Unsolicited advice: find the highest point and carve a swale to the lowest point to get the most out of the small amount of water the desert provides. the University of Oregon has incredible lectures on permaculture on TH-cam. I’m grateful that you’re doing this. I plan on doing the same very soon. I’ve been collecting tools, books, knowledge to embark on this project. Keep up the great work!
@@LifetheplantwayTV Better yet, Andrew Millison (Professor at Oregon state university) has an even better channel for rehabbing, permaculture. i look forward to seeing your progress.
Sorry guys I grew up in this area your wasting your time along time ago there was more water available its now about 200 feet under you the mojave is a lush ecosystem even today but most don't recognize that bio diversity also includes extremely arid environments i recommend wearing some light colored clothes take some water find a quite place and sit there for a full twenty four hr cycle you will be amazed at the life already there... If you see the beautiful environment already there you will change your mind on changing it if you want lush green fields live some where with water I live along the lower san juan in new mexico my water table is only 18 feet down. Every time I seen a picture of the mojave I get home sick the dessert is beautiful just the way it is.... Namaste
Great to see someone caring about the loss of biodiversity! Since I see nobody else suggesting this, I'd also encourage you to look at Allan Savory's teachings on holistic management. He teaches a revolutionary way in which animals can (with correct management) actually regreen the deserts, not create them. It's not the "cow", it's the "how".
I am loving this this is the type of content I wish everyone gets inspired with and it's very useful for everyone to share their stories and everyday life!
I'm onboard with you my friend. Here in Washington state developers are leveling 400 year old trees to make way for the next Costco etc. They have declared war on nature a damnable shame.
Beautiful. I highly recommend the book Tending The Wild by M. Kat Anderson. Lots of invaluable information regarding the ecological knowledge of indigenous peoples in California; definitely up your alley. Wishing you all the best with this sacred work - take care
Wonderful, wonderful wonderful Another lovely succulent is elephant food succulent plant Portulacaria Afra It’s edible and grows in our area with very little water. I think you might enjoy it. I love it.
Noooooo ports are native to southern Africa, not California. Huge potential to become invasive and out-compete native plants. Bro has good intentions but does not know what biodiversity means, or what a healthy desert looks like. Should reach out to biologists who know the land and its ecology-turning this area into a green farm is the opposite of promoting biodiversity
Adding native seeds at the bottom of your trenches and other holes is great idea. I do it all the time. My hand is in the Mojave desert. Everything I plant dies within two months. That’s OK because their roots help build soil and fix nitrogen into the soil. Various creatures get to eat what is above ground and turn it into fertilizer. When the wind boats, insect parts and bits of feces will collect in your trenches. Bit by a bit. I Barry rotten food and dog poop at the bottom of my trenches. The ants love it. The lizard population increases. They even started seeing roadrunners on my land hunting lizards.
Earth has rainforests and deserts in true harmony, the atmospheric balance between nitrogen, oxygen and co2 are crucial for maintaining a balance between plant and animal life. It's when man intervenes without the goal of preserving that balance it creates problems.
7:29 Hey Joseph, How about a collaboration with “Commensalist | Future proof landscape design”? That way both of you can share your audience and share ideas?
I’ve never seen such a high amount of negative comments on a similar video, and like they are offended on a personal level. I suspect mentioning colonization pissed off some white people. The homesteading/crunchy/spiritual to alt-right pipeline is strong. Good luck on your project! I’m also looking for land to do a similar project
There are no trees because there is not enough rainfall to support them. The area was not "decimated"; its an area with very little rainfall, a desert. The many plants shown in the background in the video are thriving and the grass you are digging up with come back in the Spring. The biodiversity of the land is already there and doesn't need to be "re built".
You’re sort of right. He appears to be in the north end of the Mojave, outskirts of the Great Basin, which means they are in a rain shadow created by the Sierras. Being at this elevation and aridity does limit tree growth but a few natives will survive fine, like mesquites. By decimated over the last century I assume he means by ranchers and cattle grazing, which could be why we only see creosote and what we might assume is an invasive grass species, possibly brome. It’s hard to see what else is there from the video so I think you’re making assumptions. Normally there would be more plant species here other than just creosote. Like Sphaeralcea ambigua just as one example though there are many more. If we assume he is trying to restore the land to pre westernization then cool, if we assume he’s trying to make it a wetland like it was millions of years ago, then no, not gonna happen. I suspect he’s trying the former. So you can relax…
Deserts are not natural, they happened because of imbalances and they continue to spread because the problems that originally caused them are not countered. All the deserts on the planet should be managed for water retention. Humans are supposed to take care of the earth, it’s our only home and our purpose (genesis 2:15).
@@mcculloughdakotayou’re on point! This place has been destroyed by off roaring, cattle/goat grazing, construction and erosion. If I can hold more rain fall, encourage more natives to grow then we can make it an oasis for these native animals. The land is right next to a wildlife and wildflower sanctuary
@@LifetheplantwayTV Nice! Hopefully this winter is a good one for the soil and seed stratification. The summer sure has sucked this year lol. I'm down in the lower Mojave and we hardly got any rain at all this year.
Well said. I have spent many blissful hours wandering around the Mojave, just like his land. His looks fully natural and intact EXCEPT for the opuntia and white sage his is planting. Neither of which is "native" to his land.
I understand your desire to welcome all animals to your land but you will learn to hate rabbits. You will need to make a chicken wire barrier around pretty much any tree, shrub, succulent, etc. or they will destroy them. Keep up the good work!
I'm coming back to comment again because I too am doing a desert permiculture type project not that far from you. You are going to fail at greening the desert, just like all the colonists before you. Your sage and nopales look like trash, it is not thriving. Those are species that don't live in that area, bro. Look at their range distribution on calflora. This desert, the mojave, have been here for thousands of years. Look up the King Clone Creosote bush bro. Get some knowledge about the land and come back to me. You're projecting your ideals onto a land that doesn't want it. You can't green the desert. you can only work with it, and you apparently know nothing of it. Also, they aren't doing those types of dirt baths in the saraha, they're doing them in the Sahal, but you don't seem to know the difference or why its important.
If you think this comment is affecting anything then you’re wasting your time playing colonizer on other peoples videos and stroking your own ego. Thanks for the view and the engagement, helps the algorithm 🤞🏽
@@LifetheplantwayTV Funny you should bring up ego as to try to mold the desert to your colonizer standards. The desert is littered with so many failed attempts to make it green. I pity you, you got scammed.
You’re not rebuilding anything. Take your ego out of the equation. You farming, and that requires inputs and maintenance. It will return to desert without stewardship. You’re farming.
Who pissed in your cup this morning lmao relax. Not farming. I am a steward as ALL humans are. Does not mean we need to constantly maintain it. If that was the case the amazon rainforest or any wild forest would seize to exist. We can build up the area to thrive on it's own. Good day
Unsolicited advice: find the highest point and carve a swale to the lowest point to get the most out of the small amount of water the desert provides. the University of Oregon has incredible lectures on permaculture on TH-cam. I’m grateful that you’re doing this. I plan on doing the same very soon. I’ve been collecting tools, books, knowledge to embark on this project. Keep up the great work!
All the advice is appreciated and welcomed so thank you! I will check out univ of Oregon
@@LifetheplantwayTV Better yet, Andrew Millison (Professor at Oregon state university) has an even better channel for rehabbing, permaculture.
i look forward to seeing your progress.
Sorry guys I grew up in this area your wasting your time along time ago there was more water available its now about 200 feet under you the mojave is a lush ecosystem even today but most don't recognize that bio diversity also includes extremely arid environments i recommend wearing some light colored clothes take some water find a quite place and sit there for a full twenty four hr cycle you will be amazed at the life already there...
If you see the beautiful environment already there you will change your mind on changing it if you want lush green fields live some where with water I live along the lower san juan in new mexico my water table is only 18 feet down.
Every time I seen a picture of the mojave I get home sick the dessert is beautiful just the way it is....
Namaste
Time to rebuild the earth! So excited to see what this project looks like ina couple of years
Healing two birds with one herb is a legendarily original and exceedingly transformative turn of phrase and even MORE importantly….consciousness
Great to see someone caring about the loss of biodiversity! Since I see nobody else suggesting this, I'd also encourage you to look at Allan Savory's teachings on holistic management. He teaches a revolutionary way in which animals can (with correct management) actually regreen the deserts, not create them. It's not the "cow", it's the "how".
Haven’t heard of him! Time to look him up. Thank you!
@@LifetheplantwayTV Thank you for caring! And best of luck with your project:)
I am loving this
this is the type of content I wish everyone gets inspired with and it's very useful for everyone to share their stories and everyday life!
Def look into permaculture. It’s surely the way to go. Good luck I hope it goes awesome!! ❤
Thank you!
I love what you are doing.
Thank you for watching
So cool brother! Love that you’re focusing on the native plants!
It’s the best way to go!
I'm onboard with you my friend. Here in Washington state developers are leveling 400 year old trees to make way for the next Costco etc. They have declared war on nature a damnable shame.
Good will outlast evil! We got this.
Step 1. Get a chip drop. I got 2 acres in tonopah and now have over 150 volunteer trees growing almost 6 ft tall in only 1 year.
Ooooh this is awesome
Wonderful, wonderful wonderful
Mulch and mulch, protect the soil and keep water from evaporating. ❤
Beautiful. I highly recommend the book Tending The Wild by M. Kat Anderson. Lots of invaluable information regarding the ecological knowledge of indigenous peoples in California; definitely up your alley. Wishing you all the best with this sacred work - take care
I will definitely check that out! Thank you for the recommendation
Wonderful, wonderful wonderful
Another lovely succulent is elephant food succulent plant Portulacaria Afra
It’s edible and grows in our area with very little water. I think you might enjoy it. I love it.
Noooooo ports are native to southern Africa, not California. Huge potential to become invasive and out-compete native plants. Bro has good intentions but does not know what biodiversity means, or what a healthy desert looks like. Should reach out to biologists who know the land and its ecology-turning this area into a green farm is the opposite of promoting biodiversity
Oh hell ya, another channel to watch. Shaun Overton dustups alone doesn't satisfy my hunger to see the desert developed
This is so beautiful to hear! Ahhh I will do my best to upload more
a lot of artemisia species do really well for projects like this
Thank you. Will be planting sagebrush when the rain comes around
Num mundo que parece não levar a lado nenhum, ter como missão levar a terra a algum lado é uma tarefa árdua, corajosa e meritória
I have 2 1/2 acres in llano ca. gonna be starting from scratch. Thank you.
Please record yourself and post the progress. More people need this content!
Your swails etc will help recharge your ground water this effect will help mother nature out heaps.
That’s the goal!
How cool!!
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Yes, bring back the nature of the land, one small plant, one animal at the bottom of the food chain at a time.
Let us know how can we help.
That’s the plan! As I continue on I will introduce ways to help out. For now just family and friends around me
Adding native seeds at the bottom of your trenches and other holes is great idea. I do it all the time. My hand is in the Mojave desert. Everything I plant dies within two months. That’s OK because their roots help build soil and fix nitrogen into the soil. Various creatures get to eat what is above ground and turn it into fertilizer. When the wind boats, insect parts and bits of feces will collect in your trenches. Bit by a bit. I Barry rotten food and dog poop at the bottom of my trenches. The ants love it. The lizard population increases. They even started seeing roadrunners on my land hunting lizards.
Ahhh how exciting! Haven’t seen any road runners here. That’s going to be exciting
would you not consider one off use of tractor and single furrow keyline plow,to depth 1 to 2 meters to break up hard pack,before rain❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yea that’s the goal but not sure I wanna spend the funds on that yet. For now I’m going to look towards more volunteers
Interesting video!
Thanks!
It takes a lot for someone to get off their ass and try something different. Excellent work my friend!
Thank you my friend! Definitely not a common thing to see especially when profit isnt involved!
What’s the name of the tool? I’d love to know, you made it very curious. Great content. Thanks for sharing
Its a hoe, just being funny lol
Remember, hot roots cause dead trees. Protect with layers of dead grass, chipped wood, etc..
Will do! Thank you
I also want to do what you’re doing sir. I’m from San Diego
So cool how there’s so many others doing this. Had no idea until I decided to start making videos
Earth has rainforests and deserts in true harmony, the atmospheric balance between nitrogen, oxygen and co2 are crucial for maintaining a balance between plant and animal life. It's when man intervenes without the goal of preserving that balance it creates problems.
That looked like a tarantula hawk to me on the prickly pear. Not something to play around with. Most painful sting in the animal kingdom.
Thanks for this dude!
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Hey Joseph,
How about a collaboration with “Commensalist | Future proof landscape design”?
That way both of you can share your audience and share ideas?
Never heard of it. Will look into it and see if it’s in alignment
I’ve never seen such a high amount of negative comments on a similar video, and like they are offended on a personal level. I suspect mentioning colonization pissed off some white people. The homesteading/crunchy/spiritual to alt-right pipeline is strong. Good luck on your project! I’m also looking for land to do a similar project
lol no matter what positivity someone brings there will always be people who disagree with it. I’m used to it!
It’s nothing to do with the colonization comments. It’s the fact that this dude seems kinda full of himself.
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You should have bought them in southern Nevada. Much lower taxes.
I mean, I live in Cali soooooooo 😂
All good but ditch the wind chimes. Wind chimes scare away native birds and animals. Save the wind chimes for bothering city people as intended.
Lmfao ok will do
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You broke 14 California laws in this video.
Lmfaooo
can 'we' help you with your 'work'?!!🎉
@@s.sparkle8739 sign up for our newsletter as we have a volunteer date coming next month!
You have no idea what a desert is or why it is.
There are no trees because there is not enough rainfall to support them. The area was not "decimated"; its an area with very little rainfall, a desert. The many plants shown in the background in the video are thriving and the grass you are digging up with come back in the Spring. The biodiversity of the land is already there and doesn't need to be "re built".
You’re sort of right. He appears to be in the north end of the Mojave, outskirts of the Great Basin, which means they are in a rain shadow created by the Sierras. Being at this elevation and aridity does limit tree growth but a few natives will survive fine, like mesquites. By decimated over the last century I assume he means by ranchers and cattle grazing, which could be why we only see creosote and what we might assume is an invasive grass species, possibly brome. It’s hard to see what else is there from the video so I think you’re making assumptions. Normally there would be more plant species here other than just creosote. Like Sphaeralcea ambigua just as one example though there are many more.
If we assume he is trying to restore the land to pre westernization then cool, if we assume he’s trying to make it a wetland like it was millions of years ago, then no, not gonna happen. I suspect he’s trying the former. So you can relax…
Deserts are not natural, they happened because of imbalances and they continue to spread because the problems that originally caused them are not countered. All the deserts on the planet should be managed for water retention. Humans are supposed to take care of the earth, it’s our only home and our purpose (genesis 2:15).
@@mcculloughdakotayou’re on point! This place has been destroyed by off roaring, cattle/goat grazing, construction and erosion. If I can hold more rain fall, encourage more natives to grow then we can make it an oasis for these native animals. The land is right next to a wildlife and wildflower sanctuary
@@LifetheplantwayTV Nice! Hopefully this winter is a good one for the soil and seed stratification. The summer sure has sucked this year lol. I'm down in the lower Mojave and we hardly got any rain at all this year.
Well said. I have spent many blissful hours wandering around the Mojave, just like his land. His looks fully natural and intact EXCEPT for the opuntia and white sage his is planting. Neither of which is "native" to his land.
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Deserts are perfectly natural; what you're doing is Geo-Engineering/Terraforming.
this specific area has been heavily disturbed by cattle grazing. It is NOT in its natural state
@@eastbayflora🎯🎯🎯
I understand your desire to welcome all animals to your land but you will learn to hate rabbits. You will need to make a chicken wire barrier around pretty much any tree, shrub, succulent, etc. or they will destroy them. Keep up the good work!
I will for sure do that in the beginning to make sure that the trees and other plants survive lol
So glad to see Joe Dirt finally made something of himself.
Hope the land is high enough and East enough.... won't be too far into the future that most of California will be part of the Pacific Ocean floor
I wanna grow bamboo and sugar cane
Please avoid the non-natives and invasives
Thats the goal!
I'm coming back to comment again because I too am doing a desert permiculture type project not that far from you. You are going to fail at greening the desert, just like all the colonists before you. Your sage and nopales look like trash, it is not thriving. Those are species that don't live in that area, bro. Look at their range distribution on calflora. This desert, the mojave, have been here for thousands of years. Look up the King Clone Creosote bush bro.
Get some knowledge about the land and come back to me. You're projecting your ideals onto a land that doesn't want it. You can't green the desert. you can only work with it, and you apparently know nothing of it. Also, they aren't doing those types of dirt baths in the saraha, they're doing them in the Sahal, but you don't seem to know the difference or why its important.
If you think this comment is affecting anything then you’re wasting your time playing colonizer on other peoples videos and stroking your own ego. Thanks for the view and the engagement, helps the algorithm 🤞🏽
@@LifetheplantwayTV Funny you should bring up ego as to try to mold the desert to your colonizer standards. The desert is littered with so many failed attempts to make it green. I pity you, you got scammed.
You’re not rebuilding anything. Take your ego out of the equation. You farming, and that requires inputs and maintenance. It will return to desert without stewardship. You’re farming.
Who pissed in your cup this morning lmao relax. Not farming. I am a steward as ALL humans are. Does not mean we need to constantly maintain it. If that was the case the amazon rainforest or any wild forest would seize to exist. We can build up the area to thrive on it's own. Good day
dawg gtfo of here. You add nothing to this equation
“…colonial western society…” 😂 Alright, not the channel for me.
Nope absolutely not!
Yeah! Let's regreen desert lands. 🏜 keep it up man and dont give up.
Beautiful comment, thanks for this energy! Hope you check out our other episodes
@@LifetheplantwayTV totally i will. Keep posting. Even little stories. It makes us feel like we're there.