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What's happening in this episode? Well...water well.
We tackle setting up a new well and drip irrigation to get our desert forest project off the ground. Despite a few hiccups, we're making headway on turning 320 acres in Texas' most isolated spot into a land where trees can grow.
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[@dustupstexas]

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[@nihatsavmaz6677]

Did you know about the groasis waterbox, with those trees Are planten in Dubai.

[@Patschenkino]

Maybe establishing some trees or bushes with the Groasis Waterboxx would be a good idea.🤔 Do you know about them?

[@Patschenkino]

I saw your comment after I posted mine. We had the same idea.

[@Patschenkino]

In some places, olla clay watering pots might be useful.

[@PankajDoharey]

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[@susanspeed1638]

They make plastic round spacers to go on your pipe in the well. You tape the electric wire to your pipe and put a spacer about one every foot. This will keep your wire from rubbing the casing when you pull the line or put it in. Also everytime your pump kicks on it tends to torque inside the well and the spacers will again protect your pipe and electric line.

[@paulbriggs7126]

I believe the spacers (casing spacer) are every 6 to 8 feet including just above the pump and at the top. I had a home a while back with a 1000 foot well in CT. They used a truck and a few people to pull it out when it was hit by lighting. I was thankful for insurance. I also recall that the wire was taped to the pipe more frequently as was the pull rope.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

Yes there is whole set of best practices for this. I have installed hundreds of pumps. But that is all I will say here for now because I think they will figure it out, if not already. I am totally enjoying the speed at which his team roars through the learning curve. I believe humans can do anything they set their minds to.

[@saltygreek3870]

Thank you someone who knows what theyre talking bout

[@noyopacific]

Thanks for the video Shaun ! A couple tips from a retired well service guy. That poly safety rope should get you by for a year but it will deteriorate in the sun. Many times I've had those damn poly ropes break right where they exit the well seal (cap) and the safety rope drops down the well and lands in a tangle that will prevent the pump from being lifted. I used to attach the safety rope to an eye bolt tied under the well seal so the sunlight doesn't get to it. (Nylon line will last longer than poly and is more resistant to abrasion.) On the barb fittings and any other fittings that will be going inside a well I only use metal fittings . Steel fittings will may be fine unless the water is corrosive, otherwise use brass or stainless. The barb fittings going down a well should be double hose clamped on each side of the barb to hold under the pressure and weight of the pump and pipe filled with water inside (about 1/2 pound per foot of 1-1/4" poly pipe.) I could add some minor stuff but none of it is likely to cause you serious problems. Best wishes and good luck out there !!!

[@louisegogel7973]

Great advice!

[@mykindpharm]

Greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge!!! 😊 I will be sharing this with my husband when we get going on our well. Thank you😊

[@DaDunge]

Why even lower a pump into the well at all? I've studied groundwater engineering and I admitt my knowledge is theoretica,l but shouldn't a pump anywhere on the hose have the same effect? Also is a hose even needed, if the casing is good couldn't you just connect to a hermetic seal in the cap and use the casing as a hose? As I udnerstand it it shoud work until your waterlevel drops into the screen region of the well.

[@noyopacific]

@@DaDunge Excellent question ! The limiting factor in suction pumping of water is that when the pressure is reduced within a partial vacuum the water will "boil" and turn into a vapor. The boiling point depends on the temperature and vacuum pressure. The maximum theoretical height from which liquid water can lifted with suction is approximately 34 feet. When considering pump efficiency, friction losses, temperature and altitude factors the maximum practical suction lift with a pump is closer to 20 feet or so. As the suction lift increases it becomes increasingly energy inefficient (even with the use of eductor or venturi-jet pumping.) When pumping water from depths over 20 feet most folks will look to submersible pumps to do the job.

[@DaDunge]

@@noyopacific Of course how did i overlook that. If there was water flow it wouldn't matter where I put the pump but before there is flow I risk getting cavitation.

[@satoau1]

hey i hope you won't mind a suggestion from another biologist. you're doing good with the water, but the type of plants i think you need to go for is wildflowers specifically. the flowers will bring the bugs which will bring the birds which will bring the forest. a mix of wildflower seeds would work best (you can do isolated pockets you don't have to blanket seed), and choose nitrogen fixing species as much as possible to regenerate your soils ready for the seeds the birds will bring.

[@Dragonited]

I think it might be too early for that. He is focusing on native desert plants at the moment, and that is what will be able to survive for now there. Before he can add any wildflowers, he will need to increase the mulch content of the soil, which at the moment is mostly rocks and sand. Sure, if he finds some desert wildflowers, they might work, though at the moment the local bug life is already established on the local plants, and there already are local bird spieces that are focused on local bug life.

[@AndyTheCornbread]

A couple of tips from somebody who has had to put in a number of wells, use submersible wire, use spacers, tape your wire to the pipe every 10', put a torque arrestor directly above the pump, if you are going to go down more than 100' put backflow check valves on your pipe every 100' so when you turn off your pump you don't have that entire water column slamming back into your pump it will give you longer pump life.

[@5thGenNativeTexan]

Pretty sure you can find out what the drilling depth and water table level of that well is. Not being judgmental, but it's probably a couple hundred feet or more down and you'll need a lot more pipe. Also, you really need to be using submersible well wire. Lay your pipe and wire out first on the ground, tape the wire to the pipe at least every ten feet or so. It'll make life a lot easier. I dropped and pulled more submersible well pumps in south Texas than I care to remember.

[@dustupstexas]

We eventually figured that out

[@HPDrifter2]

This man is correct. You'll work it out. Fun to learn.

[@asdfaeou8391]

I’ve decided part of Brandon’s job is looking like a classically cool cowboy in as many shots as possible.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

"Let's go Brandon" couldn't resist.

[@wamblee123]

Dear Shaun, First of all. I "landed" on your channel through youTube recommendations! I follow some very good similar channels, but they are more European based. For me it was interesting and head-shaking at the same time to read, "I bought a desert land to make it a desert forest. A forest is a job for generations! Especially in an area where there is little rain!!! All the videos I have seen from you so far are good! They show what it means to promote greenery in this region. My highest respect for your statement, your commitment and your heart for your goal. Please don't worry so much in the future about what the KZbinrs want to hear or see! Either I follow you or not! From my point of view, you are doing everything right to continue following you. Show what is important to you in this huge project! You already get a lot of information and knowledge from other addresses, so you don't really need the doubting and questioning community of YouDubbers! The project sounds, even to me, very ambitious and hard to implement - you have chosen a big goal. You are investing a lot. Keep going . I wish you all the best in realizing your goal. "Progress is generated through setbacks in action" Best regards from Hamburg/Germany Rüdger .

[@carlsmith2826]

Put a snatch block above you on the windmill pull it up

[@herodotusofhalicarnasis2394]

Tape the cord to the hose. You can use pipe wrap. It’s black tape for covering gas pipe.

[@noyopacific]

I use electrical tape, at least 5 wraps. I've pulled pumps where the electrical tape had to be 20 years old and it was still in good shape and sticking, even where it had been underwater.

[@dannypowers4995]

Used the 3m black tape. Not the cheap flee market tape.

[@VishnuM793]

Zip ties self also do the job.

[@therealracer135]

​@@noyopacific they don't make it like they used to though Self fusing butyl tape is my suggestion

[@advancednutritioninc908]

The correct way to set a pump (I have lived with a well pump system for over 40 years and redone it a couple of times). Plumb your well with a 1 to 2 lb weight on a nylon cord. Let it go to the bottom, unless you go past 400 ft. - you can stop. Whatever depth you get set your pump about 25 feet more toward the surface than that. So if you get 275 then set your pump at 250. This will prevent the pump from getting sand into it and you will get max water capacity.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

Thanks for that addition. I am finding I don't have to add anything to the discussion as you all cover the points. Been doing well service for 28 years.

[@advancednutritioninc908]

@@wisconsinfarmer4742 Thank you, just giving my experience of living on a well for 40 years and doing my own work.

[@leahd4016]

If Shaun gets a well for his property I think it'd be really cool if it had a working windmill. Eco-friendly AND cool.

[@Arlene-j3n]

This well process makes me think of my g-grandfather who in the late 1800's dug water wells in the Texas Panhandle with a crew of men. There is a picture of him and crew standing next to windmill with horses and wagon. You have it easier these days putting in a well.

[@leahd4016]

@@Arlene-j3n Yeah it's nuts and cool to think about. The installation potentially took a few days with a full crew, nowadays it can take a few hours with good equipment.

[@4wdboss230]

So good to see water flowing on the ranch. As you know, water is life. And food grows where water flows.

[@SuerteDelMolinoFarm]

I just love watching people working on a farm being more inexperienced than me. Experience grows, that is fortunate!

[@michiganengineer8621]

Something you will probably want to do is put at least one check valve in the well, that way the water in the pipe won't run ALL the way back down when the pump cuts off.

[@jamesteasley5493]

You needed a check valve on top of the pump so the water cant come back down the pipe and slam into the pump and break it. Also it keeps water pumping and holds prime and pressure better.

[@jacobslichter2693]

Excellent work and continue to love the on-camera learning, which is what makes this project so inspiring and useful.

[@mykindpharm]

Totally agree!!! 🎉 It’s helpful to see real life happening! Trial and error and learning - no judgement ❤ Enjoy the journey 🥰

[@leoraamit316]

Bravo! The unintended puns were hilarious too - "I hope it goes well" and "I'm pumped" Ha Ha Ha!!!

[@ioannplatte]

Using only one of the totes was tote-ally fine

[@chrisdaniel1339]

When submersible well pumps are being prepped before going in the well every 3ft several wraps of electrical tape are used to secure the power cable to the polyethylene pipe so there are no issues. Many times wires connections are silver soldered for the best connection and then long heatshrink tubes are put in place. Most people with also install a check valve just above the pump.

[@teamground0229]

With your grit and determination, you are a 21st century desert pioneer!

[@FB-gm6el]

if there's already old windpumps there you can't really call anyone today a "pioneer". they "been there, done that", and left for what i assume are good reasons...

[@gabrielanderson7250]

Bro, can I share an idea? It would be great if you had a day to bring more people to the property to help collect organic materials from there. theycould use this material to cover some parts of the soil, spreading it in a thick layer over a good area. You could make walls of desert grass and, within these natural walls, people could focus on covering the land inside. Spreading sugar cane juice would promote new microbial life,sugar start new life in soil, and with minimal water maintenance, you could stabilize the soil acre by acre. After six months, you'd have some boosted areas to accelerate soil formation. Another thing, don't be too attached to native species. In the past, they weren't natives either. Just enjoy the possibility of mixing different plants, considering the lifespan of each plant, stratification, and their end purposes. Potatoes and cassava are hardy roots, great for breaking up the soil. If you leave them there, in the future, they'll decompose and enrich the soil, working for you even while you sleep. Hehe.

[@Hansulf]

Organics are useless without water

[@deyean5564]

same with beans naturel furtelizer

[@mykindpharm]

I was curious about: Jerusalem artichokes Siberian pea shrubs Cotoneaster A couple wind block options and a food source 🤷‍♀️

[@Kaikoura26]

This was so fun to watch! Thank you for all your hard work, with the land and the videos. Cheers!

[@JaimeBird-n8m]

Just note...the water in pipes can heat up killing plants

[@RuslanKovtun]

9:35 - I prefer to clamp wire cable and rope separately to give rope some freedom and tight wire as much as possible to the pipe.

[@theponch4626]

You need a torque stopper just above the pump otherwise your pump will eventually tear itself off the pipe

[@g_e_o_m9369]

Shaun Please, you have a windmill at the well, use it or have a new one installed, between that and a holding tank you'll have the water with now power issues for the cost of greasing a bearing every few months.

[@genxtech5584]

@@gardenersgraziers7261 Shhh it's like watching a car wreck in slow motion. Some of us only tune in to see what the latest disaster is going to be. Don't ruin our fun!

[@asdfaeou8391]

Not his well, not his windmill. Its the neighbors, he can’t just make decisions like that.

[@lesliebrannon2191]

This is great news, along with your other bit of land, this will speed things up no end.

[@TheKlink]

I remember someone once telling me that watering the desert with well water was like cutting yourself to heal a burn. With that in mind, could you measure how much you'll be watering your land with well water vs rain and river? i have no doubt that after a while you'll have returned plenty of water to the watershed once the forest is established, though admittedly measuring that would be much more difficult.

[@shahs3262]

Have you heard of clay pot irrigation? The water slowly leaches into the ground from the tiny pores of the pot. Less evaporation and slow distribution of the water, so nothing goes to waste. It directly goes into the ground. You can even automate refilling of the clay pots. Use unglazed terracotta pots and plug the bottom, cover the tops with lids

[@Hansulf]

It's a fanzy underground drip irrigation, basically.

[@shahs3262]

@@Hansulf yes but much more efficient

[@monokheros5373]

Ollas will fill when it rains as well

[@shahs3262]

@@monokheros5373 ollas are expensive and the company is taking advantage of people. You can build them on your own. But yes you're correct

[@klee88029]

Very expensive system if you aren't a Potter.

[@Herculesbiggercousin]

Major leap forward brother! God speed! Don’t let yourself stroke out in the coming summer heat though 🏖️

[@BrillPappin]

With a hose that thin, you are likely to get air locks if you have "humps" in the run, where air can get trapped.

[@Hansulf]

Exactly! Without pressure he will have to prime it every time

[@albertomlnunes]

I there, from Portugal. I would say that, if he wants to have pressure at the ends of the dripping pipes, he needs a much thicker pipe from the tank to the bottom of the terrace.

[@BrillPappin]

@@albertomlnunes so a thicker pipe will give him more volume at pressure to distribute, but won't change the actual pressure. The reason being that the weight of the water is relative to the height of the column of water, perpendicular to the plain of the earth. He would need to get it higher to get more pressure. However your suggestion is good because if his feeder pipes are 1" and he has 4 or them, then he'll get a consistent pressure with a 4" pipe. If he uses a 2" pipe (which is what it looks like) and he's feeding four 1" pipes, he'll have only half pressure in them.

[@albertomlnunes]

@@BrillPappin yes, but just by adding a 4" pipe, since it will have a few dozen feet, the water in it will have the extra weight needed to have more pressure.

[@BrillPappin]

@@albertomlnunes I am not sure that how it works. The pressure is measured in a column, so a wider pipe just gives "more columns" to measure. The pressure is the same. So if you have a 4" pipe, with a 1" hole in it, you are only getting the pressure of a 1" column of water above the hole.

[@Hy-Brasil]

so i am only an occasional casual viewer , because regenerative farming is kinda my obsession... especially since my land is recovering from overgrazing and consequently lacking a lot of top soil. so i must ask... why no mulch? i live in Florida where it's humid as hell and rains all the time, but even i use mulch. i mean i actually live right on the edge of a swamp and I STILL use mulch. i didn't used to though, because i wrongly assumed watering constantly was enough. but when i got a clue, (David the Good is a neat channel to follow) i saw major improvement to my saplings in a very short period of time. their leaves increased in size and they actually started to grow taller. as opposed to limping along and struggling through hardened clay until the next watering. the goal is, in David's own words, is to mimic the places trees like to grow, and that would be the forest. lots of organic matter holds moisture and good bacteria, food for their roots etc. yeah you'll probably have to improvise a canopy with tarps or sun shades to help the trees in the hottest parts of the day.. at least for a little while. one project i am bout to take on - just so i can get clean fresh water to my pond without running another motor - is to use my air conditioner unit's condensation. it's so hot in summer the unit runs all the time.. might as well put the water to good use? i thought i was clever in thinking that up all by myself, but apparently they've been doing that for a while in the middle east. maybe you are too. i don't know... anyway, i'm just curious. i love what you're doing. your dedication and determination is inspirational. if i wasn't so far away i would donate a truckload of manure from my livestock. i have way more than i can use - which i guess is testament to the work i've put into regrowing my pastures...

[@NathanaelTak]

Hey, your projects sound awesome. Very exciting stuff. I imagine the air conditioner condensation will be very useful. In past videos, he explained the lack of mulch. It's too costly to truck it in and the land is too barren to produce much. He was considering getting a mulcher and harvesting some biomass from his lot down by the river to use, but as far as I know, he hasn't moved on that yet. The terrace plantings are all basically covered in mulch (straw, sticks, and carbon mixed with manure and stuff). Getting the volume he would need would be impossibly expensive.

[@dustupstexas]

We are mulching. I've made many videos about it over the past month. It takes a lot of time o gather and place

[@heronthere]

I think the channel name is Desert Gardens Homestead. Cost for mulch was $50 yard picked up. I was shocked by that but in the desert it is not a waste product. In my area it is delivered free.

[@redleader-qm2od]

@Hy-Brasil DONT USE YOUR AC WATER. ITS CONTAMINATED WHEN IT GOES THROUGH THE CONDENSOR. YOU ARE PULLING ALL THE CONTAMINENTS FROM THE AIR IN YOUR HOUSE OR WHEREVER ELSE AND THEY ARE MIXED IN WITH THAT CONDENSED WATER. ITS SAFE FOR NON EDIBLE PLANTS AND THATS IT. OFTEN TIMES THE NON EDIBLE PLANTS WONT LIKE IT EITHER. MAINLY GRASSES ARE THE ONLY THING YOU SHOULD BE USEING IT FOR.

[@Hy-Brasil]

Ok i wasn't sure, like i said, just a casual viewer but i love what you're doing! Another question (may have already heard of it) Operation Chip Drop?

[@WakeUpToYourself]

Hey just a couple tips, We use cable wire to lower the pump down, also we duck tape the cable wire to the pipe every meter or so as we lower it down 👍🏾 .

[@KiwiCatherineJemma]

"34 GPM" I heard you say at about 3 minutes into the video. (So 34 US Gallons per minute ! When I lived in Rural Canterbury (NZ) a 200 Gallon Per Hour pump was standard for rural house and garden supplies, and were were into a massive shallow aquifer that virtually couldn't be pumped dry). Yours is a huge capacity water pump. The bore-wells associated with many old Australian windmills are capable ONLY of a much smaller water delivery ONLY. That's one reason why a storage tank is often located adjacent to the windmill. It just slowly pumps away at a slow rate, during windy times, day or night, and keeps the watertank replenished. The overflow from a watertank can by diverted onto a nearby micro-orchard. just 2 or 3 Orange trees or Olive trees etc, which in themselves shade the watertank as they grow up. Trying to suck too much water, too quickly from your available aquifer is problematic. Expecting 2,000 gallons per hour from a windmill's well, is asking for trouble....unless your aquifer is almost limitless and has a quick "recharge" in the area around the well , and we know fresh water aquifers the world over are being drained and in some cases ruined by saltwater intrusion ( especially if near the sea coast). Trying to pump too much too quickly will mean the pump keeps running dry, also increases the chance of sucking up grit and stuff. Slow and steady does it. Why not just repair the windmill, it looks like it's all there, just got the top blown down by a strong wind? Depending on your local area, check whether the well water is safe for human or animal drinking even without treatment. Also ensure it's safe for plants. I previously lived in rural Australia and many semi-arid areas affected by "Dryland Salinity" have saline groundwater water that is as salty as the sea and will poison plants and the soil long term.

[@dansullivan8968]

Depending on your humidity there are devices extracting water from the air, DARPA has quite a list and there are commercial options. Wind traps is your generic search start.

[@TalRohan]

Always almost there Shaun, its coming along beautifully, I mean you are in about the harshest environment you could be for water and machinery so things are bound to take some doing. I think this way of supplementing for the first year is going to be fantastic and get things moving a lot faster.... Each time you bring in more biomatter and plant seeds it will just increase the water holding properties on the ranch, eventually you'll be able to fill in gaps without needing to irrigate ...I wonder if there is a way to monitor the water table and soil moisture...its not something I have really tried before other than by eye. Ive cleaned up and replanted dry streams with trees and had the water table rise and reactivate flow and Ive increased the overall watertable level but never found a way of monitoring it that doesnt impact it in a negative way. If you dig a hole you cause a drop in the water retention around the hole so anything like that needs to be temporary, dig the hole see where its damp then fill it back in...its a pain but without expensive sensors the best way to keep an eye on things

[@gregwilliams560]

You need to jet the well with an air compressor to clean out pipe and calculate you water flow rate to determine your pump size

[@kd6iwd]

You can get the water from your well to the property using a .25 inch polyflow line. A 25 dollar high pressure, low flow pump will produce 120 psi and pump 1/3 gallon per minute through 18,000 feet of .25 inch line. So for under 3000 dollars you could plumb in a low flow poly water line. This line would have to be buried to avoid freezing and breaking by cows stepping on it. Why do it this way? A couple of solar panels would deliver nearly 200 gallons of water per day to your property! This would allow you to greatly expand your drip irrigation system and really jumpstart growing things

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

this advice is more brilliant than non-math-minded people will ever realize.

[@sandywest4299]

well done you are learning so much and probably great teaching for the people who are needing this info.

[@maryhairy1]

This irrigation system sounds like mine. I placed all the piping with the sprayers & other drip line piping. Connected this all to complete 2 circular systems not to lose pressure. Then fed it back to the tap only to find the piping and other gardening accessories didn’t fit the internal house tap. So back to square one! Before I get a plumber to change the tap I’m hoping this next step is of 25mm pvc pipe to attach to the tap & the irrigation piping should do the trick. All before uk becomes too hot? Heheh!

[@Robinsson91]

You learn so much stuff! Keep up the good work! Kind regards from Sweden

[@phillipErskine-jk1jt]

OK there is a concept not being met. Getting moisture to your seed on a standard way. Try stretching out thin mosquito netting about six foot high along your planting area so dew collects on the netting and drops to the ground. The concept of fog netting ring a bell? Even in the desert one has to have something to catch any dew for the ground in your growing bed. Sun water extracting tables may also help.

[@magooracing]

That might be a good idea but have you noticed how strong the wind blows there? Just saying.

[@phillipErskine-jk1jt]

@@magooracing maybe that would be another issue to lessen. Placing wind barriers in strategic places or even netting. You can do some research on that on KZbin actually.

[@phillipErskine-jk1jt]

@@magooracing fog netting stretched out with pvc tube at the underside would not catch dew and slow down the wind interesting.

[@rexdenemo5235]

Hi guys, next time use PVC Pipe, and use a plastic cinch tie around your cable at the couplings or hubs. A pulley for the rope tied to a trucks bumper will make it a lot easier to lift the hundreds of pounds of pipe, Marine (salt water) Rated Romex cable and Stainless Steel pump. You can use a GFCI hook up on your green grounding wire, so you'll know what's going on with the juice. The large Pulley will make lowering and retracting the pipe easier. It is better to use 21 ft. Long pipe, since you can lean the pipe on the Wind Mill tower in order to lower it. On the whole you'll need to cap the well, so that varmints won't fall in a ruin the well. You can check out others who are making catch basins for trees to trap run off in places in Chad, Africa and other places too. And have a trailer standing by, that you can haul for emergencies. Three days is a long time in the desert. . . .

[@RoccoRodrigo]

Haha, what a project. Imagine the homesteaders and how hard they worked. Without a walmart or bomgaars to get parts.

[@ItoeKobayashi]

"Subject matter might not be thrilling, but it sure is nice lighting." is a great line. :D

[@AllSpeed]

smart to water at night. MIT just discovered that light rays themselves make water evaporate not just the heat from the sun. maybe that can help you keep water around. maybe artificial shade on your creek. just a thought.

[@zarroth]

Yep, they just figured out what people who use solar evaporators to purify salt water in emergency situations have known for decades. All they did was mathematically describe the mechanism behind it. It is not new knowledge.

[@lakeguy65616]

did you test the water for salt?

[@Nphen]

Seeing all the clouds at 11:57 gives me hope that perhaps if Shaun nurtures a few small stands of trees at the top of a few hills, they can "summon" rain from clouds like that. But... how often does it even get that cloudy?

[@mugu03]

I enjoy your Chanel very much in our area it's the same as Texas but we have this juncao grass you should check it out it's a miracle over here in Kenya and the acacia trees

[@floridaguy1133]

I'd suggest putting those ibc tanks up a little higher it will help even out your pressure as well as increase it slightly

[@anthonysinclair5721]

Great adventure you're having! 😎👍 You for sure need to watch a good video of well pump installation , also get a torque arrester so your pump motor won't rotate and wear out the pipe and wire , also get stand offs to keep your pipe centered and your wire from rubbing on the well casing maybe correct wire too. 😎

[@anibch1]

If your budget allows try to build a rain harvesting system at the farm. It does not need to be huge, but when it rains, it can collect and store a few gallons of precious water.

[@b4k4survivor]

I've suggested this repeatedly only to be told he has more important priorities. I don't understand why he'll go to all this trouble and expense to get "a little bit of (mineralized/salty) water for just a year" from a well when he could be harvesting an easy 1200 gallons of naturally distilled rainwater off of the oil rig doghouses he has on site. People underestimate just how much rain they can harvest. I know people have recommended Brad Lancaster's books and videos to Shaun many times, but he seems like somebody who refuses to read books or do any research. I guess it draws more views and engagement to just muddle your way through things and get armchair quarterbacks like me frustrated enough to keep writing comments.

[@therobertmckinnon]

Hummingbird vine don't need a lot of water and it grows crazy fast. It also produces flowers which the bugs would love.

[@rexdenemo5235]

Hi folks, Next time use PVC pipe instead of a hose to your pump. It is a whole kot easier to take turns around the pipe so that the elecrrical waterproof lead lines do not chaffe against the rock or casing. See if your pump has a wire screen to orotect it from pebbles. 10 to twenty feet iff the bottom of the well is ok. Remember a kot of surface items have probably gone down that hole including mice, rats, lizards snakes, bugs, etc. Yep, that's all can be down there too. So find a Plumber who can image to the bottom if your well. Stringline can tell you how deep the well is, etc. So you can tell him how much Optic line he needs to bring. Takes a couple of days for good visibility. Same the water. Build a rock,gravel sand filter, or get a good diatmatious earth filter to get it crystal clear. Check for biologics with County Water or good comercial testers. They like one samples; dated, and well info. One needs a proper well rope that will not rot or turn brittle from sun or temperature (a oump house is goid for that) on a good pulley that can be tied off to glue on sections of pipe. That wind mill stand might be adapted to hold the rope, the pipe, the pump, and the full weight of the water. At least an inch and one quarter pipe. Whatever is the discharge of size of the pump. Keep us posted!

[@Supportfreespeech]

Here is something cool I learned a couple years ago. In third world countries where they don’t have access to underground water sources they build Warka Towers. Look it up. It’s a sustainable way of harvesting water daily from the precipitation in the air.

[@ryancollier777]

Hey so I have a simple idea for you on your water well.. its cheap and effective. Get a measurement of the well piping and find a rubber stopper thats slightly bigger or center bulged and core out the center for the size of the hosing for your pump. Then use clamps to secure the position. Use this to hold and accurately place the pump at the right depth

[@henrywycislo9454]

Go Dustups!! Lots of hard work right there. God please send rain to the dustups ranch - Amen.

[@ricoderms]

Hey I live in El Paso Texas. I'm retired military and worked for Connecticut Artisan Well co. As a water well pump technician. If you ever need help woth your pump I'm here to help you just contact me. I won't even charge you as I think what your doing is very interesting. My concern for the way you installed the submersible pump. There are many issues that should be taken care of immediately before you have problems later on.

[@Marie-JoséSmith]

Try rolling out the bundle of black poly pipe instead of uncoiling it, you will have less of a problem with kinks and pinch points. Once the pipe pinches, it will always be a weak point in the pipe.

[@russell7489]

It is really much harder longer to do this w o water using added water speeds up vegetating swales etc which is key to water retention reducing evap adding biomass to enable largers shrubs / trees.... Then u can turn the water off

[@vandalorian8777]

I’m sure you figured out by now that filling the IBC will only increase hose pressure by about 1.75 psi

[@TamilLatest]

Congratulations on getting the water flow!

[@forestdrew5437]

Some two way radios would come in handy. Progress being made..

[@sambo659]

3mm stainless wire rope, "rubber flex" submersible pump cable all duct taped to the pipe at regular intervals works well and is reliable 👍

[@ObeyaPrototyper]

Compliments for your perseverance and adaptability. Can't wait to see the terrace and all of your hard work grow and prosper. Keep up the good work 💪🏼

[@TrueBlueKangaroo]

I feel like someone shouod get this guy in contact with the urban reacue ranch guy. Different realms, but something tells me they'd have a strange but great colab

[@gramparocsnaturalworld.24]

I have a tip that might help you clear up your hard won water so it is easier on your drip system. There is a flocculant that gold miners use in their recirculation systems to help with the suspended solids. It doesn't take much of the product, but you would need to have extra totes to let the water be treated and sit for a day or so, then transfer the cleaner water to your tanks for the drip line. Just a suggestion to prevent clogging of the drip ports.

[@WilliamCantrell-qu3mp]

Monke bonks for water. Best part of the video

[@HPDrifter2]

Your water table depth and viability should be detailed in your purchase documents. It's been fun to watch you transform from tecnocrat to full-on desert technician. Warms my heart.

[@l...]

Writing the level in the tank with the time every time you see the tank To check if there is evaporation Or dripping For dripping you can plant seed if the plant start growing it’s indirect

[@splitpierre]

8:23 Shaun speaks to battery: "I don't even know how to **debug it**..." Got me laughing! there it is! Shaun the software developer, needs tooling for debugging the thingy. hahahahahahaha keep it up!

[@scottfoster2487]

Needt to get a couple larger water tanks to fill so can pump from them,Onsite reserve. I would look into fixing the windmill to keep the tanks full. Another option to look into is a solar pump to make sure tanks never go empty.

[@inqwit1]

Plan, plan, plan. Good luck.

[@thedude5599]

water pressure comes from elevation not volume for a heads up. You want more pressure raise your water source. I think it is around .433 psi per foot of water.

[@publicdomain3378]

Volume per minute, size of hose, power of pump. Thats your water pressure here

[@publicdomain3378]

@@gardenersgraziers7261 it would cost 1000 dollars for 4 miles of 1/2inch irrigation hose. 420 gallon per hour, about 24 hours for 10,000 gallons. Theres always a cheeper way bro.

[@niekklein8725]

Check Peter Andrews work in Australia desertification. Second you can catch the existing humidity by using screens that are set up in the area.

[@yug1274]

This is an absolutely awesome project Shaun, you are living out a dream of mine! Very inspiring

[@martinstyppa9941]

I am SOOO excited💙

[@Swinkel40]

turn the roll of teflon around when packaging your thread it will be much easier

[@mahmudshamim1437]

Once you have water in your property, in the future consider introducing beavers in there. In the right condition, they have the capability change landacpe of the land. You can discuss it with beaver experts.

[@666stonewall]

Congrats on the success and the sponsor dude! Helps a lot I imagine.

[@Mordorth]

Use a blow torch on the line before using the clamp. It will Make a good seal.

[@danbobway5656]

On the Water side of things, obviously wells work but I've seen videos of people using like mesh nets that drip down into buckets after collecting moisture from the air, would be cool to set one up and see how much water it collects

[@BUTTEWORKS]

Paint black or cover the ICB totes or they will develop algae and will be a mess to keep them clean. Great improvement!.

[@himabindugogineni7957]

Use multiple cropping. Your video is very interesting. It gives us hope to turn desert into greenary

[@anthonywroblewski1802]

I always make the red wire longer than the black so they can never short out even if the wires become exposed.

[@davidstreling3690]

LOL you should have watched some you tube videos on wells H2o mechanics is the best one use electrical tape every 4-5 foot on the pipe to hold your elct wire and get a proper well head connector as well

[@macmcleod1188]

You may need a pig or two and a chicken or three also. Tho predators (raptors and coyote) may be a problem so it might not work. Other possibilities are *small* 60w dehumidifiers you could power with solar that just turn out a pint to a quart of moisture per day that you can use in targeted ways. Probably cost $180 or less per setup. The panels also create a microclimate in their shade.

[@alphaomega6]

Where I am near the I-10 water is 700 feet down that very crazy money to put down but water is life, we will need to do it

[@ahbushnell1]

Watch a video on water wells. They talk about the cable.

[@chadmiller7770]

If your gonna run silty water in the drip system you better have a good filter or your gonna plug you drippers

[@lba2746]

Put a filter, say 1 -10 micron and a 10 -100 @ 500 mm length, on the IBC for the irrigation system. Other wise the drip system and the valves will be clogged with silt within months. Its a nuisance to back flush the system after 2-3 months.

[@anthonycalfa2048]

make sure to bury your irrigation lines. waters roots and prevents excessive waterloss from evaporation

[@Hansulf]

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[@Rucksack57]

Tape your wire and rope to the pipe every three feet heavily. Use stainless steel connectors at the pump and connect in hose to handle the weight win going deep.

[@sandywest4299]

this was a great video and informative. if someone has a rough time in something you have the answers little by little

[@BrillPappin]

You need a kettle. That hose is tough to work with, pouring boiling water over it softens it enough to work with.

[@KentBunn]

If the issue is the power cord getting between the pump and the well casing, why not just secure the romex to the pipe, so they are in tandem.

[@dustupstexas]

We did later on

[@jamesteasley5493]

Use liquid electrical tape comes in can like pvc glue for the exposed wire connections in well works great!!!

[@waitingformyclone119]

Shaun, you really need to protect all things plastic against UV! I have seen plenty of IBC totes shatter because they have become brittle and the same goes for pipes etc ...

[@maus0292]

I would get a hose setup with whole house filters to remove well sediment. I would test the water. You may need to put some chlorine down it to kill any bad bacteria. I would either heat shrink or use metal zip ties. Alternatively call a well company and ask what they recommend. I would ask a couple.

[@jamesfrankiewicz5768]

"Hard duty SO cable" is what you want rather than romex. If the local home improvement stores don't sell it, you can get it at an electrical supply shop (where licensed electricians normally get their supplies). Most electrical supply shops don't require you to be an electrician, but they usually make you start an account with them.