Swales - in depth guide, theory, how to build them, and why they work.

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4 жыл бұрын

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Big water wants you to keep spending time and energy watering your plants. What they don't want you to know is that at more than 29% of the world's land mass is covered in their product, and falls for free during giveaway events called rainstorms.
However, they are in cahoots with "Big-Contouring" who have set up the entire world to drain that water to rivers and oceans.
With these simple land hacks, you can reshape your land and "fight the big powers" by keeping that water in your soils. Combing this with soil building challenges (discussed in a future soil microbiology collaboration / soil unboxing video) you can keep months worth of this premium product in your soils, all for free! these hacks work anywhere in the world, any climate, any zone.
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@kawhihendrix5762 4 жыл бұрын

This is literally the perfect video. You are pure genius man! I felt like we were on the same wavelength the entire time. You explained everything in a way that made it all too easy for me and I can’t thank you enough. I am using this as a basis for my garden and can send you progress/end results from start to finish if you want. Thanks again!

@malloryyoung2310 Жыл бұрын

watching this again 2 years later... Finally finally, bought some land! 3/4 of an acre. Time to start back at your earlier get-a-food-forest-started videos. Thanks so much for giving us all this valuable information, totally for free. I honestly don't know why you don't have a million subscribers.

@jadedfork1 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative! Would love to see the swales in action in the spring or summer

@marshhen 3 жыл бұрын

This is such a fascinating video. I am delighted that you are explaining this to this extent. It really helps non-technical, non-engineer types like myself. I might not know science but I can follow such a reasoned, clearly explained lesson like this. Your videos are so informative, without a lot of wasted time on bits of quasi-spiritual comments about this or that. I really appreciate that. I come for technical explanations and amazing examples and you deliver every time. Thank you.

@ludawnhatton6445 2 жыл бұрын

This is how I would flood our 3 acres , in southern Idaho. Now, I'm designing a system to come off of our rain gutters to keep swells moist, in dry, hot, windy, on a narrow 1/4 acre plot downtown Terry, Mt. I would sure love property with natural water flow. Loving your channel. 😊

@maureenodonnell9600 2 жыл бұрын

Very good explanation for where to place swales. I’ve 10 acres that was forested 100 years ago then planted with crested wheat grass in the 1930’s. The soil is clay and depleted of organic matter. I wish I had built swales last year but had too much on my plate then. Will definitely build swales in the dry land fields this spring to take advantage of the snow melt next year. It is amazing how the land can be regenerated with know how, some hard work and love for the land. Thanks, Keith.

@part-timeprep5932 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for covering smaller swales! Almost all the information I've found is for the desert where there are flash floods and monsoons or massive swathes of farmland. My smallish suburban back yard slopes quite a bit. The plan is to plant trees, but first I want to make sure I'm maximizing the benefits of rainfall as I'm in San Antonio seems to be in a perpetual drought. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks again!

@3FeathersFarmstead 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome deep dive into swales. I was a bit under educated and unsure how to utilize and design them into my current landscape. You are a wealth of knowledge and I will surely direct any future questions I have your way. Cheers!

@tomboedeker8479 3 жыл бұрын

This description is hilarious, especially the keyword block. And I agree that this is, in fact, the best video on the internet, even if 20% of dentists don't.

@gintmurphy8365 2 жыл бұрын

This is classic attention and focus. A lot of excellent observations with applied science. The science in each episode is just enough... for my brain. your textbook diagrams are a great tribute to the knowledge of yesteryear. A reflection on our need to reach out to our elders (i.e. grandparents/grandpeople) more.

@malloryyoung2310 3 жыл бұрын

haha love the description. Great video too. I have flat land, so this was perfect. Thanks for addressing this issue, as all the diagrams I've seen online always show a moderate slope.

@Levinatas

Love the video description, my kind of humor😂

@sparkywatts3072 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting and informative. Love your videos but this one doesn't apply to me. My yard is quite flat and climate very dry. Swales would do nothing but make it harder to walk across the yard. Keep up the good work!

@marjoriejohnson6535 Жыл бұрын

I remember my dad talking about the swales he was putting in at a new farm he bought..I was about 5...that was more than 70 years ago . I didn't remember exactly what he said as to why but every property that I have lived on I dug swales ...

@tiesthijsthejs 3 жыл бұрын

Wish I had a “property” with many acres of “land”. I have 150 square meter of land I rent. On a little hill. Our formerly known as rainy country is now having its fifth dryiest year. On this mini land, I’ve made two hugels with primarily old dead wood and have dug under the rest of the beds and filled them with dead wood underneath. A layer of straw mulch everywhere. Now I’ve planted several fruit and nut trees and bushes, and started with green ground cover layers. And just this weekend I dug tiny 1 meter long and 20cm wide trenches in front of the beds to mimic swales. I feel like I’m in a doll house, doing a poverty trap miniature simulation of what all you normal folks do on normal scale. For what it’s worth, a tiny interesting experiment in itself.

@sjt4689 2 жыл бұрын

As somebody new to swales, I found this somewhat confusing with all the snow cover. Will be taking a look at your other videos on swales to get a better idea.

@learningallthetimes7655 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT video! You described it so well- I'm going to work on my future swales this weekend in the RAIN :) - THANKS

@kennedyjames007 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you.

@ecocentrichomestead6783 4 жыл бұрын

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@danieli708 4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that read the description fully and find it great marketing ? Good idea including all the top word searches so Google finds you.... thats brilliant.