Nine years!? Wow, that is dedication! Glad that your project is picking up steam and all your work is beginning to add up and paying back with interest. Locking forward to seeing more :)
Yes, it's only taken this long due to the three to four weeks a year I get to work at the ranch. I'll keep the videos coming. Thanks for watching the project.
I think this is the best desert permaculture idea I’ve seen. Reminds me what then do in the Chiapas in Mexico where they pull up the pond muck to use for their garden beds, except their garden beds are in the water. If you can, I would add some native Willow along the water then you can have some shade, bio mass and other benefits that willow provides.
Thanks for the compliment and for watching the project. I think it's the best way to build soil fertility along with having a steady source of water. I plan on planting a good variety of trees along the pond. Willow also makes excellent animal feed. It is one of the trees a plan on planting in the future.
@@TimelineRanch You are very with your digging machines. Would it make sence if the new part of the pond is a bit deeper in terms of it then taking longer to evaporate? And will trees shade your pond?
@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849 I do plan on making the pond considerably deeper than it is now. Currently it is four meters but I would like to get as deep as eight. Yes the trees will have some shade on the pond, and that will help reduce evaporation due to less direct sunlight.
@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849 I have seen the pond fill up one time, and I would suggest not to be anywhere around the running water it is moving very fast.
Good info. as always Simon. Seems like the amount of rainfall during the "monsoon" season was a little less than average this year. Hopefully a little this Winter.
Yes, this was not a good year for rain at the ranch. The pond is currently dry, but hopefully, we will get a little rain sometime in the near future. Thanks for watching as always.
Good presentation Simon. I agree regarding swales on your ranch. Because of the amount of stone on the surface, they are not practical. The best you can do is leaky weirs - and as you have demonstrated, they can be very useful! 👍
I do believe there are some areas on the ranch, but not down in the valley portion that I'm working in now that swales would be beneficial. Leaky weirs and ponds are the main focus currently though. As far as creating some good soil to work with in the desert, though you can't beat a pond. Thanks for following along with the project as always.
Thanks for following along with the ranch build. It will be a while before I have any planting to do. Most of my upcoming videos are from working on the building due to the Kubota being broken.
I will get to enjoy all my work in the future, but the best part is hundreds of years in the future, others will still be enjoying it. Thanks for following along as always. Yes, it's time to get back to work.
i normally have water in my pond this time a year and i do not. It will last till about December then its gone till spring. Now my pond is only a few inches deep but the ducks will come in and feast on the frogs. Now im east of you quiet a ways and a little south. I plan on doing a pond like yours thats going to catch water flow that will leave the property if i dont catch it. My guess is the frogs hibernate till water shows up. Not sure how that works but there will be 1000's of them. I think thats why the ducks like it.
My pond is dry now and usually has water all year but this one has been very dry. I think the end of property pond is a good investment of your time. I still have a bunch of work to do on this pond and after that it should not go dry again. I don't have any frogs in the pond but I do have toads. Thanks for watching as always.
Yes, it will go dry if there is not enough rain to offset evaporation and water use from the wildlife. It is currently dry, and the last time it was dry was about four years ago. The pond needs to be much deeper to avoid that issue. Thanks for following along with the project as always.
Good question and thanks for following along with the ranch build. Yes the well has a spot in the underground trench that connects it to the pond that is three feet higher than the bottom of the well so it traps that amount of water. Of course once that water is used up the well would be dry until the pond get more water in it.
The only permaculture ideas that I’ve seen involve digging swales. Can you use swales to channel and direct water or will they absorb it? I’m very interested in this entire process and the way you are approaching desert revitalization. I’ll be watching.
Yes, you can use swales to direct water flow. The swales need to be level and hold water to a certain height, but they can still overflow in whatever location works best for your design. The swales will absorb water, but that's a good thing in the long run for your property. Good question, and thanks for following along as always.
Great video. And yes, ponds are a perfect ground for soil generation. Also, I was gonna click like, but you have it disabled. Oh well. Cheers my friend.
Thanks for watching the project. I talked to the guy a long time ago about using ponds to build fertility and a primary water source. I've done my part to help him. You know the old saying you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
I'm glad to share what I've learned over the years observing what i've done and how nature responds to it. Thanks for following along as always.
Nice update. The pond is HUGE.
The pond is slowly getting there it's about 1/3 the size I plan on building to. Thanks for following along with the ranch build as always.
Nine years!? Wow, that is dedication! Glad that your project is picking up steam and all your work is beginning to add up and paying back with interest. Locking forward to seeing more :)
Yes, it's only taken this long due to the three to four weeks a year I get to work at the ranch. I'll keep the videos coming. Thanks for watching the project.
I think this is the best desert permaculture idea I’ve seen. Reminds me what then do in the Chiapas in Mexico where they pull up the pond muck to use for their garden beds, except their garden beds are in the water.
If you can, I would add some native Willow along the water then you can have some shade, bio mass and other benefits that willow provides.
Thanks for the compliment and for watching the project. I think it's the best way to build soil fertility along with having a steady source of water. I plan on planting a good variety of trees along the pond. Willow also makes excellent animal feed. It is one of the trees a plan on planting in the future.
Thanks for the information. Keeping my fingers crossed you are getting rain.
Thanks for watching as always, and hopefully, some rain will come. If not, it will be a good opportunity to dig the pond deeper.
@@TimelineRanch You are very with your digging machines. Would it make sence if the new part of the pond is a bit deeper in terms of it then taking longer to evaporate? And will trees shade your pond?
@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849 I do plan on making the pond considerably deeper than it is now. Currently it is four meters but I would like to get as deep as eight. Yes the trees will have some shade on the pond, and that will help reduce evaporation due to less direct sunlight.
@@TimelineRanch Nice ! Shoild you worry about falling in when 1full? Or a flash flood?
@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849 I have seen the pond fill up one time, and I would suggest not to be anywhere around the running water it is moving very fast.
Good info. as always Simon. Seems like the amount of rainfall during the "monsoon" season was a little less than average this year. Hopefully a little this Winter.
Yes, this was not a good year for rain at the ranch. The pond is currently dry, but hopefully, we will get a little rain sometime in the near future. Thanks for watching as always.
Good presentation Simon. I agree regarding swales on your ranch. Because of the amount of stone on the surface, they are not practical. The best you can do is leaky weirs - and as you have demonstrated, they can be very useful! 👍
I do believe there are some areas on the ranch, but not down in the valley portion that I'm working in now that swales would be beneficial. Leaky weirs and ponds are the main focus currently though. As far as creating some good soil to work with in the desert, though you can't beat a pond. Thanks for following along with the project as always.
Greetings and respect from Greece 🇬🇷.
Thanks for watching the channel. A big hi back from Texas.
pond looks fantastic❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
It's a beautiful sight in the Chihuahuan desert. Thanks for following along with the project as always.
@@TimelineRanch BEST WORK ETHIC AND CONTENT ON YOU TUBE
@@mechanics4all405 Thanks for the compliment. The project will just get more interesting as the years go forward.
@@TimelineRanch ABSOLUTELY
Nice
Thanks for following along with the project as always. It is the easiest way I've found to make good quality soil in the desert.
hope to see some planting videos soon
Thanks for following along with the ranch build. It will be a while before I have any planting to do. Most of my upcoming videos are from working on the building due to the Kubota being broken.
HELL YEAH
Lol well that sums it up. Thanks for watching the project.
A lot of effort indeed. Somebody has to do it. Let's get back to work. Thank you for sharing
I will get to enjoy all my work in the future, but the best part is hundreds of years in the future, others will still be enjoying it. Thanks for following along as always. Yes, it's time to get back to work.
i normally have water in my pond this time a year and i do not. It will last till about December then its gone till spring. Now my pond is only a few inches deep but the ducks will come in and feast on the frogs. Now im east of you quiet a ways and a little south. I plan on doing a pond like yours thats going to catch water flow that will leave the property if i dont catch it. My guess is the frogs hibernate till water shows up. Not sure how that works but there will be 1000's of them. I think thats why the ducks like it.
My pond is dry now and usually has water all year but this one has been very dry. I think the end of property pond is a good investment of your time. I still have a bunch of work to do on this pond and after that it should not go dry again. I don't have any frogs in the pond but I do have toads. Thanks for watching as always.
What is the lowest level the pond will get to in volume? Will it get lower than what it is now?
Yes, it will go dry if there is not enough rain to offset evaporation and water use from the wildlife. It is currently dry, and the last time it was dry was about four years ago. The pond needs to be much deeper to avoid that issue. Thanks for following along with the project as always.
So, even when the pond dries up, the well still has water? Correct?
Good question and thanks for following along with the ranch build. Yes the well has a spot in the underground trench that connects it to the pond that is three feet higher than the bottom of the well so it traps that amount of water. Of course once that water is used up the well would be dry until the pond get more water in it.
The only permaculture ideas that I’ve seen involve digging swales. Can you use swales to channel and direct water or will they absorb it? I’m very interested in this entire process and the way you are approaching desert revitalization. I’ll be watching.
Yes, you can use swales to direct water flow. The swales need to be level and hold water to a certain height, but they can still overflow in whatever location works best for your design. The swales will absorb water, but that's a good thing in the long run for your property. Good question, and thanks for following along as always.
Great video. And yes, ponds are a perfect ground for soil generation. Also, I was gonna click like, but you have it disabled. Oh well. Cheers my friend.
Thanks for watching the project as always. I checked the settings on the video and changed it to be visible for the like button.
@@TimelineRanch LIKED. Thank you. Cheers
@@MyLifeOfStones Thanks for helping the little channel grow. It all adds up to push the videos out a little further for other people to find them.
I hope Shaun from DustUps watches this video.
Thanks for watching the project. I talked to the guy a long time ago about using ponds to build fertility and a primary water source. I've done my part to help him. You know the old saying you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
@ very wise words. Love the videos.