Switching on the water harvesting swales for summer (and off again for winter)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I demonstrate how we adjust our water harvesting systems to allow for the season and rainfall.
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I love this! It's so simple that I'm aghast I didn't think of it. Thank you for showing this ingenious system!
I'm always surprised it's not widely used.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture Well you have spread it to one additional person at least :D
I really wish my parish council would listen to your videos.
My home village, Fleckney has 5/6 streams; and had a very good system of an artificial brooke, large pond and 3 meers distributing onto berns ending in watermeadows all tied in to manage it.
It work so well people forget it was doing a job...
They oked new housing on top one spring, and over 3 of the watermeadows without sorting something new.
And one the developer even build a fence across the broke 🤦
The village is now in island most of the year, and the flood damage is ridiculous.
I could rant about councils and planning for hours.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculturethat'd make for a good video!
MOre people should know about this!
I never understand why they're not widely used. It seems a pretty obvious modification to a standard swale.
What a great idea!
@@jackplant6909 thanks!
I loved your video. Thanks
Thanks!
I am so very glad the algorithm found me your page!
I am a novice Permaculture designer, who lives in the New England area of the US, and we have a very similar situation as you seem to, where we need swales in some seasons to keep enough moisture in the ground for our trees, but in other seasons our land quickly becomes a super saturated bog.I had only seen swales used best to redirect runoff for flood control, and often we need to decide to either worry more about our land turning into swamps or our trees drying up.
Your design lets you have both the ability to catch water and have excellent drainage when you most need it in the same system, and with a simple bit of plumbing!
Would this system work in places where the ground freezes, or would the freezing and thawing cycles eventually be too hard on the plumbing?
I know monk pipes are widely used on dams in extreme cold environments, so I'd not worry about it on a swale which will never have the same kind of water forces. Plus, the pipe drains freely in winter when freezing would be an issue anyway.
Where would you purchase the munk pipes
I use 110mm drain pipe, intended for household sewer line. I used to use the orange, but now use the grey pipe instead because it holds up better to UV. It's available from most places that sell building supplies.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture thank you so much. Y'all have given me so much knowledge
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermacultureI wonder how ceramic pipes could be made to work for this.
Do those canals require upkeep?
@@mkeyx82 No. The swale ditch works completely passively. Over decades they can fill with organic matter, but it's very easy to remove.
How do you sleeve the pipe to be able to move it?
The 90 degree fitting is a rubber gasket on a push fit connection, so it rotates fairly easily.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture thank you!
@@danielsestina6457 Welcome!
Would you do a video in the future showing how exactly you make these and what they're built from/ how monks(?) Were built or where the inspo comes from? Thanks! @@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture
@@SilentSalad monks are typically installed on dam walls, to adjust the depth and act as an overflow. Fitting one to a swale just seemed a sensible solution. I have a new monk going in this winter, hopefully.