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Shaun Overton | DUSTUPS

Shaun Overton | DUSTUPS

Күн бұрын

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@dustupstexas
@dustupstexas 18 күн бұрын
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@ayedee6681
@ayedee6681 17 күн бұрын
Just had a thought. Add Shade cloth over growth areas until you get a natural canopy.
@excitedbox5705
@excitedbox5705 17 күн бұрын
You can mix 2-3% by weight amorphous silica into your seed/clay mix. It absorbs moisture from the humidity in the air and increases water content by 300%. It is the same stuff as those gardening soil beads in powder form and a fraction of the cost. You buy it in 40lb bags and mix it into your potting mix. In desert reforestation, it is often mixed into the dirt fertilizer mix and then they use a ripper hook attached to a heavy truck rip 6-10in deep trenches which are then filled halfway with the planting mix. You can fill the bed of a truck with dirt + a Water tank for weight, bolt a funnel to the tailgate and have a person slowly push dirt out the back as you rip the trench. A small hose with a valve regulates the water flow, so you can rip, fill, water all in one step. Another person walks behind, sprinkling seeds into the trench to finish it.
@christopherd.winnan8701
@christopherd.winnan8701 17 күн бұрын
The discount is very generous, but is it really any better than competing devices? Any links to vids about the Lumen community?
@ShaneSaxson
@ShaneSaxson 17 күн бұрын
Hey bud. If you use the dozer and cut terraces into the entire length of the ridges out there you will slow down the water way more. Check out how the Chinese cut out entire mountains for rice patties. I’m not saying try to hold the water. And you don’t have to go more than a foot deep. But layered terraces would speed up water collection. It would stay in the ground longer. Just a thought.
@christopherd.winnan8701
@christopherd.winnan8701 17 күн бұрын
@@ShaneSaxson _ Where is he going to find enough coolies and dissidents to replicate Maoist Mass Labour Movements? Anyway, rice paddies do not belong in the desert. ;-)
@7nights19
@7nights19 17 күн бұрын
Shaun, my friend, you made the same mistake as with the cactuses the first time. Seeds laid on the ground, not in the ground, are going to dry up and die. In my opinion, you should have mixed it with some good soil and spread it on the terrace. The spread of seeds on bare soil works when you have soil, but you have dirt. If you want to do that at least buy some biomass blanket, usually used for soil erosion that you can then lay on the ground to kick-start the ecosystem. You could get in touch with Byron Grows Channel to maybe get some more ideas for tools at least. You need a Desert Food Forest not just a desert forest. Agroforestry could do wonders for you!
@Dread9ko
@Dread9ko 17 күн бұрын
Just commented pretty much the same
@7nights19
@7nights19 17 күн бұрын
Also, where are your mushroom cultures for improving the soil? Hey some more info into those, they are the internet of the soil and can have an incredible ecosystem establishment speed. You can grow them in buckets for eating for you guys on the ranch and use the used mycelium to put into the soil and repeat the cycle. Homemade soil amenities made on the ranch ;)
@karinlindblom2934
@karinlindblom2934 17 күн бұрын
I was going to make the same comment.
@Patschenkino
@Patschenkino 17 күн бұрын
A dessert for rest? 🤔🤭
@bollweevil8112
@bollweevil8112 17 күн бұрын
@@7nights19 King Stropharia or oysters might work on the terrace with straw
@lilardsluder1802
@lilardsluder1802 17 күн бұрын
Something you could consider is Texas sage. Start the sage in pots and then plant them in a hedge row to block the wind. That should help preserve the moisture and top soil. Also cattle won't eat it and it will act as a fence to keep the cows out.
@jackasdasd5143
@jackasdasd5143 17 күн бұрын
That's a very good idea
@jackasdasd5143
@jackasdasd5143 17 күн бұрын
Hopefully he sees it
@esmith1771
@esmith1771 17 күн бұрын
I'm a big fan Shaun!! However, today I really don't understand how sprinkling seeds on top of dry, hard rocky ground is a good plan. Hoping you get some rain soon!!! Keep up the hard work!
@mr.shannon6137
@mr.shannon6137 17 күн бұрын
He is feeding the birds and mice.
@phishENchimps
@phishENchimps 17 күн бұрын
the seed he threw is designed for that. It will get some moisture and has already made it through the first 24. Grass and grains are amazing at survival in environments. He just made their survival that must better.
@bobbun9630
@bobbun9630 17 күн бұрын
Not religious myself, but Jesus had a parable for that: Matt. 13:3-9, the parable of the sower. Anyway, it might not be as terrible as it looks. He scattered them near his drip lines, and he'll probably be irrigating. The irrigation may wash them down to a level where the mulch can shade and retain moisture long enough for some to germinate. In truth, I'm not sure how much value a winter cover crop is for him at all. His "rainy season" is in the summer. I would be getting some sorghum sudangrass seed and large durable seed trays and starting seedlings on a weekly cycle, starting in mid-Spring. That way I would always have some seedlings ready for transplant as soon as it looks like it's about to rain. Any that aren't used when they start to get big just get recycled when it's time to start the next bunch.
@TheOneBarWonder
@TheOneBarWonder 17 күн бұрын
you should dig a small hole in front of the water tank that the bucket can fit in
@Nonama-w4x
@Nonama-w4x 17 күн бұрын
He-he, so you notice that too. Shaun is mechanically challenged. Broadcasting seed on a pile of gravel is feeding the local aviary population.
@bollweevil8112
@bollweevil8112 17 күн бұрын
Put the water tote up on about 3 or 4 pallets. No digging
@BESHYSBEES
@BESHYSBEES 17 күн бұрын
They make adapters damn stupid is what stupid does, put hose and a tap on it
@modestoca25
@modestoca25 17 күн бұрын
I was thinking that too
@madrabbitwoman
@madrabbitwoman 17 күн бұрын
Yep and plant something
@phishENchimps
@phishENchimps 17 күн бұрын
with the 5 gallon buckets. if you place a towel ontop, the water/mixture won't slosh out. old trick we used to do on a golf course when bringing buckets of water to an out building. They always threw away the tops so we had to figure it out. works really well. works best if the towel is a bit damp.
@johne7123
@johne7123 17 күн бұрын
Great tip, thank you
@phishENchimps
@phishENchimps 17 күн бұрын
@@johne7123 the water sloshes up and over like a wave. the towel takes the flow, but it doesn't spill out. I would drive a good 1/4 mile with multiple buckets in a golf cart and would lose about 1/32 of what was in it.
@JoeBlack14
@JoeBlack14 17 күн бұрын
You really need to spread dry seeds if you are just going to cast them out on dirt. The moment you soak them they are ready to sprout, dry seeds can sit until they get the right conditions. Then the wet seeds die because there is no water. If you want to do big areas with cover crop ( the seeds you mentioned are cover crops) , you need to soak the area for like a week before even planting. I spread cover crop every year to keep my soil covered, to retain water/life, as well as grabbing nitrogen from the air saving it in the roots. You need moist soil to start and the seeds need to be buried. Wet seeds can't be exposed to the dry cold or hot air, and they can't be planted in dry dirt/soil.
@mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212
@mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212 17 күн бұрын
I agree, I think he'd do better if he slowed down on the grass seed planting n focus on getting some trees in, even if you need to jump start them with a load of mulch......the trees will create the conditions for grass seed underneath and nearby.......using all this energy for grass does bugger all....I'd rather focus on big trees and getting them established to either use to grow tall or copace for future plant feeding...it's the simplest best jumpstart....I like the water structures...but too much focus on shrubs n grasses instead of trees.... Trees will jumpstart everything.....the only shrubs I'd put effort in planting might be rosemary, geraniums and a few others and different varieties of cactus if he has them at hand....there's so many simple things that could be done.
@MrAlvinDude
@MrAlvinDude 17 күн бұрын
It seems to me that rain was in the forecast, and spreading these wet seeds has been an experiment to see if wet seeds + rain, is enough. Without the forecast of rain, this experiment would obviously not have been done. Especially it would not have been done in the dark.
@wasp586
@wasp586 16 күн бұрын
He's 'convincing' the seeds it's moist enough to germinate, and then drops them in totally dry dust ... They'll just dry out again and die.
@pixelschiebr
@pixelschiebr 16 күн бұрын
@@wasp586 Sadly I'm afraid so too. I'm so frustrated that he doesnt soak all the mulch material and then puts the seeds in there, like that wall of hay. I can onl wish for a strong rain to come tonight.
@MrAlvinDude
@MrAlvinDude 16 күн бұрын
@@pixelschiebr I imagine the only reason why Shaun has done what he has done, is also in anticipation of a good rain event, very soon.
@bluewolfwalking
@bluewolfwalking 17 күн бұрын
Re the clay seed ball technique-if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! The clay seed balls seem to have worked. If you don’t want to hand-roll balls again, roll out a long “snake” and cut off chunks. They don’t have to be spheres, for gosh sakes.
@j.elknur9338
@j.elknur9338 17 күн бұрын
Shaun, you must be one of the most patient people on KZbin to take on such a long term project. I have enjoyed watching your videos. I hope someday to see a green forest on your ranch.
@janvanlint
@janvanlint 17 күн бұрын
Using clay acts not only as binder between the seeds. Clay retains moisture which is essential in a desert environment. Moisture provides water but it protects also against the most extreme temperatures. Furthermore, depending on the type of clay, it will provide some necessary minerals for the growth of the young plant. In my area we have very sandy soils. People spread out a very fine type of clay just for these reasons: retaining moisture and adding minerals (together with organic material) to the soil.
@ChrisWijtmans
@ChrisWijtmans 17 күн бұрын
in this case the clay will draw away the moisture from the seeds.
@Dread9ko
@Dread9ko 17 күн бұрын
Seed ball machine out of barrel or cement mixer Also finished compost can and or activated bio char can be added to give a seeds some fertility boost.
@modestoca25
@modestoca25 17 күн бұрын
Exactly, I've been suggesting water crystals (Potassium based polymers) that help retain moisture and nutrients . Yes it costs but a little goes a long way especially when starting seeds.
@janvanlint
@janvanlint 16 күн бұрын
@@ChrisWijtmans theoretically you could be right but practically you're wrong: the clay + seeds balls are moist when they're put into the ground and water is added on a daily basis. So, in this case the clay will not be dry enough to draw away moisture from seeds.
@ChrisWijtmans
@ChrisWijtmans 16 күн бұрын
@@janvanlint its the other way around you think you are right in theory but in practice what i said is correct, the climate is way too dry. secondly the soil does have clay particles in it already.
@Nebraska60
@Nebraska60 17 күн бұрын
Hey Shaun, for best results broadcasting seeds, lightly rake them into the soil.
@jevans4909
@jevans4909 17 күн бұрын
Start grabbing coffee grounds from Starbucks add that to your compost piles or directly to your beds. It’s free compost. Take them out on every trip that you go.
@lumberjack7923
@lumberjack7923 17 күн бұрын
yes they will store them for you as long as you give them a pick up date. I got a 45 gallon barrel full in a short span of time
@WhichDoctor1
@WhichDoctor1 17 күн бұрын
It can be harsh for seedlings and new plants. It still contain caffeine, which is a mild growth retarder. But if used around established plants, or composted first, then yeah they work great. Lots more nitrogen than most bulk soil amendments you can get hold of cheaply. And i bet that soil can use all the nitrogen it can get
@canadianspring5417
@canadianspring5417 17 күн бұрын
@jevans4909 compost is mentioned in the comments of every video posted to this channel and yet he still doesn't have a compost pile. Hasn't addressed composting at home and from the looks of it, doesn't compost anything at their camp. It's very frustrating to watch.
@macmcleod1188
@macmcleod1188 17 күн бұрын
Never add coffee grounds to anything without composting it. Raw fresh coffee grounds are herbicidal. There are tests videos here on KZbin where they put coffee grounds on half of the garden and sowed the same seeds. The coffee side was stunted. Once they've been composted, they're fine.
@canadianspring5417
@canadianspring5417 17 күн бұрын
@macmcleod1188 adding my household coffee grounds to my compost bins does wonders but yes composting first is best. It's moot because Shaun doesn't compost at all.
@chuxmix65
@chuxmix65 17 күн бұрын
It's already "greener". Keep at it, Shaun!!! Maintain your relationship with biologists in the area and you'll be fine!
@iwillroam
@iwillroam 16 күн бұрын
He's learning and that's what he needs. And I know of no more effective teacher than the land, it will let you know immediately where and why you have to fix things. He's ok!
@sarahj3695
@sarahj3695 17 күн бұрын
I'm so impressed that you are still working hard and learning. Plus finding the energy to share your adventures. Hoping for rain for your land
@Mustard_Mann
@Mustard_Mann 17 күн бұрын
You should try growing some buffalo gourd. Its basically a very desert adapted pumpkin native to your area, and also a good groundcover
@Dread9ko
@Dread9ko 17 күн бұрын
I also had an idea to propose some pumpkins as a ground cover
@socratesraramuri5040
@socratesraramuri5040 17 күн бұрын
sounds like a good variety to try using the 3 Sisters guild: corn, squash, beans
@leonlowenstadter9223
@leonlowenstadter9223 17 күн бұрын
Native plants are first choice - simply because they can survive without human assistance. They'll provide shade and biomass for the plants you like to plant.
@leonlowenstadter9223
@leonlowenstadter9223 17 күн бұрын
​@@Dread9koPumpkins you know from stores require a soil full of nutrients and water, both are not available there.
@Tugedhel
@Tugedhel 17 күн бұрын
Only about 1/4 of the purpose of the clay binder is to package with dissimilar seeds. The other 3/4 of the purpose is to have the clay absorb and hold moisture, to give the seeds sufficient cover to stay moist and germinate, and to protect them from "seed predators."
@p.shermanfortytwowallabyla9488
@p.shermanfortytwowallabyla9488 17 күн бұрын
I thought he learned all about seed balls... I'm confused as to why this painfully obvious yet essential bit of information has escaped him
@einball
@einball 17 күн бұрын
@@p.shermanfortytwowallabyla9488 It didn't .. He himself said so in some episode. It's easy to forget those details if you have 50 projects in mind but only 48 hours or less to spend on (the weekend).
@cluckhead1913
@cluckhead1913 17 күн бұрын
@@einball Shaun is a man of many excuses.
@mariannesonntag2543
@mariannesonntag2543 17 күн бұрын
Yo Dude! Congrats on young trees, hope for the future.
@brettbresnan7078
@brettbresnan7078 17 күн бұрын
Hi Shaun. Watch the show from Australia. You often talk about building a community of plants to co-exist with each other. Have you ever thought to enhance some of the existing plant communities throughout the property, especially ones near the terraces?
@cluckhead1913
@cluckhead1913 17 күн бұрын
The existing plants he chops and uses as mulch for his terraces.
@Tools2Survive
@Tools2Survive 4 күн бұрын
Have you considered mixing used coffee grounds into the soil? Coffee grounds are full of nutrients, they retain water and are a natural repellent for insects. The best ratio is 1/4 coffee grounds mixed with 3/4 soil. Using coffee grounds in your seed balls, might give them a nutrient packed punch? Maybe you could make an arrangement with a local restaurant or coffee shop to get their spent coffee grounds? Hope this helps.
@jeffcmcm
@jeffcmcm 16 күн бұрын
[Comment Part 1] Hey Shaun, these comments are brutal. I'm guessing your exhaustion level goes through the roof even thinking about tackling the replies here. Humans are capable of a lot - for long periods. But eventually, everyone needs a vacation. I'm thinking this week would be a really good time to take a vacation from KZbin comments. For what it's worth, I totally get what you're doing, how you're doing it, and why you approach it the way you do. You're an extremely intelligent guy. You're doing great! I know everyone questions themself from time to time (especially after taking a barrage of incoming criticism,) but hang in there. The immense amount of support you have didn't evaporate this week. We're still here. We're impressed, and we're proud of ya! Stay awesome, Jeff
@drjei100
@drjei100 15 күн бұрын
Absolutely! It's amusing and frustrating at the same time that people can be such experts sitting in their recliners while you're out there doing the hard work. Keep it up, don't listen to any of those naysayers. Sure, some of them have good suggestions, but most are just trolling. We remain quite interested in your efforts, and realize that a lot of this is going to be trial and error.
@SoilRevivalJourney
@SoilRevivalJourney 15 күн бұрын
I'm so impressed that you are still working hard and learning. Plus finding the energy to share your adventures. Hoping for rain for your land 👌👌
@villerantavalli9395
@villerantavalli9395 17 күн бұрын
Alfalfa and clover not something to grow at a desert -both are very water intensive. What you should attempt to grow are annual grasses and other native herbaceous desert plants -they've adapted to environment and wont hog up water or turn into invasive weeds once established.
@rivimey
@rivimey 17 күн бұрын
I think the intention is to get them to grow quickly and then die (for lack of water) thus creating shelter for a while and then organic matter to mix into the proto-soil. The problem Shaun is dealing with is that the "soil" there is basically sand, no organics, no bacteria or fungi, very little water. A massive amount of soil development needs to happen before any significant plant growth will be possible. The problem with using desert-adapted plants to do this is that they generally grow slowly and with little volume (of course), perpetuating the existing conditions. Also, I don't know about Alfalfa, but clover is also in the group of plants that "fix" (transfer) nitrogen from the air into the soil, which is one of the things that must happen.
@villerantavalli9395
@villerantavalli9395 17 күн бұрын
@@rivimey Alfalfa is also a legume and if the plan is to just use nitrogen fixing plants, there's quite a few that are suited better than alfalfa imo. Perennial desert grasses and sedges would be otherwise a good pick but they tend to form very thick clumps that inhibit other plants in the long run, so i think it's not a bad idea to plant oat or wheat to get more bio-matter and to tie-up loose sand. Using cereal is also relatively cheap to replant as needed for biomass.
@p.shermanfortytwowallabyla9488
@p.shermanfortytwowallabyla9488 17 күн бұрын
With all the "research" he has done... these are VERY EASY THINGS TO GOOGLE and he wouldn't be wasting his time. A 5 minute Google would have shown him this was yet another waste of money. I thought he learned permaculture principles before attempting this But he really is just winging it I hope he has a lot of money to make up for the mistakes Property taxes in Texas ain't cheap. Even if he paid off the land completely 320 acres racks up a lot of property taxes
@t.dig.2040
@t.dig.2040 17 күн бұрын
Alfalfa is a desert beast. It's only water intensive as a crop. It takes a lot of energy to get cut down to nothing and bounce back multiple times a year.
@WhichDoctor1
@WhichDoctor1 17 күн бұрын
@@villerantavalli9395 you didn't address the points made in the post you are replying to. If these are intended as a green manure, then they are intended to grow over the winter, then die, or get cut down, once the conditions get too hot and dry. And intended to produce the maximum top growth before then, to provide soil carbon and surface mulch for the other desert plants already growing. So planting slow growing desert perennials would be exactly the wrong thing to sew for this purpose. And from what he said at the beginning it does sound like green manure is the intention. And it sounds like he was specifically advised to do exactly this by his permaculture advisers.
@sleepyt941
@sleepyt941 17 күн бұрын
You should plant some desert sage or aka Texas sage. Pollinators love them and they are native to the region
@leonlowenstadter9223
@leonlowenstadter9223 17 күн бұрын
Native plants are most promising, I agree! They will pioneer and provide both shade and biomass for the plant you want to have.
@MrMaxKeane
@MrMaxKeane 16 күн бұрын
If the clay balls worked so well, why not do it again? You do not need to wait for a cement mixer. Bang everything in your biggest bucket and use a mixing attachment on a drill, pour it all out, make a half-inch 'pizza' and then cut out little half-inch cubes of it. Take all these little cubes and pop them UNDER some mulch, water them in well... it is a no-brainer.
@leoscheibelhut940
@leoscheibelhut940 15 күн бұрын
He could use your method to broadcast the little cubes over large areas outside the fenced area without watering them in to wait for a big rain event.
@timonix2
@timonix2 17 күн бұрын
I kinda wish that I could time travel 6 month into the future just to see the progress. So much have happened over the last year and pace is always speeding up as you learn
@m2d5
@m2d5 17 күн бұрын
Simple labels: Stick a piece of packing tape onto whatever you need to label. Write on the packing tape, or put a piece of paper with your label on the packing tape. Cover the packing tape with another piece of packing tape. If you may want to remove the label (perhaps to reuse the container) then roll under one end of the 2nd piece of packing tape.
@MasonTilghman
@MasonTilghman 17 күн бұрын
i couldn't think of a less effective method of doing this
@lumberjack7923
@lumberjack7923 17 күн бұрын
you can also get all the free cardboard you want from any furniture store ...... they will set it aside just like Starbucks and coffee ground free as long as you give a pick up date and it easy to transport/lays down flat/ EXCELLENT GROUND COVER to hold moisture
@cluckhead1913
@cluckhead1913 17 күн бұрын
Those boxes get crushed into bails, and are then sold to recycling companies. My company is currently getting $100 per bail.
@lumberjack7923
@lumberjack7923 16 күн бұрын
@@cluckhead1913 That may be so but there are a lot of places including furniture stores that will set it aside as it is a cost to them to get rid of the cardboard . I get it for free all the time for my bedding HAVE A GREAT WEEK 😀
@MatchlessConcepts
@MatchlessConcepts 16 күн бұрын
Costco and liquor stores too
@patrickmecham9592
@patrickmecham9592 17 күн бұрын
I would really LOVE to see what your circle planting (done with guy from Brazil) is doing. Getting water from showers showed great promise, but I haven’t seen any footage of it:(
@creaturedomes9364
@creaturedomes9364 13 күн бұрын
Shaun i live in a very dry part of a tropical island. I know it sounds weird but i have to see alot of the other parts of the island get rain all the time. We are consider a desert I constantly have to haul water in for my plants /shield them from the sun a lot. I know i still get alot more rain than your property. But i kind of understand your problem.. but mines on a lot smaller scale. The only thing that grows good here is agave . But one thing i do that helps ALOT is well..besides what your already trying with mulch. I do practically all the same stuff you are doing..is.. i use watering rings made of anything that works like a strip of sheet metal or garden boarder strips i roll them into a large ring fit for the plants of your choice around its base maybe depends on the size of the plant a few inches in diameter maybe like 6-12inches whatever you need it to be...put one screw holding it together. I pour water into this ring which forces it to obsorb only at the plants base/roots. With the ring it will save water and it will not travel away from the plant. Can you with your drip line weave the or incorporate the drips into the rings? Also can you use card board boxes as some type of mulch additive? Maybe shred them up and put into soil? Thats another thing i do. And theres plenty of free boxes.
@hawkname1234
@hawkname1234 17 күн бұрын
Dude is WORKING HARD out there!
@SyntropicSchool
@SyntropicSchool 15 күн бұрын
I'm consistently impressed by your commitment to learning and challenging your beliefs. Thiago and the guys at Syntropic Solutions are incredible at what they do. I look forward to every update coming out. It's often the time where I get to sit back with my morning coffee and get some feel good moments, even through some of the struggles you are faced with.
@benbuffalobrown4594
@benbuffalobrown4594 17 күн бұрын
Keep going! we are all rooting for you!!!
@MisaMcAnallen
@MisaMcAnallen 17 күн бұрын
Flax seed gives off a gel when soaked in water, it actually can be used as a hair gel.
@BW-qq3jk
@BW-qq3jk 17 күн бұрын
Hi Shaun, I was thinking that your terrace may benefit from some shade to help get things moving along, one cost effective solution could be to use some rebar for stakes in the ground to support a vertical shade net wall made using scaffold debris netting… this is probably the most cost effective solution. You can get different grades of net to allow the breeze through etc so would certainly help reduce moisture evaporation due to keeping the shaded area cooler… hope this helps Good Luck! Billy Wright
@pnkemp
@pnkemp 17 күн бұрын
With all the check damns, beaver analogs, and the big dams, anyone else desperate to see some rain so we know how well they work?
@PorchGardeningWithPassion
@PorchGardeningWithPassion 16 күн бұрын
It would help him a ton!
@RiseAndFlourish
@RiseAndFlourish 17 күн бұрын
at least you're giving us content. much appreciated :)
@rickoquin510
@rickoquin510 17 күн бұрын
I spread my wild oats at night also.
@WhichDoctor1
@WhichDoctor1 17 күн бұрын
you don't need to make clay balls necessarily. You could just add clay to a seed mix like you made here straight in the bucket, and then just pull out lumps of the damp clay/seed mix with your hand and crumble them over the soil. The seeds will still get a coating of clay that will help protect them from the elements and give them direct connection with the soil. And it wouldn't be much more effort than what you were doing here
@martinhuhn7813
@martinhuhn7813 17 күн бұрын
Good advice. He does not want to prepare seed balls to sell them or create a practiacal form to use it later and the isn´t concerned with a very even distribution. So he can skip a few of the usual steps without disregarding the protection of the seeds by the clay.
@leonlowenstadter9223
@leonlowenstadter9223 17 күн бұрын
Excellent adivce, that will save the majority of time and labour!
@kerrybock766
@kerrybock766 17 күн бұрын
Another big fan of this interesting endeavour. I find myself wishing I could travel forward in time a year or two for few minutes and see where it all gets to. I know, I know, I am very impatient...😊
@Jack-w5k4p
@Jack-w5k4p 17 күн бұрын
should still be the same as it was 2 years ago
@davebond4451
@davebond4451 16 күн бұрын
5:00 Shaun you can use the hose in the nursery. It is filled with water and will syphon the tank automatically. Thats how Brandon and I did it when I was there ;) Greetings back from germany
@garymoore7613
@garymoore7613 17 күн бұрын
Thanks for the multi week updates. The video guys make it captivating. Thanks for the Lumens endorsement, I think I will try it.
@debratakagawa4764
@debratakagawa4764 17 күн бұрын
I’m hoping there will come a day that water falls from the sky on your property. There is so much potential for things to grow.
@mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212
@mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212 17 күн бұрын
Did you know that if you plant trees that trees will attract rain? It's a scientific fact.....so I don't know what he's waiting for ..
@mariannaesposito3497
@mariannaesposito3497 16 күн бұрын
Have you ever looked into the semicircle watering system Africa uses to collect water? They are creating a green wall for the past decade. I hope this helps.
@PeacefulGardenLife
@PeacefulGardenLife 12 күн бұрын
They are called Earth Smiles. And yes, he needs to create water catchment zones in anticipation of rainfall. I’d like to see him use water saving crystals too. Reinventing the wheel, in this situation, does not need to happen. 😊
@MrTrebbor
@MrTrebbor 17 күн бұрын
I don't understand, you discovered how great the seed balls worked. Then you decided to not use them and just toss the seeds around? Work smart, not hard!
@MrAlvinDude
@MrAlvinDude 16 күн бұрын
@MrTrebbor, did you notice the talk about possible rain? Without the forecast of rain, everything would likely have been done differently.
@PorchGardeningWithPassion
@PorchGardeningWithPassion 16 күн бұрын
@@MrAlvinDude That hasn't happened and would need to be that night. Sending a false positive to the seeds will kill them without immediate moisture. This attempt was a comedy of errors.
@dougayers7517
@dougayers7517 16 күн бұрын
How about spilling a little water and some seeds over at the water well 3 miles away. After you get your water, spray some around and see what happens. Maybe you can green up around the well too.
@Targe0
@Targe0 17 күн бұрын
You may want to grow a bush or a small tree in a pot so that you can move them around to places that will get a lot of wind or hash sunlight. When you go to grow in those areas, and you can use the potted plant as a temporary shield. And when they eventually get large enough, you can then directly plant them and start growing another shield crop in the pot. It might help you speed up progress in some of the harsher areas by artificially giving them some natural protection of a more mature plant.
@kelly7788
@kelly7788 17 күн бұрын
He prunes all his shields.
@mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212
@mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212 17 күн бұрын
I totally agree, that and planting trees and the use of frangipani for shade..then move around....
@continuousself-improvement1879
@continuousself-improvement1879 16 күн бұрын
You can get a compost pile going by getting wilted vegetables discarded by grocery stores, bring them to the ranch every time you go there. Just dig a big hole, pile the greens in, and then leave it covered up with dirt for a couple of months. Then when the rainy season arrives, you got compost ready to go.
@knoll9812
@knoll9812 16 күн бұрын
Good idea but he can only do one load a trip. On a related subject. I have seen housing parks adjacent to degraded land. If the authorities could collect all the food and garden waste it could be buried in truck load hikes and forgot about for a year. After a year start community gardens
@azuma909
@azuma909 19 сағат бұрын
I stumbled upon one of your videos, and I can't stop watching. I look forward to seeing the forest that grows there in 10 years.
@robinanna5531
@robinanna5531 17 күн бұрын
Love what you're doing! So much progress even though it feels hard won. Keep it up Shaun!
@Drunken.Lyrics
@Drunken.Lyrics 16 күн бұрын
Hi Sean, i really enjoy watching you work through this, the dream boarding, the actuality of the task, the mistakes, learning curves & steady progression. You are right, nature never sleeps & takes every opportunity to grow & progress when it can. Everyone has two cents of input, ideas, oprions & alternatives which i also enjoy reading. I live in New zealand, which is a complete contrast to your enviroment yet nature is governed by fundemental laws which apply in varying degrees where ever you go. I am on my own regenerative journey which involves returning some heavily neglected, clay, sun drenched land into vialble pasture for me to raise sheep on, without the need for supplimental feed to carry me over the drier months which coincide with mating. ergo, i need the sheep to be in good health as the newly developing lambs will suffer from lack of essential nutrients during this time...which leads to weakened, sick, deformed sheep once born... I said that so you can see where i am coming from, I study grasses & the varying benefit each one brings to the paddock, some deep rooting, some add nitrogen (like your clover there), some clump, some are outright difficult to get going etc.... There are some grasses that may do well on your site. Obviously on the southern facing sides to start. Planting them around the base of established bushes, around the swales etc. Grass clumps how moisture, hold banks together, cool the earth, self seeding, spreading etc. As you have learnt, there is no ^hack or shortcut with nature, you have to play by it's rules, & so it will take time. A bit of care could bring a new dynamic to your property, ie...sowing specific grasses which are adaptible & beneficial to your enviroment, in small amounts where you can possibly hand water with a watering can of example, to get a feel for how the grass responds & the time it takes to get it established. A mild winter is perfect for getting grasses mixed in with manure etc planted. Me personally, i would pick half a dozen established bushes on the south side & sprinkle seed, top dress with manure up n around the shrub. Then when on site, give ithe a good healthy water till established (approx 8-12wks). The cycle will then be started. As cattle are an issue, maybe pick out bushes which are thorny & unpleasant for the cattle to poke their nose into, to mitigate the need for fencing.... anyway, that is my two cents spent. Take is for what it is, just sharing my thoughts. I love your progress & determination, you put a bit of wind in my sails sometimes as i don't have heavy machinery to break down, isolation or time away from site.....Keep it up!
@-Tapsi
@-Tapsi 14 күн бұрын
Reading the comments must be so tiresome haha! Everybody knows best! Sometimes you just gotta struggle & toil a bit on your own. Good luck I am always enjoying your episodes
@64Dasani
@64Dasani 17 күн бұрын
You guys are doing great work Shaun
@socratesraramuri5040
@socratesraramuri5040 17 күн бұрын
speaking of dew i planted a small aloe vera next to a big rock and was amazed how well it did. Never got a drop of water from me. The roots were in the shade of the rock. It grew like crazy.
@timoteoikoshymontoya1954
@timoteoikoshymontoya1954 4 күн бұрын
We made a “Road Drag”. We made it from repurposed semi truck snow chains, about 4 sets hooked up to each other. These were hooked up to a steel I beam. This was then hooked up to a truck at an angle to drag the road in such a way as to knock down the high spots on the road and fill in the low spots.
@markthompson180
@markthompson180 17 күн бұрын
From West Virginia: congratulations on the growth of your little trees.
@ameno21
@ameno21 17 күн бұрын
Such seed spreaders only work with dry seeds. Wet seeds clump together or to the spreader and clog the mashine.
@edl653
@edl653 17 күн бұрын
Yup. I was surprised he did not realize that beforehand. When he showed a hand full of wet seeds and said it forms a paste, that should have foreshadowed in his mind what was going to happen with the spreader.
@p.shermanfortytwowallabyla9488
@p.shermanfortytwowallabyla9488 17 күн бұрын
He literally could have looked it up. A 10 second Google search would have told him that
@PorchGardeningWithPassion
@PorchGardeningWithPassion 16 күн бұрын
@@edl653 He is pretty impulsive
@MrLbstoner
@MrLbstoner 15 күн бұрын
the best results i had for growing in the desert was actually digging a hole for whatever i was trying to grow, usually about 1 foot deep. this helps protect younger plants from the freezing cold and help collect water right where u need it at
@kirksinclair6088
@kirksinclair6088 17 күн бұрын
this winter you should install a 5 stran bared wire fence or at least a single wire electric fence around the property to keep the cows out
@Jack-w5k4p
@Jack-w5k4p 17 күн бұрын
3 barb would be sufficient - with star picket every 5 metres - good point however if oats did grow the rabbits and cattle would eat it
@JG-nm9zk
@JG-nm9zk 17 күн бұрын
If over grazing is why the landscape is degraded then the solution is quite simple.
@Jack-w5k4p
@Jack-w5k4p 17 күн бұрын
@@JG-nm9zk correct STOP overgrazing - install a boundary fence
@leonlowenstadter9223
@leonlowenstadter9223 17 күн бұрын
Where would these cows come from? Looks like there is almost no vegetation for miles?
@Jack-w5k4p
@Jack-w5k4p 17 күн бұрын
@@leonlowenstadter9223 true - but anything that grows acts like a cow magnet
@robertlemoine3500
@robertlemoine3500 17 күн бұрын
Thankyou Dustup .
@planterbanter
@planterbanter 17 күн бұрын
Shaun, I really hope you get your desert forest. Rooting for you big time!
@lesliebrannon2191
@lesliebrannon2191 15 күн бұрын
Shaun you where dropping the grass seed around the plants , hoping dew would off them to feed the grass. you had a tin bin, which would work even better. Any metal container or sheeting can work. Place it near where you want to grow grass. Even around your base camp. As for getting the water out of the tote. Place it on some pallets, till you at the right Hight's to place buckets for the water under the tap. Also the other seeds after letting them soak add soil, makes it easier to spread and using a rake might help bed them in, given them a bit more of a chance .
@ps-gq5km
@ps-gq5km 16 күн бұрын
Spend 30 seconds and dig out a space for a bucket below the spout of your water tote... (Or put a short hose on the faucet)
@earlinemcgahen3931
@earlinemcgahen3931 17 күн бұрын
you can grow a garden on top of that bale by spreading the seeds on top of it. helps keep moisture
@NomdePlume337
@NomdePlume337 17 күн бұрын
that's what I was thinking. He said he wanted the seeds where the dew would condense and I'm like, "well right on that hay looks like a good spot"
@JakobFischer60
@JakobFischer60 17 күн бұрын
I can see most natural growth of plants in the bottom of those valley. There is also a lot of shade. Perhaps you should use this by building some sand dams and planting right down were the most moisture is.
@martinhuhn7813
@martinhuhn7813 17 күн бұрын
That seems reasonable at the first glance, but his approach is more ambitious. The terraces capture rainwater, so that it perculates before it reaches the bottom of the valley. That will already prolong the period, in which there is moisture available down there and it will also reduce flooding and erosion. The vegetation at the bottom of the valley will then improve without additonal planting. But in order to make the terraces - which are also more accessible - more permanent structures, they must be stabilized by plant growth. His approach, to start as high up in the watershed as he can make the plants grow is very reasonable. Also: He already has a lot of dams, checkdams and beaver dam analogues in place, which also facilitate water retention. The vegetation at the bottom of the valley isn´t going to need any more help to become a desert forrest. They already get more water retention, more protection from erosion, more shadow from the trees planted on the terrace, more protection from wind, that would dry them out by the same trees and of cause, additional seeds from his terraces will find their way down there.
@JakobFischer60
@JakobFischer60 17 күн бұрын
@@martinhuhn7813 Hm, I do not see any water flowing to feed beaver dams. In such an dry area sand dams can store the little water underground and enable growth. There is no water on the terraces (besides what he provides) and there is no shade to prevent evaporation.
@martinhuhn7813
@martinhuhn7813 17 күн бұрын
@@JakobFischer60 You haven´t watched many of the previous episodes, have you? This year is a year of an extreme drought there. But at the beginning of the series, there was a lot of flooding. The current conditions are not normal. Also, haven´t you seen the beaver dam analoges? They pretty much fulfil the purpose of sand dams - or they will, as soon as there is rain. And of cause, there is no shade on the terraces. That will be provided by the plants, which are growing there right now. Planting trees at the bottom of the valley would not be any help to anything higher up in the watershed, including the terraces.
@JakobFischer60
@JakobFischer60 17 күн бұрын
@@martinhuhn7813 Ach Martin
@JB-eg1tb
@JB-eg1tb 17 күн бұрын
Congrats on seeing progress with those seed balls!
@karronlaneNOLA
@karronlaneNOLA 17 күн бұрын
thanks for the video. i love following all aspects of your desert adventures. good job.
@glendalawson150
@glendalawson150 17 күн бұрын
Greetings from England. You spoke of dew in this episode and it brought to mind that whilst I was working in Namibia a long time ago, corrugated iron was being used to condense dew on its surface which then dripped down to water the plant/s below. Would this be worth a try?
@robw4ltz408
@robw4ltz408 17 күн бұрын
Piles of rocks do the same thing particularly if you make semicircular patterns.
@carriann26
@carriann26 17 күн бұрын
You just broarcast the oat seeds on powder dry rocky dirt and it will grow? How? What stops the seeds from dying out and blowing away in the wind? Thank you by the way I love to watch you.
@synbitzseven2614
@synbitzseven2614 17 күн бұрын
it seems like he has 0 clue about what he's doing honestly.
@p.shermanfortytwowallabyla9488
@p.shermanfortytwowallabyla9488 17 күн бұрын
​@@synbitzseven2614it's frustrating bc he has people that are knowledgeable in this field But REFUSES to learn from them Whether it's intelligence limitations or impulsively.... Or arrogance. Idk But he leaves his wife and kids for 1/4 of the year for this
@lukepaul7931
@lukepaul7931 17 күн бұрын
@@synbitzseven2614he a little confused but he’s got the spirit
@dummyaccount.k
@dummyaccount.k 17 күн бұрын
Cmon why are you like this? This guy is the last person to deserve any hate. Why dont you start a subreddit for this if you have such great ideas and ​expertise ? @@p.shermanfortytwowallabyla9488
@NomdePlume337
@NomdePlume337 17 күн бұрын
he's got erosion control blankets, I assume he'll put those over top of the oat seeds, but you'd think if that was the plan he'd make a whole day of it instead of going out at night and just broad casting some seeds on part of the dam
@patrickgibson6648
@patrickgibson6648 17 күн бұрын
If y'all put a flat stick in the bucket to float on top, the bucket will not slop out as much. A 1/2 inch thick - 1&1/2inch wide- 7 inch long piece should do for y'alls 5 gallon bucket.
@richardcliff3510
@richardcliff3510 10 күн бұрын
I am sure someone must have already asked/suggested this. Given the drought, have you thought about extracting moisture out of the air for your irrigation? In Lanzarote they grow potatoes in the volcanic ash which collects condensing dew. In the Sahara they collect water condensing under tarps. You have a massive surface area of land and for now a relatively small cultivation area. Keep up the great work. Rooting for you man. Richard
@ariadnepyanfar1048
@ariadnepyanfar1048 16 күн бұрын
Re the oats: to supercharge plant and soil growth, always plant a legumous (nitrogen fixer) plant wherever you plant a type of grass. Grass and legumes together promote beneficial mycelium networks that exchange useful simple messages between plants enabling them to optimise when they open up to take in water and nutrients to grow, and when they hunker down more to protect themselves from animals and adverse conditions. For SW Texas native legume groundcovers you have indigofera miniata (scarlet pea); Chamaecrista fasciculata (partridge pea); Orbexilum melanocarpum (mountain pea) etc
@NancySmith-y1w
@NancySmith-y1w 14 күн бұрын
Shaun, A year and a half ago, I saw some wild alfalfa growing in the desert of New Mexico, and thought of you. I sent you a comment then about adding alfalfa to your mix of plants, and you said you would research the idea. Today, I noticed you had put alfalfa in your mix. I hope they prove valuable. I appreciate you being honest and transparent about your struggles. martin
@Dread9ko
@Dread9ko 17 күн бұрын
Thank you for starting posting your video a bit earlier so I will not look it sleeping in the middle of the night😂😂😂
@earlinemcgahen3931
@earlinemcgahen3931 17 күн бұрын
after broadcasting your seeds spread a layer of straw on top of them. holds moisture and heat helping sprouting. and helps prevent erosion and provides nutrients for the seeds.
@leonlowenstadter9223
@leonlowenstadter9223 17 күн бұрын
Could you add an idea where to get straw in that region for free?
@jeffcmcm
@jeffcmcm 16 күн бұрын
[Comment Part 2] Hey Community, Shaun's taking care of a fragile ecosystem out there....Let's maybe take care of Shaun. He's like any of the rest of us, just a normal dude in Ft Worth, Texas doing something we all admire. He's not super-human or immune from feeling like crap and wanting to give up when he takes a massive barrage of criticism. I've been impressed with his openness to advice and new information. It's a serious indication of maturity and intelligence. But there's a limit to anyone's willingness to go on in the face of overwhelming criticism. He's not the kind to quit, but there's not a human alive whose day wouldn't be ruined by dozens of people coming down on them. Not quitting is different than enjoying what you do. And when a man doesn't enjoy what he does, his wife and kids suffer. Everyone with a keyboard here has the power to give just a little back to Shaun and his family, and we have the power to take a little away. Again, he's a real guy, with a real family - just like any of the rest of us. Let's be the water to Shaun's enjoyment and willingness to keep fighting out there, not the cows trying to trample it! Stay awesome, everyone! Jeff
@knoll9812
@knoll9812 16 күн бұрын
Well said
@herobrinenoch3522
@herobrinenoch3522 16 күн бұрын
Though people's comments pile up and look negative, on the whole, people are just wanting to help Shaun get the most bang for his buck. He's working his guts out, but all that effort could be more effective if he took some of this advice on board.
@PorchGardeningWithPassion
@PorchGardeningWithPassion 16 күн бұрын
The frustrating part is he is not learning from the wealth of knowledge his supporters offer him. He is back to doing Day 1 mistakes here in this video and it is wasteful. If he wasn't asking for support from the audience and it was all self-funded, it would be easier to digest. However, he is not. We ALL want him to win!
@Beastmd
@Beastmd 15 күн бұрын
Beautiful!
@camilojdz
@camilojdz 17 күн бұрын
man Dolores is gonna have a feast
@victorlunabba561
@victorlunabba561 17 күн бұрын
Thank you for translating to Celsius ❤
@Renegade-Bundi
@Renegade-Bundi 17 күн бұрын
Idea add a bit of PVC to the base of the water tote so that way it is easier to fill buckets and any other kind of container you plan on using when working with the plants.
@leoscheibelhut940
@leoscheibelhut940 15 күн бұрын
I think it might be worthwhile to scatter seed balls on broad swathes of your acreage to wait for a serious rain event. To make producing the balls much easier you might try placing the seed ladened clay mixture on a heavy-duty screen sieve, like hardware cloth stretched over a square wood frame, then pushing it though the screen. I have one I made to use to screen lumps out of my potting mix. It has 1/2 inch squares, but for your purpose 3/4 inch squares might be better.
@RobertWells-j4j
@RobertWells-j4j 17 күн бұрын
Check out something called a subsoiling attachment for the dozer. Mid west farmer use this technique for drainage, but if you modify the attachment to bury a wicking agent under ground, then you should be able to avoid breaks in the line, clogged emitters and kinked lines.
@cesarmagdaleno6009
@cesarmagdaleno6009 15 күн бұрын
It’s so frustrated to not see the rains in your area. Hope to one day see an update if it rains. I also hope you start some kind of a fruit forest somewhere where things are growing well on their own.
@Mallsus2
@Mallsus2 17 күн бұрын
Pretty certain those seed spreaders are for dry seed
@rivimey
@rivimey 17 күн бұрын
they are!
@williamschrader3801
@williamschrader3801 17 күн бұрын
Hi Shaun, love being able t sit down on my Sunday morning with my breakfast and watch your video. keep up the fantastic work.
@Jackman77100
@Jackman77100 17 күн бұрын
it's Saturday
@williamschrader3801
@williamschrader3801 17 күн бұрын
@@Jackman77100 time zones mate, not everyone lives in the US.
@Jackman77100
@Jackman77100 17 күн бұрын
@@williamschrader3801 cool, where do you live?
@williamschrader3801
@williamschrader3801 17 күн бұрын
@@Jackman77100 in the GMT +13 time zone.
@haydenrobbie7368
@haydenrobbie7368 17 күн бұрын
to help with keeping more moister in the ground you could try setting up some more shade at the camp... the more shade, the less moister evaporates from the soil... use the camp area to test how much shade and what type of materials are best to use for it... the ones that provide the best shade as well as can be easily moved once the plants have grown large enough to make their own are the ones you're looking for... i know some places just put a bunch of 3-5 foot tall poles/wooden dowels into the ground next to the planting areas in somewhat of a 2-3 rows in a staggered pattern about 2-3 inches apart, it also helps to break up some of the wind... could be interesting to test out different methods and they could help to make the camp area a bit cooler... it seems to work down here in Australia in some of the arid areas...
@mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212
@mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212 17 күн бұрын
I've explained about using the camps shade to get trees started n using bits of shade cloth etc....like talking to a brick wall....
@revolutionaryhippies6972
@revolutionaryhippies6972 17 күн бұрын
U should be planting moringa tree by the dozen especially during the spring the will do great for summer which will give u shad and cover for other trees especially if it dosent snow in the winter there
@johnkleber1800
@johnkleber1800 11 күн бұрын
I recommend that you dam all the places where water flows so that you have water infiltrating the soil, remember, make the dam 7 meters deep so that water does not go under the name and underground dam, and of course, much more. Cheap to do with plastic sheets, then make the dams round so that during the rains they accumulate water depending on the height of the mountain where the rainwater could make a very large and round dam and deposit the earth in the direction that the water runs towards so that it is empowered to infiltrate the soil, a hug from BRAZIL. 6:44
@conelia9504
@conelia9504 16 күн бұрын
Can’t wait to see the results
@Ozibiey
@Ozibiey 13 күн бұрын
Sir Shaun, 1) I’m wondering why you can’t bring soil on your way to the ranch? Like get some earth from the store or for free from a forest or manure and put it into the area you are trying to reforest. It would cost in gas to transport it but do you not think it will be more effective? 2) Also, since you do have wood and trees and cacti, why not mulch them and consolidate the mulch and things where you are working the most and then expand when you’ve stabilized the area? What do you think of my points?
@marciodinizdasilva
@marciodinizdasilva 17 күн бұрын
Hi guys! The seeds just droped will not became bird food?
@Jack-w5k4p
@Jack-w5k4p 17 күн бұрын
they will never strike unless they get upwards 6 inches rain so "here birds enjoy"
@CityGardener
@CityGardener 14 күн бұрын
You could mix the wet seeds with inoculated biochar & compost, with a mulch added on top
@johnoconnor1948
@johnoconnor1948 16 күн бұрын
Hi Shaun raise your IPC up on some concrete blocks and get a spout for the outlet makes life a lot easier and less spills of that precious water.
@huntera123
@huntera123 15 күн бұрын
A bit off topic: A way to significantly help the cooling of your living quarters. Consider buolding a shade roof over the bunkhouse. The shade gootprint will refuce heating quite a bit.
@isnoo1
@isnoo1 13 күн бұрын
Darn........... I have caught up.............. I am devastated....... no more binge watching BUT may just start back at the beginning so I can things I did not notice the first time! Thanks for taking me along - it has been an amazing journey!!
@dustupstexas
@dustupstexas 8 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@Mabirchell
@Mabirchell 12 күн бұрын
Have you tried cold hardy palms? So many fan palm types, windmill palms etc and most are very drought hardy once established. They can be pricey but their seeds are easy to find if you want to start them that way. Growing up in south east new mexico i wasn't very far from your land. Tall hardy grasses will be your friend here. Although a bit aggressive, elm trees tolerate heat very well. Also use high desert type pines. They shed needles yearly and produce a lot of biomass.
@dmjsvandal
@dmjsvandal 17 күн бұрын
The growing season never ends, but it changes :) I think you'll get some of those plants from the seeds you spread eventually, but the birds are going to be happy moving them around for now. I've had luck sowing seeds mixed into a clay slurry before, but it was much thicker in clay content. Also made a mess of my pants. The wires of the spreader were also unhappy. You could probably pour such a runny slurry mix with biochar, clay, manure, and seeds with a bucket. Looking at bigger terraces, maybe make it less runny in the concrete mixer, and pour it into the grate bottom trailer. Cover the trailer bottom partially in tarp and drive the trailer up and down the future growing terrace. Vibration drops "clay balls" from the trailer while wheels work it into the ground. Attach a garden rake or three to the back of the trailer and you'll have some micro tillage too
@hienous9581
@hienous9581 17 күн бұрын
Get some piping bags for the seed balls. The kind used in baking for icing cakes. Failing that a sandwich/plastic bag and cut one corner off. Fill and squeeze out the hole.
@danielannan4797
@danielannan4797 16 күн бұрын
It'd probably take some effort but might be worth the time taken. On your website you could list the suggestions you've received, and list the reasoning why you will or won't do it and let people comment on alternatives or missed points. Obviously there are logistics and technical details that we don't all have the information for, so we may be missing key details. Something I thought of today would be to get one of those terracotta planters with the holes/cups on the sides, Get a compost/manure/woodchip base and cultivate a fungal mycelium in it. Once it is filled with the mycelium, dig a hole on the uphill side of the terrace and put the planter underground with the top under a shade box with it getting water from the irrigation. Water will infiltrate through the mycelium and compost and go underneath the surface allowing for better water retention and nutrient infiltration. And nighthawkinlight is making that infrared cooling paint. He might be up for a collab to see the effectiveness and durability of the material. Between painting your bedrooms exterior to see if you can stay cooler during the hot summer, or coating a metal panel to try and create a condensation panel, you might get some interesting data for both channels. Maybe a local gardener/farmer/arborist in the town nearest the property would be willing/interested in collecting and composting material for you at a reasonable rate that you can pick up on your way out. Or if there is a plant nursery they might be interested in doing a partnership.
@velcroman11
@velcroman11 17 күн бұрын
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