have less pressure.
@madhatter909 Жыл бұрын
Great video Harriet! Such a lot of work but you are a genius in cutting it down for the future! How many eggs are you getting per day?😀
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
6-8 per day! Too many for us, so we sell our excess 🙃
@MrBloodySerb Жыл бұрын
If you unroll the pipe it won't have the spiral and will be much easier to manage. One person has to take stand with the spool and other person should go with the other end of pipe. Person with the spool should unroll the spool so that it unravels the pipe. That way pipe doesn't have spiral and is straight. This would prevent the kinks. This should be done with stiff cables also. I wish I could show you some tips and tricks that would make the work easier.
@myriamcastillo5035 Жыл бұрын
Una pequeña sugerencia, los tanque de agua en la parte más alta del terreno deberían ser pintados o cubiertos para que con la exposición solar no se llenen de algas. Sigan con su proyecto lindo❤
@myriamcastillo5035 Жыл бұрын
Preferiblemente pintarlos de negro
@lisanne4687 Жыл бұрын
In the Netherlands it has been the opposite, we've had so much more rain than usual. We should have shipped some of our rain to you 😉
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
And you would be very welcome to some of our sun! If only!
@pgregory6357 Жыл бұрын
Nice video. Some cool things happening:)
@cherylphelps6639 Жыл бұрын
I think your posts are what we Americans call t-posts, if they are I’m using my grandparents and they are still strong. Don’t worry they will last. Oh by the way I’m 65 so yes they last.
@shaunnarochelle Жыл бұрын
always a pleasure
@mmanderson1031 Жыл бұрын
I have never tackled plumbing problems, you are my hero! I liked the idea of planting around the base of the trees! Plus, a garlic/onion hybrid sounds like heaven!
@AntonioMillan1964 Жыл бұрын
Buena prevision. Te doy un consejo. Yo tengo tambien depositos ibc y si lo mejor para evitar que se llenen de algas por el interior es conveniente taparlos con algo negro y ponerles un tejado para evitar que les dè directamente el sol ya que se deterioran pronto ...
@kitty-yu4xe Жыл бұрын
Ich wohne in Deutschland und war letzten Sommer froh über meine 3 IBC Tanks im Garten zu haben, da habe ich Regenwasser eingeleitet. So konnte ich meinen Baum, Sträucher, Gemüse und Blumen gießen !! Ich habe allerdings nur ein 600 qm Grundstück und zum Glück über den Winter 2020 auf 2021 nicht das Wasser abgelassen. Diesen Winter 2022 auf 2023 bzw. jetzt im Frühjahr hatte es zum Glück wieder geregnet, ich bin auf dieses Jahr gespannt, da ich hier aufgrund der steigenden Preise mehr Gemüse anbauen möchte.
@MauroGestoso Жыл бұрын
Gracias, lo sabemos. De momento están vacíos. 👍
@mandytaylor1008 Жыл бұрын
I think you are an amazing clever girl👍🙋🏻
@joseluisjimenezmartin5613 Жыл бұрын
para limpiar las tuberias yo lo que utilizo es una mangera rigida mas pequeña que la tuberia a limpiar y la motobomba eso no falla seguramente es lo que utilizaban no lo he inventado yo ese sintema se utiliza para hacer pozos un saludo pareja cada vez esta mas avanzado todo un abrazo
@charlottecaywood1099 Жыл бұрын
These videos make my day❤️
@dvidgonzales8376 Жыл бұрын
There is still water running in some of those clay pipes in england
@heidihughes8806 Жыл бұрын
You've got a huge task keeping on top of everything on the homestead, you both work very hard, and manage the tasks so well 👍 thanks for sharing.
@cristinacaba7374 Жыл бұрын
There have been a lot of chemtrails last winter, no wonder everything is so dry. There are so many people protesting that I hope they stop doing it right soon. Good luck with irrigation!
@tracytanasiychuk8253 Жыл бұрын
So happy to see you are back. Very interesting video. Your hard work is paying off. I’m so proud of you young people. Blessings from Canada 🇨🇦
@auroraalonso1125 Жыл бұрын
sobre la canalización de agua podéis ver como lo hacían los romanos en el canal de Isaac Moreno Gallo, a mi me resulta fascinante.
@PeterJames468 Жыл бұрын
That is a very smart idea to experiment with the different irrigation options as everyone's situation is different. I also like your gravity feed system from the IBC's, filling them up when solar power is available. You are doing a great job and probably enjoying working out all these solutions to suit your requirements.
@allon33 Жыл бұрын
Flush the pipe with high pressure water, that would be best.
@HeidiPriest Жыл бұрын
Smaller ring round the tree then onto the bigger pipe
@kitty-yu4xe Жыл бұрын
Ich wohne in Deutschland und war letzten Sommer froh über meine 3 IBC (werde noch einen 4. IBC-Tank aufstellen) Tanks im Garten zu haben, da habe ich Regenwasser eingeleitet. So konnte ich meinen Kirschbaum, Apfelbaum,, Johannisbeersträucher, Gemüse und Blumen gießen !! Ich habe allerdings nur ein 600 qm Grundstück und zum Glück über den Winter 2020 auf 2021 nicht das Wasser abgelassen. Diesen Winter 2022 auf 2023 bzw. jetzt im Frühjahr hatte es zum Glück wieder geregnet, ich bin auf dieses Jahr gespannt, da ich hier aufgrund der steigenden Preise mehr Gemüse anbauen möchte. Ich wünsche euch etwas mehr Regen für Spanien !! 💦💦💦💦💦🌦🌦🌦🌦🌦 🤔 Was macht eigentlich deine Schwangerschaft, hat es geklappt ? Nur nicht vergessen das der menschliche Körper auch Wasser braucht !! 🌞🍀🌦
@luisgutierrez6347 Жыл бұрын
Yo tengo cuatro bidones como esos en batería y como no los tapes para que no les de la luz solar te criara verdin dentro, y créeme que limpiar el verdin (algas) por dentro es realmente tedioso.
@charswellness Жыл бұрын
Love watching your videos, guys. So interesting to see your irrigation and water catchment systems. I hope you can find a sustainable way to maintain waterflow to your reservoirs. The tree irrigation looks good and I'm sure will be very helpful to have in the heat of summer. Are you planting guilds under those trees at the end there?
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
Not sure I'd call it a guild, in the sense it's not thought out at all haha, but just trying to make use of all the compost I put around the trees!
@dvidgonzales8376 Жыл бұрын
Think you need to go to sleep at 7 and get up early, stay warm and if you need too move things around for insulation, I am sure we all are concerned about certain days that are unfamiliar.
@werbnaright5012 Жыл бұрын
5:48 very satisfying click.
@mariapilaribarzcuchi8553 Жыл бұрын
Tapar los contenedores para k no le entre la luz y se ponga verde de algas
@andrewmaiden3738 Жыл бұрын
Looking at your IBC water containers, I assume you have ensured any used for human water consumption are cerified "BPA" free! In addition I would wrap all of the IBC containers in Black polythene to reduce algae build up in the water caused by exposure to sunlight. Just a thought!
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
Err they are graded for agricultural use, not sure about food grade. Not that we drink water from these ibcs but yes it still goes in the soil. I'll need to check that. I'll definitely wrap them before I properly fill them.
@100Noddy Жыл бұрын
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@rumblef1sh Жыл бұрын
Some instinct tells me (having seen it numerous times) that while you very sensibly plan ahead for the drought, you shouldn't overlook safeguadring against flash floods. Why? Because whenever there are long dry spells, nature always ends up redressing the balance. Of late that's been INSANE if relatively brief storms.... flash flooding etc. Hope I'm wrong, but STAY SAFE whatever :)
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
Luckily enough we have a gully/ravine around the edge of our land which diverts water quickly away from us. Last year we had the heaviest rainfall per square meter ever recorded, and the gully did its job perfectly.
@rumblef1sh Жыл бұрын
@@LittleSpanishFarmstead Delighted to hear it! As we've seen though, unfortunately the "most/least/driest/hottest/wettest ever..." are records that continue to be broken with alarming frequency. I saw some of the poor folks doing your thing in Portugal, and they weren't so lucky. Anyway, keep it up! We're all behind you :)
@DavidOlivo- Жыл бұрын
Pienso que la linia de la tuberia General, tendria que ser de tubo de cemento, calibre pequeño. Los enlaces a las balsas de pvc👍😍
@Yves.Dethier Жыл бұрын
Hola! What is the name of this onion/garlic? I saw it in the nature when I walked but I never have the courage to taste it 😅
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
I'd love to know!
@minime7375 Жыл бұрын
Maybe they mentioned it before and I missed it, has the farm always been offgrid? Like in they (previous owners) never had electricity brought there?
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
Yes it has
@jldisme Жыл бұрын
Will the water heat up in the drip irrigation with black pipes in the sun? Have you considered getting guinea fowl? My brother uses them for bug control, especially in the garden, as they won't scratch and tear up the beds like chickens do.
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
Yes but I'll be watering in the early morning or evening so it won't matter. We'd definitely like more birds once we build a bigger enclosure!
@unavidaenelbosque4852 Жыл бұрын
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@Gummmibaer Жыл бұрын
If you can get your pipe-system to work properly this might already be a good strategy in terms of climate adaptation in your region which will get even hotter and drier in the next years and decades. The basins will be able to catch and store heavy rain fall. Pumping up lots of water during daytime with solar power is also a great idea. I dont know if the pressure is high enough but maybe you could even use this to regain some energy into your batteries like a little pumped-storage power plant. I hope there will be some more rain before summer otherwise the bushfire risk might be a serious threat.
@hannahlundbergsmith796 Жыл бұрын
A question. In the last film you mentioned fires in your area. Do you or any of the people you know around you have areas cleared along the borders of your land to hinder fires spreading over your land?
@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын
We all try to! We have a track on one side which is 4m wide so that covers part of us. The rest we try and keep the whole area strimmed. But our neighbouring land on one side is just meters from our house so there's nothing we can do about that.
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