DESIGNING SWALES - Geoff Lawton visits The Weedy Garden - Swales Part Two.
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- If you have watched part one of this series, you would have a good idea of what a swale is. In this video from www.theweedyga..., my permaculture teacher Geoff Lawton visits the garden and demonstrates how to build a swale so it works for THIS garden. Thanks Geoff
love and peace to everyone
Weedy
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Part 1: Lesson from Geoff Lawton: • HOW TO BUILD SWALES - ...
Part 3: I get help from my community and dig dig dig: • DIGGING SWALES FOR A F...
Lidar mapping courtesy Ben Missimer at: www.pearlriver...
See Geoff explain the mapping technology: • Mapping in Permaculture
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Studying PERMACULTURE with my teacher Geoff Lawton - The 2024 online PDC is open for students from 10th May 2024. If you go to the enrollment page using this Weedy Garden affiliate link www.discoverpermaculture.com/a/2147844655/UvHULpHp - you can also recieve a US$150 discount off the online course by writing "weedy150" in the coupon.
as my youngest son was always very fond of saying, "i love hard work, i could watch it all day"
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Lmao
4:11 I saw the text and was confused. I went back and watched your mango video, and now it all makes sense. Cheers Mr. Weedy.
7:00 What are the problems and issues with terracing?
hey weedy :)
Hey 🖐🏼🦶🏻🦶🏻😁
Having Geoff Lawton digging a swale in your own garden must feel something like having Christopher Hitchens help you with your English homework or Jamie Oliver cooking for your friends’ dinner party. I’ve watched a tonne of Geoff’s work and you truly are in the presence of greatness, maybe the best in the world at what he does 😌
I agree. I am very grateful that Geoff is willing to share his knowledge (and jokes) with us here. Yes.
Hitchens would just roll his eyes and tell you to bugger off. 😏 But it would still be awesome anyway!
Good on you mate
Like DaVinci being your art teacher
"You have not truly lived until you have done something for someone for which they can never repay you."
That’s a nice quote
@@TheWeedyGarden why thank you Weedy! Still water runs deep. Water is life. Best wishes with the swales ❤.
Gosh, that makes me feel really small, shallow, and narcissistic. Hopefully, some day, I'll really live, I mean really.
You guys are like two modern-day druids.
We need more druids.
I hope to someday have the universe bestow the blessing of this title on me, takes a lifetime to master and its one step closer to Nirvana.
These videos are drugs to me
Your cinematography and sound design are on next level
Can you do time lapse and Hyperlapse of plants you are growing
Yes I can, but that means I am down a camera...or two while they are working, and plants...well they take weeks to grow, so unless I get some sort of sponsorship for more gear, I can only do some here and there.
@@TheWeedyGarden Ohh I wish I could have been of help.
The Nature on the hill is beautiful
Atleast capture beautiful moments and upload it as shorts
It will help to grow the channel rapidly
That A-frame level is amazing. Here I was thinking expensive technology was the way to find level. I would have never thought of this which makes me realize how much I have to learn.
That is the Ace/ Old but gold/
It's a really old idea. I know the cathedrals of europe were build with those, possibly even older.
When you are under the avalanche, you need to dig - what way? You spit. Than you know which way.
Wow - Geoff could monologue to a camera for hours. He really knows his stuff, and his passion is infectious. I've done his online PDC and could listen to it all over again
Sometimes it is hard to find a spot to clip because when he starts to “rave” as he calls it, it becomes one big long sentance that I just have to let play out, but he is magical in the sence that most of it is something I did not know...even if I thought I did 🤣🤣🤣
have a geez at Peter Andrews too. He and Geoff are champions!
I have enjoyed these weedy garden vids.
Weedy, I experience that every time I rewatch his stuff. I never thought I was simple until I found Geoff, and I swear...every time I glean some new nugget. He is the most important, impactful human on Earth today.
@Daniel Goodman no I put different stuff on patren.
I've been watching Geoff for quite some time, and you since you begun the channel. I must say you both do incredible work and I hope that you inspire many people. It's fantastic seeing Geoff make these appearances on your channel and I hope to see many more. I've recently bought a place and am slowly implementing different systems to work best for my situation, inspired by you both. Keep it up! (Tasmania, Aus)
Great to hear. I’ll pass that on 👍🏼🙏
Where in Tassie are you ? :) I'm going to be moving there hopefully next year
@@joshlovegood9392 Huon Valley mate, South East.
This is brilliant. I’ve seen lots of his videos but never him actually giving a demonstration of what he’s saying on the chalkboard. This has helped my understanding immensely. God bless you. Thank you.
Exactly my sentiments!!
Me too 🐞
I see a real friendship growing. That is the main crop there.
Well said 💚 btw...you must be close to a new vid...?
This was a great 'practical' lesson! I am on Geoff's course too (followed your lead and took advantage of your weedybeard...) and his videos are great, but there is nothing like actually seeing how it is done when you get your hands stuck in the dirt. A lot of useful tips there about loosening the ground before making the mound... checking the width of the wheelbarrow for future advantage... great practical stuff! Thanks Mr Weedy!
Thanks for YOUR feedback too Helena. Swales is the next module, so you are ahead now 🤣
@@TheWeedyGarden You are very welcome! I love all your videos! (where the course is concerned however, I am playing catch up as I joined late...) I have a small property in Portugal that I intend doing up next year with all my permaculture knowledge so I really appreciate the nitty gritty details! Cheers from Ireland where I am living at the moment!
This is so fantastic. Geoff is an incredible wealth of knowledge. I'm really getting a lot from seeing the process the way you've shown it here. Can't imagine what it must've been like to have him right there on your property, teaching you about swales, one-on-one.
Super good content.
Geoff was probably thinking... I can't believe Weedy invited me on as a guest 👍
Thank you! I'm the custodian of 1 acre and I'm beginning to learn about permaculture so I can build a food forest and regenerate my land. Wish I could meet you
Ouaaahh genial. I am a student of Geoff and learning his online pdc right now. I love your work and this video where we can really feel the pleasure that you both have to be together and doing this swale :) Love it.
Great job !
I love the efficiency of Geoff's movements digging that swale - obviously done it a few times.
I'M LOVING THIS SERIES DAVID!
GREAT CONTENT LADS.
My left ear enjoyed the sound effects and dialogue, and my right ear enjoyed the music.
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Can't wait the years for the future video with the rubber ducky
Hey David, fantastic… love the drone footage and looking forward to the next in series.
Love Geoff and his knowledge and kredo to Bill Mollison.
it helped me SO much seeing Geoff lay it out - to see how swales should be made. That was excellent. Thanks!
💛💛💛💛💛 yes!!
This video is so helpful. Now i finally feel able to start with my swales.
I have a question : how much space do we need between two swales? Could be that it was said in the video but some parts i don't get because My English is insufficient
Geoff is fantastic! I've been following him for yrs. How wonderful he could spend the time setting up your swales. If they don't work you can blame him 😂😂😂
I think this might be one of the best Geoff Lawton videos I've seen! Love seeing how to do swales by hand like this. I should love to be there with both of you
Thank you for the Energy you bring to the World. You are on a great path. Many Thanks
Thank you for watching. Yes. A garden path. A great garden path 😃
Thank you for sharing this - it's the first time I've actually seen someone build a swale.
Perfect…Thank you both so much for the walk thru and simplification of detail, super grateful as I’m starting my project near Flagstaff Arizona near a town called Williams… Peace love and blessings and nutrients soil to us all…
I have 40 acres between Ash Fork and Seligman AZ. Good luck with your project
Permaculture is the best investment even if you don't sell anything ☮
goodness, that is quite dark soil, isn't it? wow! what is the parent rock of your place? and as i said in the first part of this video, best presentation on swales by Jeff Lawton. but the parent rock??? blessings to all
I love that I found this after I just started reading Permaculture by Bill Mollison. I had never even planted anything before last year. Started relatively small but, the work you gentleman have done and knowledge you've shared has both inspired and propelled me into much more.
Wonderful!
A frame is interesting, so good to see it all happening. The time lapse really works to tell the story without it getting too long and lots of beauty thrown in for good measure. More power to you both 🙏✊💪🌱❤️
I would go for a much longer video showing the progress in time.
Is there an update on the level sill? Thank you for sharing this ❤️
On the level sill? Update? Not sure what you mean? What do you mean?
@@TheWeedyGarden sorry! Just saw this. I found it in your subsequent videos. I wanted to see what the finished sill looked like 🙂
Gooday, I'm so in love with what you're doing. 😍
Wow! That explanation is far better than 1000 books. Really appreciate your content ❤ Love from Sri Lanka
Nothing like a visual to speed up understanding. Glad I have the ability to share the journey with you all the way over there in Sri Lanka (been there many times and love it there).
@@TheWeedyGarden yeah I'm a visual learner too. This is the first vedio of your channel that I saw on TH-cam . Started from the 1st just while ago. You are living in one of my dreams , so this channel made me feel like watching the digital version of my dreams 😍 glad you visited Sri Lanka many times.
This was the best-detailed video I have seen on swales to date, Thank you so much. Can you explain the placement of the Hugelkultur bury location. Why at the bottom of the slope?
No reason.
@@TheWeedyGarden OK cool.
Thank you very much for the video!!!!!!
Can someone explain to me what is this swell in a simple way. I already watch video 1 but my little brain is too stupid to fully understand all of it 😅😅
It is called a swale, and if you don’t fully understand what, why or how, then maybe the third video next Friday will answer your questions. A time lapse while it is raining will help you see it, which I have, plus a simple demo I did to explain it in a visual. I don’t think we can make it more simple than we have done, but the last video should clear up any doubt. What is it that you don’t understand? Is it the why or the how?
@@TheWeedyGarden Thank you man. I think I don't understand how it works and why we should build it. Is the normal landscape is not good enough? I hope I will understand it in the next video. Can't wait for the next video :)
Cheers
@@panjirizki2976 helps to slow the water from just running down the hill
@@TheWeedyGarden I see, now I kinda understand the whole idea . But what happen if we dont build a swale? Is it so much difference to the plant?
@@panjirizki2976 well that depends on your soil, rainfall, slope. In my area it is a good way to slow down the water and help it soak in to the soil and not just run off the hill and into the creek
Love your videos especially No 3 where you go into detail which was really helpful! I am a retired Artist who is helping an extended Maasai family of 20 to readjust to become farmers in Tanzania, as the Govt is stopping them be pastoralists. Trying to do my bit to save the planet. Anosha
I’ve watched a lot of Geoff’s videos and watching him doing the planning and designing of the swales really helped makes it clear. Loved it!
For most YT videos, I speed it up to 1.75x. For the weedy, I switch it back to normal speed and give it my full attention. Your videos are a meditation.
Cool. Thank you so much 🙏😊
Too funny, I do similar. Usually 1.5 speed for most vids
Will be incorporating waste water into my swale design as I am in a desert climate, mostly laundry rinse water and dish water
As long as the detergents and soap are organic based that is a smart move
Very helpful video, currently trying to get my head around swales. However I think it would be great to give more credit to the australian First Nations peoples who have been using permaculture principles for thousands of years :) I don't see them being mentioned very often in permaculture and I think it's a shame since they have historically had very similar values as permaculture!
I am mentioning specifically australians here since we're from australia, but I've heard that there were food forests in the amazon and lots of other places too!
Amazing to see Geoff doing the thing I’ve seen everyone else trying to do after learning from him! Especially awesome seeing it done on a man sized scale (vs excavator work).
You actually had thee man Dr. Geoff Lawton dig a swalle, teach you, explain to you everything. Imagine with you the potential of your permaculture food forest. Wow! You are a blessed man.
Wonderful wonderful video - Geoff yakking away about rubber duckies and hardcore party frogs made me grin. Thanks Dave.
I felt at peace watching that. Isn't Geoff a thoroughly decent chap, just like you.
Yes he is. 😊 He is even nicer than me 🤣🤣
Geoff alway seems to be a friendly and wise guy I really would love to meet in Germany.
Geoff has crazy amounts of knowledge and experience! And he learnt directly from the master, Bill Mollison! Amazing!!!
Geoff, I assume you’ve finished there. I’ll go ahead and send you my address in Texas. See you soon! I’ll have beef bacon ready ;)
You beauty ☀️💧🌱🌳🍃🍃🌍💪💚
Beef bacon? Curious...😜
I need to find out where I can get some. My uncles wife is muslim. The only thing he misses is bacon. Beef bacon may be a good substitute for him.
Ohhh, the A frame keeps the swale level with itself, I get that better now. It would naturally follow the curve of the land so you don't have to eyeball or guess how it curves.
Great work! Beautiful land you have there. I was wondering how long your mango tree has been growing. I started one from a mango I ate. I was surprised it worked. I have it in my mind that all our fruit brought from other countries are being radiated before it’s distributed. Anyway, it’s almost the same size yours is, but mine ends at the top section where yours has more rusty colored leaves growing. It seems to be a slow grower, but healthy. Mine is a very dark rich green all over. I don’t know what I’m doing, but I had some orchid bark left, so I put it on the top of the soil. It’s still in a large pot in my sun room. I open the door often, so it gets fresh air and I collect rain water for it. I’m in NC. I’m not sure how the tree will do here, but I’m not planting it outside yet. We are moving to the country and I want to take it with me. It might stay in a greenhouse for a while.
Your videos are so BEAUTIFUL in so many levels...
Is it a god idea, to plant vetiver grass, to stabilise the swales? Thanks Weedy garden!☺
Fabulous... thanks for sharing... my kind of breaky too.. 🥓 🍅 🍳
Nice deep dive into swales 🙌
Hello again my friend.... I look forward to every video or episode and what do you know, watch a video about swales and other TH-camrs videos pop up.
Everyone has opinions and this fellow brought up a few that made me think about cause and effect....
Where I am in Canada I have 4 swales to remove excess water and to prevent water flowing from other properties on to mine (which is lower down)
Anyhoo, I'm not saying this fellow is right but if you are in a country with high rainfall then you might want to think what might happen if you do change the land.
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I eatched him and some of his other videos but didn’t like the way he makes you feel like whatever you are doing is wrong and he knows best. Most of what he says is his opinion about others. I think it depends on your area, but him saying that swales are a big mistake I think is a bit general.
@@TheWeedyGarden thank you for your thoughts on what he was saying.... I'm really impressed at the amount of research you have done prior to you shooting your own video's.
Your content, diagrams and explanation in your video's Weedy 🌱 are simply the best . 👍
Much respect from your Scottish friend in Canada.
Very relaxing to listen and learn a bit from your channel, thank you for sharing.
13 dislikes? the man is speaking Gospel!!
Thanks!!! I’m an Aussie in New Jersey living on 3.5 acres on a mountain with a sun trap begging for swales. Yes I’m a PD grad too but it’s gr8 to see m8’s making swales. I’ll drop my video when I’m get there this season insha’Allah!!
I'm currently in Geoff's PDC. Sure hope he teaches us how to make the "A" frame. We sit right on top of a mountain and water preservation is top of our list. Great video as usual! Love learning about swells.
If he doesn’t, I will
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This is exactly the kind of demonstration and explanation together that makes what Geoff et al have been teaching sink into my understanding!
Thank You!!
Theory, talking, and pictures are good, but this is the way it all comes together understandably and viscerally. That is a lot of hard work for sure. I am helping my daughter dig three four to five foot post holes in rocky Vermont soil for her tiny house porch and can really appreciate the work in digging!
I'm so inspired ✨️
That fish eye view is not helpful as it makes the land look more mounded.
Are we going to see the rubber duck follow the water path?
I hope there are more people like you two in this world. Truly amazing
Permies are EVERYWHERE 😄💚
I love the videos. But I’m sorry I can’t stand the audio in one ear I love the sound effects but it would be great if the dialogue was in both ears
I’m so sorry about that 😅 I was using a new system (mic on Geoff), and edited without headphones. Was not aware the audio was recording mono. That one slipped by me, but thanks to the feedback, I’m improving on my amature skills in the sound dept. All going well, after another year of this I might start getting good at it.
@@TheWeedyGarden haha, it’s completely fine I still enjoyed the content I love the informative videos it always makes me wanna get outdoors and do this stuff myself. I’m pretty jealous of that mango tree I actually had a mango while watching and Geoff said you’d be taking wheelbarrows full of mangos out of there.😩 maybe one day I’ll plant one.
If you dig the swale in stages will you cover crop the disturbed earth? It will be full of weeds by the time you finish otherwise. You should make friends with someone that has a little subcompact tractor, knock those swales off in a weekend :)
Plant as I go. I need the exercise
My God, I am so jealous!! I gotta tell you, I think you have made as much impact on my compost, with em1 and crusher dust, as Geoff, but he is my hero: I am green with envy.
I liked the skip add fake. Nice job on the video.
How does one manage mosquitoes when making swales?
Thanks for timely video 🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️
I would give away all bacon and eggs of this World to have my Teacher on my site with his pickaxe and his A-frame :) I envy you in a positive way and look forward to see the trees on these swales.
Thankyou! This is very useful!! I love watching ur work it’s therapeutic.
Any way to make those duck sounds in stereo? 🤣
That Geoff is a fun smart guy , nice to work with people like that
You said it man!! True
To find perfect level I’d suggest finding the most level line, mark the width with tall pegs, use a laser level to mark all the pegs and simply measure from the mark the same height from your marked pegs and you have perfect level.
and if you don’t have a lazer level, you can use the A frame 🙃
I need some support building my swale...I'm planting a lovely River Birch, she likes her feet wet. Thanks for the information. I will try to do it on my own, will get a feel for the flow.
Geez that mango has shot up since you planted it few months back. Being july im sure its a bother 300mm higher than this time
And spring has just begun. I look forward to seeing how it goes this season.
👀 get started. Thankful
wish I could add pics here - working on swales here in New Mexico (high dessert) on a patch of land that had sat compacted for many years...Got 7 together on a small slope to work on soil building and water catchment - going to add veg to two for the first few years, (adding raised beds and a walapini - sunken greenhouse - out the back next year hopefully), then cover crop, then 2 more veg, cover, then veg... adding shade tree's (black locust), and fruit tree's - got berries separate atm in a hugelkultur bed amended with a little sulphur....
I tried using cardboard on one, but decided to weed instead as the clay earth mixes better with the horse manure and top soil here without it ;) Hoping I don't regret that ;) Also about to move a tub for a worm farm and getting chickens for the chicken tractor (probably stationary one with tunnels along the cover cropped swales) on steroids.... and the composting toilet ;)
No idea if any of it will work, but seriously grateful to Geoff for all he shares & teaches... gotta admit as an ex pat in New Mexico, he is sorta my guru now lol ;) and yourselves for inspiring us all :)
Got the wafflebeds done today (NM Pueblo technique)for the 3 sisters (corn/squash/beans) today - so feeling good ;)
Heads up...share your pix on The Weedy Garden Appreciation Society FB page 🙏👍🏼👌
@@TheWeedyGarden Heading there now - (this is my adopted name, on FB I use my birth name - DJ Griffin ;) ) See you soon - and thanks
I honestly didn't know what a swale was until i started watching these videos. Thankyou for sharing that knowledge xox
Happy to help!
OMG!!! 2 of my favorite ppl together!!! Amazing!!! I hope to visit you one day... Or have you here in Argentina!! Big hug and keep doing it!!
Thanks for the video, any more swale or contour stuff could you film it ‘flat’ rather than fish eye? I couldn’t get a feel for the steepness and geoffs work on the slope
Try watching the third video 😃
@@TheWeedyGarden Thanks mate, you're a legend!
could mushrooms be grown along this aswell? just popped in my head no pro or anything lol
I have mushies coming up actually. Non edible, but if they grow then I guess you can
Great video. I love people who are truly passionate about what they do. His enthusiasm is great.
So no swales in flat earth Florida 😢
Love this 🙋♀️💜💕🌟
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Is it possible for you to make a playlist of all the music that you use? 🥺 they’re amazing. I feel so calm listening to them. Like the one at the start of this episode 😭🙏🏼🙏🏼
Omg I just found it. Ballerina by Yehezkel Raz ♾ I’m happy now thank you
I get all my music from artgrid. There is a link in the description to them. If you sign up, I can send you a screengrab of my library. Just send me a PM via face book 👍🏼
@@TheWeedyGarden Thank you for taking your time to reply! However, I can’t afford the plan. No worries 👌🏼 Thanks again!
Will shazam all the music until i find the right one 😂
Very interesting thank you weedy gardener thanks Geoff for explaining 👍
Really lovely video guys. Great information from Geoff to help me with my swale design and implementation, lovely, peaceful music and great ambiance. Peace and prosperity to all. Cheers.
hola desde colombia, saludos y abrazos. muchas gracias por compartir, ya me mude al campo con mi familia queremos hacer lo que ustedes maestros. fuente de inspiración gracias!
Simply phenomenal!
Simplemente mágico!!😊
Well, just watched both vids on swales and I am super pumped to do some on our 12 acres. I'm also doing my PDC and the way swales are explained here is brilliant, makes it so easy to comprehend and then put it into action!! Thanks for all the vids, my whole family absolutely love your work!! We are slowly but surely building our own food forest and it is so encouraging to see everything come together for you 😁
Thanks Kirsty. Eat a big brealfast 🤣🤣🤣
@@TheWeedyGarden I'll cook the breakfast and supervise while hubby digs ? 🤣 looking forward to the next video
@@kirstyfoote8582 😄👍🏼
Great video thanks for sharing with us.