Exploring The River On My Abandoned Land! Water Management & Garden Updates

Today, we'll be exploring my homestead after a full day of rain. I'll be exploring the river on my acres of raw land and updating you guys on my permaculture orchard and garden.
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[@wtfyoumeaninvalid]

Always a good idea to mark water levels in flood plains. Knowing where you can plant and build will save a ton of headaches.

[@paulplantu]

If I build any meaningful structure it’s going to be elevated over 20 feet. Hahaha

[@wtfyoumeaninvalid]

@@paulplantuGonna have to build everything on boats lol.

[@hownotto4067]

@@paulplantulove the channel! How deep of a pond do I need for bluegill? Plan on a 10x15 ft pond 2 feet deep.. but not sure if that’s deep enough. I live in tennessee

[@alexv6347]

Make sure to take note of how far into your land the water reaches during heavy rainfalls. Another commenter pointed it out, but knowing where it rarely floods vs moderately frequently will help you know what you can plant and where. Mapping where the water flows around your land is also important. Planting some riparian vegetation along the edges of your stream could also help limit future floods (mainly the intensity and strength of the water flow) by soaking up and slowing down the water. Making sure your fruit trees were elevated was a great idea btw. An additional idea for you could be to look up endangered species in your areas and see what plants or habitats they need to maybe recreate conditions they might need to thrive.

[@paulplantu]

Yeah the front where the creek is definitely holds the most water and has the most flow. That’s why I’m taking time before I put in a culvert to make sure the pipes will be big enough and so it won’t wash off. Observing this year will definitely provide the most value as you suggested! Thanks for the great advice

[@jessek8114]

Fill it with milkweed, bergamot, echinacea if it’s native to the zone and other weeds that hosts animals.

[@SolomonsGardenSU]

It’ll be so cool to have a group volunteer to help you clean & plant && learn about the plants in your area ✨✨

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Love when you upload Paul! Earth is my plo-net! lol

[@michellepollino4986]

Your new property is beautiful, the river/pond is exciting. Just looking forward to see what you do with all this new space. Love watching.

[@pdxnevets]

Love the channel. On the backside by the pond would be a great place for Wood Duck Boxes. See if you can attract a family of ducks.

[@ahmedabidi8649]

love the energie ,you just achieved one of my dreams which is buy land and plant in it as many trees as i want

[@paulplantu]

Heck yeah, do it man!! Luckily for me this property came with more trees than I know what to do with.

[@marky3131]

Definitely a great opportunity to sequester water and really help the environment. I’d use all of your extra material to create some weir damns and swales just to slow the water down. Also use flags to mark high water areas to help u determine where to plant

[@spookyduzit]

Yes find a spot and dig a channel from the creek to the new pond and make it your own

[@NickBoileau]

interesting note about roses...almost 100% of commercial roses are grafted, usually with multiflora rose stock. When the grafted plant eventually dies, you are left with a different species in the same spot. Especially on old homesteads and historic graveyards you can find multiflora rose growing. These are not what would have originally been planted (technically they were) and represent an invasive legacy of the rose trade, one that continues to this day.

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

How beautiful Im so excited to see how you transform your property into a food jungle! I suggest banana trees, taro root in the wet areas, pomegranate, fig and mulberry trees in the dry areas. All of those have grown very well for me in Galveston county!

[@paulplantu]

I’m from La Marque, I’ll add some bananas and pretty much everything you suggest except the taro. It can be invasive along waterways

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

@@paulplantu Awesome thats good to know! I always enjoy your videos hometown homie!

[@WulfTrax]

Black Willows would be amazing anywhere along the river bank. They'd help stabilize the banks and provide habitat for a lot of different species.

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

Willows are the best. And would be easy to propagate too if he has water!

[@BoujeeBearVintage]

Wild muscadines grow around my creek on the property and they are delicious also the deer love them as well. I’ve made wine and preserves and juice from them. Maybe you would enjoy that?

[@koreyOC]

Dig the stream a little deeper and you’ll have a nice kayak path into the pond and maybe into the bayou

[@Quietstorm3333]

Peninsula poppn looking nice

[@ismaelrosario3137]

Gonna have to build a bridge over the river with those fallin tree's

[@wilsonrandolph540]

this channel is therapeutic forreal. it's so cool to have a whole water system on your property

[@nicolebergelin6200]

Awesome tour, love to see all the potential!

[@denisemouledous7352]

Watch out for those snakes!!! My daughter lives in a Cypress neighborhood and gets copperheads in her yard.

[@michaelbaileythedespair]

high way concrete guards or stumps as rapters for the bridge tall stump bridge ,mound trees

[@KnittyMatcha]

Earth is your plaw-net! 🌳🌿🐊🐍🦌🪷🌸

[@deltorres2100]

Will be a Food Forest 🌱

[@huntersage3401]

By far my favorite series . So excited to see what this turns into years out

[@leroystpierre]

LETS GOOOOOOO!!! damn i love this series of yours

[@paulplantu]

Me too, I want to be out there every single day!

[@cabbagenut]

I'd love to see some native sedges and reeds, though I don't know what does well in your area. You might have some ideas though.

[@donnam4260]

Oh my goodness Paul !! With all this water your awesome place becomes even more of a dreamy paradise 🌟 Please remember that those wood markers WILL drsentegrate .... Please put in something metal that can be located even years from now even by your children 😇 Rebar? Teepost? 😊

[@toosense]

Just wanted to say I love your videos, your land is awesome, and I appreciate all you do to make the world a better place; not only to be a positive influence to people but to wildlife. Just an overall great human being. I wish you well and look forward to your progress.

[@MoonCat33]

This is SUCH an enjoyable channel for me. So friggin happy I stumbled across it! 🌳 🐦 🐠 🦋

[@nosleeptillhumboldt]

Soon Paul will be doing swale and permaculture videos

[@paulplantu]

Hahahahaha, I am legitimately going to have to build some swales to plant some fruit trees on berms so they can survive. I think I have more of a love for native plants and wildlife but will do boff fasho

[@nosleeptillhumboldt]

Hahah, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do. Meanwhile I've been secretly hoping you'll one day cross into my other favorite media space (soccer) and do a reaction to a Houston Dynamo game. That'd be something lmao@@paulplantu

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Paul . The river looks amazing in your land and you can plant willow trees , japanese maples , fruits and citrus trees , river lilies and flowering plants . Have a great day .🌿

[@joshblack4291]

Awesome stuff! I'd recommend planting and supporting native riparian plants on the shoreline and wetlands.

[@paulplantu]

That’s the next move!! I have some lizard tail and some fringe aquatic plants too! It’s going to be exciting!

[@yasminclarke6765]

I would flag the edges of the river now so you have an idea where the water is in the future.

[@TheJake76]

It'd be really cool to see what the Greg witstock team could do for a pond here. It's gunna be tough for one person to do a big pond on this property.

[@paulplantu]

Haha, definitely can’t pay them to do all that. I’ve watched a lot of their vids but would probably do more of a natural pond with no pumps and just have tons of plants filtering everything.

[@michaelbaileythedespair]

draw bridge over flow pond for summer time

[@jonjon9270]

Passion fruit tree!

[@paulplantu]

I have some I’m waiting to plug in over there!

[@jonjon9270]

@@paulplantu heck yeah can’t wait to see!

[@goco4697]

Prune any flowers this year to give the trees time to establish roots their first year.

[@paulplantu]

That’s some good advice! Thanks man

[@user-tucsonsw]

Thanks for the tour.

[@stephanieparker5049]

Dr.Aguatu wow gorgeous 😳😳😳☺️😋Congrats Earth is great👊👍✌️✌️

[@Nolanrob17]

So sick definitely should add a lot of sand for drainage

[@ericstrees]

Growing to become my favourite series on KZbin. Keep up the videos Paul!

[@paulplantu]

Thank you so much man, there’s definitely a lot to take on but I’ll try and be as consistent with the updates as possible!

[@allenslater9234]

Absolutely love your new land!!

[@paulplantu]

Me too, it makes me excited every time I go out there!

[@margievaughan2456]

I find your channel so interesting & exciting. I anxiously watch each video & just love that you’re so interested in nature & preservation. Can’t wait to see the changes.

[@paulplantu]

Me too, there’s so much to observe and do I’m glad I have people who support the journey! Thank you

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

Do you have any native willows, cottonwoods or alders there? With willows you can supposedly just stick cuttings into the riverbanks to propagate.

[@BossMan_Jerm]

Gotta see if there’s any fish in that pond!

[@WizardApologist]

Your property is gorgeous, seriously gets me excited to do this myself in the future! cant wait to see your progress

[@paulplantu]

Thank you so much!! Heck yeah you can do it!

[@charlesdavenport4640]

Great video, looks like you have a lot of work to do!

[@paulplantu]

Lord knows I do. Hahahaha! This is gonna be a lifetime pursuit.

[@rickyt3961]

nice! I see an elevated wooden walkway along the flow of water leading to a small deck overlooking the pond. it might take time, but time is on your side. haha. During the dry season it would still make for a nice walk.👍🏾

[@paulplantu]

Hahaha, that would be amazing.

[@delightfuldesignsbydenise9710]

Plantu…get U some fishing waders!!

[@paulplantu]

FACTS! Hahaha

[@kathrynion]

There are obviously tons of things you can do, but one of the first that I might consider is making sure to get some passionvine going to support all the native fritillaries. Once you plant some, it should start taking over as it spreads underground quickly over time. Plus maybe you could girdle some of the invasive trees and let the vines crawl up them.

[@paulplantu]

I have a ton at my house and the caterpillars are going crazy on it. I already propagated some and am going to plant it this week!! Stay tuned and thanks for the great advice

[@kathrynion]

@@paulplantu Me, too! I moved literally one plug to my yard a couple years ago and it has spread all over my flower beds (I'm in Pearland). I have a boatload of frit cats right now 👍But my yard is small.....I can only imagine the huge thing you could get going on your land! It honestly seems like so much work, but it's a great thing you're doing - keep it up!! I wish I could help with it!

[@AhmadAsrafHashim]

7:41 You're welcome

[@lindonald2087]

Get a family of beavers.. free labor lol.. love your channel!

[@paulplantu]

Hahahaha, i defff don’t wanna dam up that waterway. It’ll flood my property more and my neighbors.

[@coondoug387]

Do the pond then you can get fish. And we know what fishes get right!

[@tysonkturbo]

that is a big wetland going into the pond. on the uphill side of any pond where the feeder creek is forced to low down (due to the pond) it makes a wetland. over time the sediment carried by the creek drops out (slow velocity) and forms mucky soil. those dead tree stumps (snags) were once living trees that died from flooding. wetlands are protected by the clean water act so don't put any fill dirt or change how the water flows. you can withdraw water from the creek no problem as long as you keep baseflow in the stream. be careful of what you plant next to the wetland because that water table or saturated zone will be near the surface. maybe paw paws or blueberries would be a good choice there! stoked for u man, keep sploring that bitch

[@terryedwardz5970]

Do you ever find any driftwood that stuff sells pretty well especially if you make a lamp out of it or whatever you create

[@paulplantu]

The beach isn’t too far from me but on the property itself not anything old enough to look super cool.

[@GlendasTexasGarden]

watch out for alligators

[@paulplantu]

I know! Hahaha, I was lookin out for snakes and gators

[@Notjackie_]

Is that poison ivy in a patch around your fruit trees

[@cristobalolave9234]

next time go kayaking

[@qwerty16773]

Be careful making modifications in the flood plain and flood way. Waters of the US laws kick in quick. I’d recommend having a discussion with a local stormwater engineer before you make any modifications including a connected pond. I’ve seen people get slapped with massive fines for digging ponds to be fed by streams. They had to undo all of their work and they lost tens of thousands of dolly

[@paulplantu]

I’m definitely not going to do anything crazy without research. Holding more water in a floodplain generally is fine. It’s when you do something to push water off and onto other peoples/county land that’s typically the problem.