Microburst Hits the Farm | Flooding & Destruction Ensue

[@EnlightenmentGarden]

You might want to look into vetiver grass. Just did a video on it. Preventing run off/soil erosion is one of its biggest advantages. You can also use it as fodder

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Natasha!!! We looked at it briefly, but we need to head over to your channel and see your review. The whole back half of the property is on the agenda now and finding crops that we can grow back there are one of our priorities.

[@Pamsgarden213]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm , you are welcome to some of my vetiver grass. I made an entire hedge of it and it is ready to propagate, you can have it for free, you just need to come to get it. I have a lot!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@Pamsgarden213 thanks Pam. I think you sent a note over on FB, so Lori will reach out.

[@threeriversforge1997]

I was just thinking that. A hedgeline of vetiver would work wonders to hold back the water and provide a ton of organic material for mulching around the property, but I wasn't sure how it would handle that arid climate. Can the vetiver send roots deep in that soil, breaking up the hardpan? Every time I tune in, I think about how nice some hedges of vetiver on contour would do wonders to break up the soil, allow water and air to infiltrate, and provide some shade for things.

[@allanturpin2023]

The video of the water flow was great. Showed exactly where some earth works and designated catchment to take advantage of these rare events can be placed. Directing flow off the street looks like a good potential source to grab more than your fair share in a storm.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We're peas in a pod here Allan. We had an idea how the water would flow, but seeing it first hand really made it clear what we are looking at when we get significant rain events. That water flow from the street was the most surprising. We assumed it was coming from the open desert areas, but it's actually coming from our neighbor's backyard as it moves from North to South. Like you're saying, if we do it right we can capture pretty much all of that and have it flow through the property and hopefully slow it down to let it penetrate more onsite.

[@DocNo27]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm In a lot of areas it's illegal to divert a natural watershed so you may want to check with your local cooperative extension and double check. Fines can be no joke; be safe!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@DocNo27 I do know that you have to build roads to compensate for a designated wash, but good call on double checking.

[@stephen7968]

Some swales would help catch and soak that water

[@juneramirez8580]

So happy your farm didn't have too much damage and your home, you and animals weren't hurt. As with all in life these things give us an idea where our weaknesses and strengths are. Although the rain was much needed, the high winds were not. Now you know where your low spots are for the water retention plan you talked about!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Excellent notes here June. We take all of these things in stride, realizing our goal is to work with nature as much as possible. Seeing that flow of water makes you realize pretty quick who is really in charge around here!

[@fatimaperez9181]

The non stop lightening storm we had was amazing, no thunder just continued lightning, it was the most incredible thing to witness.

[@charlessingletaryiii331]

I actually stood outside just watching when that happened. Couldn't look away

[@fatimaperez9181]

@@charlessingletaryiii331 I was driving from Chandler to Scottsdale and could barely keep my eyes on the road. Just pure beauty

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It has really been an impressive monsoon season. We have had thunderstorms basically every day since early July. Could not ask for more...except more rain of course. 😉

[@fatimaperez9181]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm yes, we always are in need of more rain.

[@cindynielson4231]

Sorry to see all the damage. I guess you can use this a learning experience. Several years ago I had a microburst take part of my roof off and sending a large beam thru my neighbors roof landing on their dining room table, he had just moved from the table before it hit. This sure has been a crazy monsoon season. TFS 👍

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Cindy! It really has been a crazy season for us here. Wow, I'm glad your neighbor had moved, that is crazy!

[@kylanve]

Im glad you guys and your animals are ok!! Those micro burst can do so much damage!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Kylan! This one was a little unnerving, but we were happy with how the farm handled it. They happen from time to time, so it's the reality of things for us out here!

[@kylanve]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm oh yeah. I've seen some nasty damage from those through the years!!! Im just glad you guys are good!!

[@oldhamegg]

Anchoring those pens is the lesson learned. I'm so glad someone told me to do that when I first built a shed.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We are very thankful we really didn't have any damage to speak of with that one. It could have gone very differently with several hundred pounds of steel flying through the air!

[@ksbrook1430]

What a team. Amazed at all that you two are accomplishing.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I (Duane) have to admit that Lori is the backbone of the operation these days. She was right out there the day after putting things back together!

[@flash_flood_area]

Wow! We've had micro bursts here this summer too, but nothing like that. Took part of the roof coating off, here; but that was the only damage. Glad you are ok and will recover. Good luck with everything

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Your KZbin handle sure fits the content in this episode! You mentioned a roof coating. Do you have a rolled roof?

[@flash_flood_area]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Yes, heheh. I'm renting, so I can't give a very good answer. There's tar paper topped with white roof coating

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@flash_flood_area ah, gotcha. We had a rolled roof on our old house and some folks have had that stuff ripped off in heavy winds!

[@marschlosser4540]

Another excellent video from you kid. It looks so good to see the poults out of the trailer. What excess wind? That's my normal spring zephyr! A lady here in the canyon can tell you, it gets so windy in the canyon that one of her hens laid the same egg 3 times! I'm glad for you, that the hail earlier in the month missed. It ate up a lot of the garden, but it's recovering fast. Termite the dog used to think I planted trees for him to wrestle. I lost 2 before he figured out I won't grab the dead tree and chase him around the yard yelling STAY OUT OF THE GARDEN! hasta. Walk in His beauty

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Martin! It's funny, I was trying to get as much wind footage as I could without damaging the camera and the whole time I was thinking, "Finally, we're getting more wind than Martin!".

[@marschlosser4540]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm LOL! And no more to come, I hope. Especially none of our devil winds. Our version of the Santa Ana Cali gets but ours only seem to start when the Legislature is in session in Phoenix. Get some cowpeas planted around that sorghum. It does well together and ads nitrogen to the soil. Yardlong are great for dry beans and green beans. As soon as I get enough for seed, we're gonna fry up a mess and then maybe pickle some.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@marschlosser4540 solid suggestion on the cowpeas Martin. We need to be more generous with sowing those seeds around the farm!

[@marschlosser4540]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm And garden peas in winter. Right now cowpeas and tepary beans are growing like nuts, wow. The chia may make seeds, as well, but it's Mexican and only blooms after light is going on12 hours a day. Tarahumara and California bloom in the early summer. niio!

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excellent video, We are lucky, you released two videos. I was your fan since your old farm, I did not see any Microburst during . weather pattern changed. Turkeys, duck, chicken and goats are growing. Ms. Lori is working hard.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Abid, thank you so much for your continued support! The animals are doing great and it's cool to watch them all grow!

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Appreciated for your kind reply. Jujube tree still strong. Ms. Lori fixed

[@valerieburchett8951]

Love the white turkeys.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They are really cool, very friendly too!

[@SG-vu4qy]

i have a tsc kennel like yours. microbursts at my northern az farm have picked up my kennel and sent it flying twice. i have seen rebar cut to length and bent hook style that can be pounded into the ground to secure. BTW the kennel panels can be easily straightened by laying on the ground on top of a small brick or 2x4 and gently stepping on the highest bend till straight. i feel for you with these crazy storms. it's berm and swale time.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thanks for the suggestion on straightening that panel. I was hoping it wouldn't come to busting out the welder for this one!

[@SG-vu4qy]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm just gently stand on the middle of the panel. from microbursts to boer goatie girls, i have been able to restore my panels everytime no matters how they got torqued. including the chain link. i love my goatie girls but they are bulldozers. i don't need special ops, i've got Boers.

[@sdraper2011]

Those microbursts can be vicious! We had one a few years ago, utterly destroyed our backyard and damaged our roof. I was inside the house, the wind sounded like a hurricane. Crazy stuff! What is the vine with the pretty yellow flowers at 14:18?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We've had 2 microbursts since we've been in Wittmann. The first was on the old farm and happened before we had anything planted. We were very happy to see that we did not have more damage with this one, but it's a reminder of just how nasty they can be! That vine is actually a Loofah plant. They grow really well for us here and seem to be getting a second wind with this wonderful monsoon season we've been having!

[@sharonjones7674]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm So jealous. N Commiefornia here zone 9b. I was gifted loofah seeds this spring. I have leaves but have yet to see a flower. There is still time for my zone, I hope. My bushel gourds did well in the same area 4yrs ago & had set fruit by now. Well everything is an experiment when it comes to gardening😊Your farm looks amazing. Prayers of abundance and joy, watch out for those FBI planes😂🤣🌷

[@domesti-city]

@@sharonjones7674 Don't give up on the Loofah. I'm in S. Commiefornia, 9b, and mine that I planted in March just started flowering. I'm hoping to get ripe fruit before potential frost in December.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@sharonjones7674 I (Duane) am a Cali native and refer to my old stomping grounds the same way (Commiefornia 😂😂). The loofah have been strange for us as well. We had half a dozen fruit on the 3 vines in the Spring and now they are flowering like crazy and loaded with fruit. I'm holding out hope for your vines!!

[@sharonjones7674]

@@domesti-city Thanks! I actually have flower buds! Isn't that how it always goes, complain about something only to have to that very thing resolve😋🌷

[@merrymarthlamb3185]

So happy that your damage was minimal. We got the rain and some of the wind but not like yours. What type of turkeys do you have? Mine are 3 months old and huge.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We were happy to see the farm weather this one pretty well. The new turkeys are double breasted white turkeys for Thanksgiving. We've read they only need about 4 months to have a relatively large carcass weight, so we'll see. What variety are you raising?

[@roywoodruff8161]

Wow! Glad you are OK. Those microbursts can be very destructive. Been away from KZbin for a little while. Your farm has really grown so much - it looks awesome!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Roy, glad to see you back stranger! The farm is definitely coming along. The "farming season" is nearly upon us, so there is a lot of new life arriving here over the next few weeks!

[@Thee-_-Outlier]

Wow that's crazy, good effort!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I know, right? One of our neighbors has been here for 15 years and has never seen that wash run that heavy before.

[@kevincharles112]

So much rain! Those downspouts were overloaded! We didn't get anything like that north of you. If nothing else, looks like your graft points are OK on the rest of your trees! Glad it wasn't any worse than it was and that you and your livestock are OK!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Kevin! It was crazy, that was the most we have seen since we have been here. We learned a lot and definitely grateful it was not worse!

[@toshafocht743]

Those microbursts can be crazy!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Tosha! It's crazy how quickly it can turn from common, everyday wind storm to that crazy hurricane force wind and rain!

[@toshafocht743]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm For sure!! And the amount of damage in a very short timeframe!

[@jamesstjames1289]

You guys should build a very large underground holding tank so that when you get a rain it can be captured. Especially with lake mead getting so low.

[@joniboulware1436]

Lake Mead is not their source of water. Neither is the Colorado river.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Solid suggestion here James. We've kicked around the idea, but it's very expensive to install those. Also, we're not part of the Colorado River system. Our private well is fed from a local Aquifer that is filled by rainfall that occurs here and to the North of us. That being said and to your point, all the more reason to hold this water on the property and fill that aquifer!

[@tbjtbj4786]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm do the cattle ranch around you use prolick? Its a supplement. It comes in big plastic tubs . If they been using them awhile. They will have more than they use normally. I rotated them i would use last years as water tubs for the cattle. Well I had people that wanted the older ones taken out of rotation. They used them mostly for planting. They ran from about 35 gal. To over 400 gl. They might give you the extra or sell them cheap compared to other water catch things. Idk just a idea.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@tbjtbj4786 great suggestion. Need to look into that!

[@td2926]

“If you’re nervous just kiss me” 🥺🥺🥺🥺 you guys are the cutest!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It seems totally legit to me...Duane here of course. 😉

[@markgaylord6674]

Many good shots of the house in this one thanks!! Mark

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one Mark. We still need to put together a few drone shots of the whole property to give everyone a good lay of the land.

[@valerieburchett8951]

HI from Mesa AZ

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hi Valerie!

[@LG-gw6xw]

That’s exactly what I thought when you said that. Lol. Uh-oh.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Foot-in-mouth syndrome runs rampant around here sometimes!

[@omegaroyal]

Handeeeman channel showed me a trick to take a steel cable and tie a cinder block to the structure you want to secure and bury the cinder block underground.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Ooh, now I missed that one from Handeeman. He's given me a few pointers over the years, but I did not see that one!

[@bonsukan]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm The video on Handeeman’s channel is the one where he’s securing his large rainwater collection roof. Alternatively, you could also secure the pig shed with a ground anchor and cable tie.

[@regenerativelifewayne]

Do you have swells to keep that rainwater on your property in the ground

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question and we do have some. At 2 years into this project we've been concentrating on getting cash crops installed to fund the rest of the project. Right now the swale/berm systems are around the 2 structures and our tree rows. We still have a LOT of work to do in order to hold more of this runoff on the property.

[@lanagujardo3137]

look forward to seeing what you work out to hold and slow that water such a blessing if you get to make use of it

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That's definitely the challenge after seeing all that water just pass us by!

[@StephanieS-tn1ud]

Thank You! I have already learned so much by watching only 2 of your videos. I live in Newberry Springs, CA (the unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert). I have been trying to get help with handling the winds out here which are usually 35-40 mph 3-4 days out of the week.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you found the content useful. We get very high winds almost daily here as well and it's not uncommon to see gust in the 50-70mph range during monsoon storms.

[@SamuHell782]

I have to ask: Is the land too flat for swales? Even if just micro ones with gravel for some soakage?

[@stephaniewilson3955]

They have swales, just shallow ones given the low rainfall.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question and we do have smaller swales installed in the areas we've been working on to capture our normal, infrequent rainfall. This was a larger event that we rarely see, but it has opened our eyes to some heavier earthworks we can do on the back of the property to hopefully store more of that rainfall next time around!

[@rubikuubdejong8388]

Very nice vlogs to see. Very nice couple doing great things in life. Love watching you. Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh wow, the Netherlands. How is the weather out your way right now?

[@kathymitchell5325]

That smile at 1:09 - me too, Duane, me too. 😊

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That was a good catch there Kathy. I didn't even realize I had that reaction, but it is cool to see them get so excited to be free to stretch those wings!

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

Wow! You got hit a lot harder than I did. I didn't get anything near what you got!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Taylor! It seems it's the comment we make and hear all the time. Usually it just goes right around us!! Crazy AZ weather for sure.

[@VampireCatLegacy]

omg I am glad everyone is okay, and that is one tenacious pomegranate tree!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It was really something to watch and we were very grateful all the animals were ok. That just goes to show how hardy pomegranate trees are!

[@gracefarm394]

Those microbursts can be overwhelming and destructive. I am glad the hog enclosure did not cause any other damage. Thank you for sharing the tee posts on corners of enclosures. Makes allot of sense.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We're still shocked that thing flew away like it did. We're used to seeing trampolines and sheds get tossed around, but that thing is SOLID, so it was crazy.

[@coyotesden]

We got flooded the other day, water was an inch away from flooding our connex boxes that hold everything we own. They are telling us about two months till the house gets finished.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Chris, great to see you here in the comments. I was wondering how your build was coming along. Last time I heard you guys have a new contractor and were underway again. Are you waiting for the actual house at this point?

[@coyotesden]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm The house has been sitting here for 6 months now. We have been waiting on the inside to be finished and the se[tic install, APS said they would have had the power transformer installed already but the new contractor wasn't returning phone calls and emails.

[@juneramirez8580]

@@coyotesden gosh 6 months of sitting! Hope the contractor gets back on the job. I had to wait 2 months after delivery of my manufactured home to be set up and I hated every minute.

[@coyotesden]

@@juneramirez8580 We have been waiting for 3 years total, 1st contractor stole 40k. Been living in an rv most of that time, we thought it would only be 4-6 months.

[@juneramirez8580]

@@coyotesden I looked into putting solar on my roof but decided against it because I just don't trust workers any more. You have another horror story. We just don't know WHO to trust anymore. No one cares about ethics anymore! I sure hope it gets better for you!

[@jamestnguyen2165]

great video..love watching your report.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one James. Lots to cover this past week and we wanted to document as much of this as we could for ourselves as well!

[@hivolco151]

I am so glad the pomegranate survived and is coming back!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Isn't that crazy? What's funny about that is it's the only tree we lost and those are commonly used as wind barriers for other crops!

[@wiseguy4457]

I felt that when you said you’d rather have no humidity. I work on a blueberry, citrus, cattle, and tree farm in Florida and last week it got to 102 with 99% humidity. Drank four gallons of water that day

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh...my...goodness, that sounds absolutely horrible! I (Duane) used to travel to Ft. Lauderdale every quarter for work and remember being the most vocal complainer about the weather with that Q2 review in July! They always laughed and said I should be used to it, not realizing that the humidity really does make a HUGE difference! Then again, plants sprout up there on their own, so there's that!

[@annburge291]

So many amazing images in this video. The micro cell weather event, road becomes river, the erosion, Hogwarts takes broomstick flying seriously.... The turkeys in the wheel barrow bouncing over a sorgum patch was wild. I'm actually surprised how little damage your orchards had. There was very little leaf litter and fruit on the ground. The trees seemed to shelter themselves because you have planted in blocks. The woodchips stopped potential erosion very effectively.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

This one did have some pretty dramatic images. I was trying to get more of the actual storm, but didn't want to chance damage to the camera. We were pleasantly surprised with the trees as well. Not only that all but one survived, but also that the only tree to get uprooted was the pomegranate! Those are commonly used AS wind blocks for other crops.

[@mesutozsen903]

eline emeğine sağlık bu güzel vlog için kolay gelsin hayırlı işler....👍👍👍👍

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Mesut, sen benim en iyi arkadaşımsın. Yorum yaptığınız ve bizi cesaretlendirdiğiniz için teşekkürler!

[@mesutozsen903]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Have you ever done soil analysis on your farm?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@mesutozsen903 yes, in fact we posted the results here on KZbin. I'll see if I can link the post for you here; kzbin.infoUgxqq0Av7JWXIi_xYVp4AaABCQ

[@mesutozsen903]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks so much bro good luck👍👍👍

[@carolineloder2083]

We live in Gilbert and got slammed with tons of rain and wind a few weeks ago. It was probably the same storm you got. I am glad that you and your critters are ok and there was not too much destruction. Hopefully your pomegranate tree will make it.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Caroline! There have been so many storm fronts this monsoon season, so it's hard to say for sure. We have a unique vantage point on the farm and can see systems coming through all over the valley!

[@TheFatTheist]

That is two very wet monsoon seasons in a row for us. We are due for a dry summer in 2023.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Alan! Boy has it ever been wet and wild. I sure hope your prediction takes a year or two to kick in. It's inevitable, but we sure need more water before the next long break!

[@jaredmccutcheon5496]

That’s storm was impressive. That’s crazy when the weather throws stuff around like it’s nothing. I remember being in my back pasture one time and a freak wind burst picked up my neighbors metal shed and threw it straight in the air. That thing came down probably 100 feet away on its roof, kinda like Hogwarts did, lol. Glad nobody was hurt.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Jared. It really is something to witness. We didn't realize what happened at first. Walking the property after the rain stopped to see the damage and did a double take passing the new pig area. It was a frantic few seconds before we saw where it landed!

[@Mansahx]

How or did you have to deal with snakes and ground predators?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Mansa. The only ground predator we are concerned with are venomous snakes. Most of the snakes we see here are non-venomous. The rattlers are either dispatched or, if we can get someone out to deal with them quick enough, relocated.

[@ericbowers1620]

Another great video. Amazing how strong a bit of wind and rain can be. Beautiful but dangerous as well. Hard to believe Hogwarts didnt come apart after going on its maiden flight lol! I may be late to the party in inquiring but have you guys started selling clothing/hats yet for your farm? Many channels of your stature offer merchandise and I know you would sell them too. Btw the shirts in the video looked great (why im asking again)!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Eric! You've been here, so you know what we're looking at with all of this and we were very pleased we didn't see more damage than what happened. Hogwarts was built by a guy I work with (does commercial welding on the side) and he was glad to hear there wasn't any damage. We are working on apparel. In fact, the trees you saw in this one was our first round with a local company that also does shirts for my work (you've seen me wearing those for years). She is willing to do them in small batches, so we can customize colors, sizes, etc. If we can figure out the logistics we may head down that route.

[@TheFatTheist]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I would buy one!

[@Reciprocity_Soils]

Incredible resilience on the edge of nowhere.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thank you Sean!

[@StephanieS-tn1ud]

Do you have any recommendations on windbreaks (trees, shrubs, etc.)

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

There are a lot of options here. Technically all of our fruit trees are the wind block for the central part of the farm. Mulberry trees and pomegranate trees are 2 of our favorites. Both do well in our environment and can be kept as either a hedge (pomegranate) or taller tree (mulberry).

[@damehinojosa334]

How is your weeping santa rosa doing? Any fruit?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We did get a couple of small pieces of fruit from it this year. It's growing well, so we're hopeful it will produce heavier as it ages. That's usually the case with Santa Rosa plum trees.

[@mofomoco]

That storm was nuts. I thought my house was going to fall down...felt like a big bad wolf was outside blowing.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

This one was a heck of a ride, that's for sure!

[@riveryzen]

Have you considered creating swales in the flow path of that water?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question. We do have some around the property and have plans for more, especially on the back of the property. This is the first time we have had this happen and now have a better idea of other areas we need to focus on!

[@NirvanaFan5000]

love what you're doing. are you considering building swales to control rain runoff? cheers!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you're enjoying the content. We do have swales designed into the current growing areas, but much of the property has not been touched yet which is where you're seeing the runoff. The plan is to establish a desert pasture on that back acreage (including water slowing/holding earthworks) and fortunately we didn't have a chance to start that prior to this rain event. We had water flowing where we did not anticipate it!

[@nirinbar100]

Loving your work! thanks for sharing it :] You mention that holding the water on the property is going to be your goal in this area. I wonder if you could share the ideas or plans that you have on water retention and runoff management in your farm. Did you consider creating water bodies and other earthworks in the farm to collect and soak storm-water?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question Nir. We're kicking around some different ideas to help hold the water on property, but we haven't started the work on it yet. Swales and catchment areas will be included though.

[@timingisperfect]

I'll get you my pretty.... And your Wonderful pomegranate too!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

LOL! Oy my goodness, that's exactly what that wicked witch was thinking!!

[@JennyMingClarke]

Quick question. ,Given that a moderate to strong El Nino is forecast this year bringing wetter and cooler weather to your part of the world from Oct onwards, What adaptions if any will you make to the farm?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Jenny, great question. Most of what we've done on the farm so far has been to increase the ability for our soil to hold more moisture. Most often that moisture comes from irrigation, but it also holds true for rainfall. The past few months have seen a tremendous amount of rain and the farm has exploded with life as a result of many of the things we're doing. While we're not going to chase a specific season, this year (and moving forward) we're working on expanding our livestock and start running ruminants on the back of the property where most of the land is still native. The hope is we can create an environment that will naturally hold more moisture without the need for heavy earthworks (like, berms, swales, ponds, etc). Natural, desert pasture is very different from what the rest of the country would consider grazeable land, so focusing on goats and sheep will help us use what the desert can provide naturally.

[@AddieMorris]

The squash bugs were really bad for us this year too. In years past they were manageable, but this year they won.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Ugh, sorry to hear we were not the only ones. This is actually the first time we've come across them, so we don't even know where they came from. Boy did they make up for lost time!

[@janetarnold6292]

Is there a natural wash that runs through your property? And, is this the first time you’ve had this much water?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Janet. There is a very shallow wash that runs through a portion of the East side of our property, but we had not seen it running like this in the 3 years we've been here. Our neighbor, who's been here 15 years, has not seen the washes run like this before, so it's pretty rare to see. The great news for us is we were able to document that flow and can design that side of the land to capture and hold some of that precious H2O!

[@TheUltimateAcresllc]

I swear violet follow her own rules. So sorry for the damage but you've received so much blessings. You both are doing such a great job with your property. Much inspiration is had from watching your examples. It can be done with hardwork, motivation and determination. I am staying tuned. #Keepupthegreatwork

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Those goats are a hoot. They all have their own little personalities and Violet is really coming into her own! Thanks for the encouragement and you're right, we are more than blessed and don't take that for granted!

[@TheLilGarden]

During the day that microburst hit, Mesquite Nevada had a tornado warning, which is right above Las Vegas. Although, we never got impacted, it was kind of scary. Littlefield Arizona also had a confirmed tornado around the same time. I’m glad everyone is okay.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh my, that is just insane! We've had a handful of small tornadoes touch down in AZ as well, so we always pay attention to the clouds now that we are out here in the open, outside of the city!

[@gm2407]

Looks like you have a lot of work to do for protecting run off. Lots of basins with mulch and plant life in key places. Diversions with natural 'sponges' to soak up the water. In Uk and Europe fields have ditches around the perimiter. So maybr treat that as a basin to absorb the soak.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Solid suggestions here G M and you're absolutely right, we have a lot of work left to do in order to take advantage of these rare rain events!

[@Bernie5172]

Must have been wide spread rainfall event. several hobby farmers in Arizona have shown heavy rainfall this week

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It's been a heck of a monsoon season for us in Arizona. Lots of thunderstorms all over the state.

[@tammywehner3269]

with the flash flooding, have you thought any more about trenches and swales to divert the runoff into a holding pond of sorts to help recharge the aquafer or into the mulch pit (mosh pit) area to soak up even more valuable commodity ???

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It's on the to-do list. These first 2 years were focused on getting the farm business up and running to cash flow the rest of the project. Fortunately we waited. Being able to see the actual flow of water has not happened in many years from what the neighbors are telling us. We were surprised at a couple of the flow patterns that were not apparent without the water flowing through.

[@Friesian-q6u]

I’m really glad you and your animals are okay after such wicked weather. You really sustained some damage!We’ve had crazy monsoon rain in Benson and the weeds are just about thigh high. It’s hard to keep everything mowed and weedeated. The biting flies are merciless towards our horse, donkey, chickens, duck and of course us. Mosquitoes are just swell too. High humidity and temperatures in the low 90’s for us is so gross. Hopefully we get drier air soon. Fast running normally dry riverbeds are nothing to screw around with yet people do it every year. Thanks for your update as always🙏🏻

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Sounds like you're battling the same things we are here. The biting flies were a surprise for us. At first we thought it was just more mosquitos until we each looked at each other and at the same time said it's the flies!!

[@tammywehner3269]

I have often pointed out that an "ASMR Tony stark's workshop" is a great techno industrial music score for background music on construction projects....

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Interesting. I'll have to pull this one up. Looks like there are a few channels here on KZbin that agree with you!

[@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

Hi neighbors! Incredible destruction, I am super happy a lot of trees survived! That would have been devastating. That wind was fierce! Literally looked like a hurricane. We had a good dust storm and then leftover rain from your storm yesterday! We too have been watching the Monsoon weather closely this year. We lost several large branches off of our trees, but nothing like the craziness that happened on your farm! Interesting to see the water flow now on your farm. Future natural earthworks?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Aaron! It's really been an impressive monsoon season. Did you lose branches from those large canopy trees on your property? The biggest advantage to this particular storm was being able to see and document that water flow. We had a feeling it would flow like it did, but we really needed to know for sure. Now we do! As you're stating, it confirmed some of the earthworks we had on the "To-do List".

[@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm we did lose a major portion of the inside of our 30 ft ficus tree. It's one of our latest videos we just posted. We ended up turning it into mulch! Yeah that water was incredible! Our water harvesting towers have been full All Summer Long. Over 400 gallons! I wish we had room for more water storage. But we will end up doing that at our property in Prescott.

[@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm we also used rip rap in the middle of our front yard as a natural earthworks water Swale that provides rain water to our trees.

[@tonisee2]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I believe that it was Bill Mollison who has said that "A desert is a flood waiting to happen." Your experience was definitely a illustration to that statement. And seems that some opportunities are there, too. It is very great to see that your trees and larger buildings survived just fine!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard You guys are going to have a BLAST on that property when you get time up there.

[@sgrvtl7183]

Good luck! I am new to your channel 🌻🦋

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thank you and glad you found us!

[@hhwippedcream]

You folks rock! Thank you so much for sharing your experience and expertise. I love the amaranth here... conventional farmers might not so much.

[@hhwippedcream]

I reccommend Styrian Pumpkin and Prickly Pear - the PP not because it is special as food for humans but because it will attract other life. Look at what is attracting life in your desert and thriving and plant more of it. So many cool medicinals in your neck of the woods. Thanks again!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one and thanks for the notes and suggestions. I have to admit, Styrian pumpkin is a new one on me, so off to Google I go!

[@hhwippedcream]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm styrian pumpkin as a multipurpose fodder, food and oil crop. Prickly pear would probs get weedy or already is weedy where you are but just thinking about how many critters I see near them. They are dropping seeds and free fertilizer so pretty good if you get some fruit out of the deal. Luther Burbank developed a spineless prickly pear for easy processing but would probably lose some of it's protective habitat value. So many possibilities! Will continue tuning in!

[@Eleazar93905]

And if you build a big pond on the low land of your property you could build a trench with little dams to catch sediment to take water to your pond to have water for latter use

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Very true and we do have plans to do something along those lines as we start working on the back of the property.

[@anneg8319]

Watch out for the dirt devils, too. I know a petite woman who was literally picked up by one next to her front porch and dropped off at the end of her driveway!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh wow, I had not heard of folks getting picked up by dirt devils. That's crazy!

[@anneg8319]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm That was in Picture Rocks. Also Apache Junction gets powerful micobursts. They can knock down quarter of a mile or more of telephone poles right in a row. Keep up the good work.

[@wirelesscaller7518]

After fighting all day Asian meat markets slaughtering dog meat, horrifying conditions of poultry...you are a joy to watch. Appreciate you safeguard them .

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh my yes, the conditions animals are raised in today are not acceptable. It's one of the many reasons we raise our own animals here on the farm.

[@lesleyfitzpatrick1711]

With the aerial footage, you now really know how the sheet flow moves across your land. So, you can work on doing some minor water guidance projects. Small contouring with berms and swales can direct flows even if they are much lower than you experienced

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Excellent observations Lesley and you're right, a little re-direction with some swale/berm systems is definitely in order.

[@garyreimer6791]

Well at least you got rain, at my place here in Mesa less then a 1/4 inch total all summer. To bad you can’t capture more of that. Like that power post driver. I still do it the old way and I’m 88

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Gary. First off, hats off to you for driving posts at 88. I (Duane) can only hope to follow in your footsteps there. As for rain, I'm shocked you've only seen that amount out East. We get a pretty good view of the valley and it always seems these storms are going from either South or North and then out East.

[@kurtcurtis2730]

Water is life.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Indeed Kurt. The amount of green on the property right now with just a bit of regular rainfall over the Summer is incredible!

[@stephaniewilson3955]

You had suprisingly little damage for such a ferocious storm. All your work is showing results. And now you know where to put more berms and swales. You have learned from what should have been a disaster and maybe your neighbours should pay attention!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Stephanie! It has definitely given us ideas on the areas we need to focus on!

[@SlackerU]

I think you should adopt Low-Impact-Development where you'd have low-slope swales to manage the water in more productive ways. LID doesn't recommend sheet-water for more than 100ft, though my fine-sandy-loam grows better grass with drainage every 40ft. You want water in the swales b/c water moving over water doesn't erode soil. 100% of the water can be calculated using government stored data, you shouldn't be guessing as all the rainfall data is free to access & the math for maxes isn't too complex. I even know the sea-level elevations to the inch for 100% of my setup.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great notes here Bob and we're thinking the same with that back half. Smaller swales and/or shallow "divots" to hold water in pockets and still allow travel over those areas as needed.

[@melissasueferrin3409]

It's my understanding you'll be able to expect a storm or two like that each year. But you really need to live through it to understand it. Now that you've seen a big event, you can make sure you plan for at least one storm of that level each year--possibly more. The hard thing is when you get three or four days in a row like that in one year.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It really was eye opening to see the water flow on the property. We've seen more rainfall than that, but over a longer period of time!

[@unotpn4925]

Can you grow bamboo?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question. We could grow it here but it would require a lot of water! We are growing some sugar cane and it is doing fantastic!

[@unotpn4925]

I wish you happiness and safety. Thank you

[@danielfisch655]

I see a lot more swales and berms being built on the farm in the future. How about making some deadman anchors to hold (anchor) the pig and turkey enclosures down. Thank God no one was hurt and thank you for sharing.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Boy are you right on that Daniel. With the rain we've been receiving we're seeing weeds come up in a lot of places, but the naturally occurring swales and divots in the ground are really popping! Now to research dead man anchors...

[@Eleazar93905]

You should build some burms and nice trenches to hold water and all the extra soil can fill in plus let water soak into the ground and plant trees on the other side or fruit trees

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great suggestion and it's on the plans now that we have the production areas of the farm in place.

[@honeybee3317]

Well, at least you know where to put some swales, and now can make sure your cattle have access to shelter on "higher" ground in that paddock/ sometimes river as that gale was too strong in which to chase cattle. So these concatenations gave you some wins too!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

You hit the nail on the head with this comment. Fortunately we delayed working in this area while we put the rest of the production crops in place, so now we know where NOT to keep livestock...right in the middle of what we assumed would be the livestock acre!!

[@Jesusiscoming24]

Dig holes around your lot so that water can flow into the holes and not become a river

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That's definitely one of the things we're looking at installing as we move onto that back acreage. We had some ideas how the water would flow from a solid rain event like this, but seeing it first hand was VERY helpful!

[@Jesusiscoming24]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm ... I had a small river flow right in front of my shelter and filled a 4.5 deep hole about 10 feet wide by 10 feet wide ... After that I placed plastic in 2 spots to make sure my hole does not fall apart directing the water straight into the plastic guide ... The hole I dug to build a under ground food storage .. I want it 7 feet deep in the future .. but I was able to collect 140 gallons of water because of the hole ... Priceless

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@Jesusiscoming24 right on. Taking advantage of those natural resources is what this is all about!

[@BrianWendt]

I got hit so hard by squash bugs last year in Phx that I've decided to not do squash anymore.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Brian, we know just how you feel man. We've been growing squash for over 5 years having never seen a squash bug. This year they devastated our entire Fall crop. We're going to rest the land for a full season and give it another go, but I can't blame you for throwing in the towel.

[@robertcalamusso4218]

The animals take care ~ 24 / 7

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Definitely Robert. They are our primary concern on the farm.

[@fabiansfish]

I thought you had like 100 turkeys. seems like you have a lot less now

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Fabian. We started with 44 turkeys and are down to 43 as of today. We lost one to a predator a few days ago, but that was our first loss.

[@truckerenoch8824]

Maybe consider putting some small concrete footers with hurricane straps in them, to keep Hogwarts and other structures in place during future microbursts? It'd probably be doable with 1 1/5 bags of quickcrete and 4 straps. A few years back, I bought a brand new shed, poured the pad myself, but didn't put hurricane straps. After a downburst, I got a call from my neighbor telling me, "you're shed's in my back yard." The aluminum was all dented and folded up.😔 I borrowed an sds drill and put in anchors for hurricane straps and my crappy dented shed is still there. Lol

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Yeah, that's a real challenge with this structure. We need it to be mobile as we move the pigs at least once during each round to keep them on newer ground. Hurricane straps with a solid base would be ideal and we may need to rethink things after seeing how that thing took off. Glad you were able to resurrect that shed though!

[@truckerenoch8824]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Yeah, that kinda throws a wrench into anything permanent.

[@turrelleowens4594]

Squash bugs love that mulch. You have to go scorched earth to get rid them, lots of places to hide there.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Yeah, that's what we were afraid of. We figure it's alternate crops in that area for now. This is the first time we've even seen them out here!

[@turrelleowens4594]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Im in the same boat, have to keep them from overwintering this year. Sometimes we have bumper crops and sometime bumper pests.

[@theannecrossett7761]

One of the many things I loved about living in Arizona was "the dry heat." 🙃🙂 Happy your destruction was minimal, with no loss of human and/or animal life.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

You really appreciate the "dry heat" when you're sweating your tail off 20 minutes before sunrise and it's only 80 degrees! Ok, so 110 is hot no matter which way you slice it, but still!! 😂

[@susanneguzman5339]

Castile Soap and water eliminate squash bugs! I kept getting the same until I used this soap water mix. They literally die immediately. Growing up a trellis really helps and not growing with any other plants.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thanks for the notes on this one Susanne. We have used Castille soap with water for bugs before, so I think it's high time to start that up again!

[@kezzatries]

Hey Guy's. Pleased to see you're like me., it is not a disaster it is an opportunity to see your weaknesses. If you work on your weaknesses and make them strengths......... Me I'm coming on fine, still a bit breathless at times. It's been four weeks since, but I can drive and dig small holes again. Just no heavy lifting for a while.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

So glad to hear you are doing better! This has definitely shown us where we need to work and focus on the property to hold the water when we get it!

[@hargersadventures]

All sorghum family plants can cause prussic acid or cyanide poisoning in livestock. These plants contain a secondary compound called dhurrin, which is enzymatically converted to toxic prussic acid (also called hydrocyanic acid) in wilting forage.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We've read and heard the same which is why we only use the sorghum as forage for our poultry. They seem to have no issues with it.

[@hargersadventures]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm That's good. The reason I mentioned it is that after watching your video I was thinking of growing it in our horses' area but it mentioned what I shared and so I thought to share it in case. :) So I will not be growing it. :)

[@shelleyhender8537]

Hey there😎~ thinking of you both, sending “Best Wishes” and loads of “HOPE” for yourselves and all your animals! 🐾🌼🐾 How is the recovery coming along, since the chaotic flooding, torrential rains, and crazy winds ended? May you get a much needed reprieve!🕊 STAY SAFE and TAKE GOOD CARE of yourselves and your 4-legged creatures!🇨🇦🌼🇺🇸

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Shelley. We're pretty much back in order at this point here on the farm. We learned a few good lessons from this first heavy wind and downpour, but thankfully nothing was hurt beyond repair!

[@shelleyhender8537]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm So good to hear no one was seriously hurt!🤗 I figured everyone would be trying to find out how you were both doing, and if there was any major mishap amongst the wave after wave of chaos! It appeared very scary from afar - I cannot imagine being in the midst of it! I certainly have had some close calls with Mother Nature over the years, but there’s nothing like “experiencing it” personally! You guys handled it well! Nothing appears to keep you 2 down!☺ I know you likely have enough to attend to, between responding to what just happened at the farm, and responding to all of our concerned texts! Oh the price you pay for being FAMOUS! You can’t get rid of us now -LOL!🙃 I know you have enough to attend to, so I won’t keep you any longer. Grateful you are all okay! 🌼🇨🇦😎🇺🇸🌼

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@shelleyhender8537 We were blessed not to have significant damage on this one, so we can't complain, but thank you for your kind words of encouragement and concern!

[@shelleyhender8537]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm You have such a GREAT attitude and perspective on life! I Knew you’re my kinda people…the kind that sees the “glass is 1/2 full”…and we need more of you in our world!!🌻🕊🌻 Many Blessings to you both!🇨🇦😎🇺🇸

[@kenkiekens7746]

might have to get Rudy the permaculture guy out there to help determine your lands contours and to do some berms and swales.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Those are definitely on the horizon after seeing the water flow with this rain event!

[@kenkiekens7746]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm you can look at tiny shiny Home that had some berms and swale work done just before the storm. the storm is reported to be a 1,000 year storm so it might not happen again for awhile.

[@jonnyhawt8973]

Water just can penatrate that hard ground with as fast as that water came down. Sheesh! What a mess! Subtract a day of improvement for a day of just getting things picked back up. At one point the models qere showing a hurricane moving up the gulf of California and throwing some more rain up your way on the heavy side. Looks like they backed off and now the storm is staying offshore. Too much rain too quickly is never good.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

You're definitely right on with this comment Jonny. We were watching the clouds come at us from every direction and the wind shifted a couple of times before finally coming straight out of the North. Now to find more ways of keeping this water on the property when this happens again!

[@KimandFrank]

❣

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thank you!

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

It's those beetles, Duane and Lori. From where do they spring? what's their natural (there's a special word for it) repellant bush or plant? Theres a city in one of the desert states there in the USA that uses the permaculture idea small scale to divert the water running off into the culvert and along side streets, into the fronts of the gardens and creating back-yard forests. AGAINST the HOA regulations, the residenents fought for and transformed the whole area so that the HOA relented and now the whole section of multiple streets take part in this water conservation and practical application of shade and productive forest, making a substantial contribution to regreening the desert and tempering the climate. If Saudi Arabia and Jordan can do it, why not the USA. Lovely video. I'd be spreading those wood chip down the back in the cattle area to increase the moisture retention capacity of the soil and, of course, some sort of swale to prevent the run-off. I wonder if the ducks could profit from repositioning to take advantage of this water flow? Happy ducks taste better.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Carolle! We are really at a loss as to where those beetles came from. It's the first time we've ever seen them, so we we very surprised to say the least! We really have a lot of work to do when it comes to harnessing our natural resources. Not only here on the farm, but society as a whole. Our future generations are counting us to get this figured out!

[@recless8667]

You can fight back the squash bugs with insecticidal soap. It's basically Castile soap (such as Dr Bronners, homemade, etc), rubbing alcohol, and some form of thickener like vegetable oil or vegetable glycerin. It's made from potassium hydroxide and vegetable fats, so it may also act as a foliar potassium fertilizer. Their gestation period is ~10 days, so if you spray weekly you will kill the nymphs before they can lay their eggs, creating a pretty substantial dent in their infestation. I also recommend staking or trellising all of your cucurbits, because they take up a LOT less space and the infestations are easier to manage. Volcano your mulch around the base so you can see if they're attacking at the base as well. Squash bugs also overwinter, so you should crop rotate that part of your land to non-cucurbit crops every other year; I recommend peppers (because peppers are awesome)!

[@recless8667]

Also, swale as much of your flood plane as possible. Swales act as weirs to slow down the water velocity, reducing erosion and increasing water capture. Not so much in our sonoran/mojave climates, but in more temperate zones swale irrigating can create conditions that allow for chinampas to be established if the geography is right. Remember that floods steal away the precious topsoil you're trying to make, protect that investment with swales.

[@recless8667]

If you can, find a Wind Rose for your area. Establish a tree line of native (or equiv) canopy trees as a wind break perpendicular to your *high speed* winds (only wind speeds above ~30mph matters). I recommend Chilean Mesquites; they take next to no water, grow AGGRESSIVELY, make for a fantastic mulch source, don't have thorns like their North American cousins, and damn does the smoke make meat taste good. Also, you can grind the bean pods as a protein source, or feed them directly to your livestock. Oh, and they fix nitrogen (hence the bean pods). Their span/height should be about 30-40ft by 30-40ft, and will be fully grown inside of about 6-8 years. They don't take to coppicing/pollarding well, but you wouldn't want them to be in pollard form during the Feb storms anyway. They're evergreen in our climate, but grow relatively slowly during the winter season. WARNING: Overwatering mesquites causes very shallow roots, and they will be prone to being blown over. Make sure you keep that tree line a safe distance from anything that can't be rebuilt quickly, or critical infrastructure like livestock fencing. If you water correctly and thin their inner branches annually (hence the mulch), they can withstand windspeeds higher than 70mph (we didn't lose any during our sandstorms this year).

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great notes here and we're working on a few of these (swales and mesquite). We haven't busted out the Dr. Bronner's for few years, but it looks like it's finally time. The plan is to plant out brassicas into that area where we had the squash and maybe something different in the Spring to give that whole area time to work it's way through any left over squash bugs. I like the idea of rotating every other year. We need to get some nitrogen fixers in there anyhow!

[@recless8667]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm It's a bit of a time commitment, but the DIY castile soap is a *very* cost effective route (go for hot-process). Equipment wise, all it takes is an immersion blender and a large crock pot. As far as ingredients, vegetable oil (coconut, light olive, canola, etc) and caustic potash (potassium hydroxide flakes). The potassium hydroxide burns skin, so I recommend outdoors with rubber gloves. Edit: You can make a couple of gallons of castile soap concentrate for less than $10. It's totally worth it if you need a lot.

[@rulistening7777]

Yo-Kay.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

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[@irfanmauludin398]

To prevent this flood, i ever watch american project in arabia desert also, he used some rock and stone to make hold water from flood and it worked nice and give some little forest in that desert maybe you can learn from him, wait minute i will share the link to you if i found it again 🙏

[@irfanmauludin398]

Here is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/imScgnump99grpo

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Irfan. I believe I saw this project. Was it Al Baydha?

[@irfanmauludin398]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm maybe the name of that village

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@irfanmauludin398 I believe that's correct, or at least the name of the area.

[@tbjtbj4786]

Hate to see yall get hit like that. Looked like yall got a dose of a hurricane type storm. I saw some things about water catching. Have you ever grown gourds will they grow out there. There was a barrel gord that alot of the old folks grew. They called them rain barrel gourds. I think they were some type of the large gourds maybe Africa drum gourds. Not sure but maybe up to around 25gal. If you get rain like that or during what ever your rain season is. They would be small. But not much money if you can grow them.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I was thinking of you folks out in FL when this storm hit. Not quite as strong as many of your guys' systems, but these are the closest thing we get to those. We can grow gourds here, in fact our Loofah are growing like crazy. It would be something to see a large gourd like that growing here in AZ. May need to look into that!

[@poloticus2380]

Why dont you Dig a pond?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question. We do have plans for some deeper water retention on the back of the farm. We rarely see rainfall like this (our neighbor has been here 15 years and never seen this happen in that time), so usually a pond will be completely empty unless we fill it with well water on a regular basis. We're leaning more towards swale/berm systems with some deeper retention areas before the overflow, so we can continue to utilize the land for livestock and other crops between these rare events.

[@poloticus2380]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm wish you guys the best thanks for good content.

[@wirelesscaller7518]

Weird weather worldwide.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It really is very strange times with weather.