Rain Storm Floods and Mud Hit the Homestead

Today's Vlog I show you what the latest storm did to our farm as we dig a trench for the flooding waters.
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[@ladyryan902]

Oh my goodness. Everybody is showing flooding BUT YOU are actively watching the flow and figuring how to mitigate damage and use the flow....smart smart man!! Blessings

[@dropshot1967]

I dont know if you have rocks on your land, but this also works with logs (maybe secure the logs with sticks in the ground). But if you build small dams and create small terraced ponds, you slow down the water. The topsoil that was carried by the water should mostly settle in these ponds creating some very fertile areas. You could probably gain some topsoil by catching the topsoil in that water that comes from your neighbour's property. An alternative would be to create a system of swailes, they also slow down the water, retain it and the soil.

[@SowtheLand]

I hope to do that one day. thanks!

[@Try2-Imagine]

Its encouraged watching you as you go through the ups and downs and are able to keep your head up and move forward. We are new to homesteading and really apriciate what you are doing.

[@SowtheLand]

thanks for saying and watching. You can do it!

[@ffksummers]

Looks like an opportunity for a possible pond.

[@sandhollowhomestead6972]

Back in the 70s I went on a 30 mile hike into the eastern part of the desert in Oregon. I found a very old farm which had levies crossing the land. I asked my father in law why they built those levies and he said they dry farmed there and the levies directed the rain water into their storage areas to control the runoff. Considering this fact, levies could help you direct and even capture the water and you can plant tree's on the levies too where the water will sub. Just a thought. Best regards for you and yours. Butch

[@jamesscroggins3486]

That has got to be the cutest pig breed. I love how they talk to you😂

[@aprilshowershomestead]

And how they waddle-run to the tasty treats!!! So cute!!!❤

[@jrsf222]

Great opportunity to learn where your water comes and goes‼️. You are good at weathering all storms in life. Strong people.🙏👣👍

[@Walker010]

Permaculture, plant on contour , crest burms to collect the water and direct to where you want

[@AB-ol5uz]

If you haven't already done so - it's a great time to get a drone out so you can see exactly where the rain collects and either put in french drains or berms to redirect it.

[@tinatippin5705]

Wow, Jason. You are going to be a water management professional in no time. I have always been fascinated by how storm water moves. Such an education. Thank you for sharing . I am positive your experiences are helping many new to homesteading. So important.

[@sallyburkett-caskinette8723]

You should hire Justin’s boys to come over and dig your trench with their excavator..😊

[@Jaynes-Path]

If you don't care what the gutters look like for your barn, I know several people who have used the PVC drain or sewer pipes for gutters. They cut a section of the pipe out for the water to fall into, and a elbow piece to create the downspout. They don't have a fancy pattern and straight edges, they look like the round pipes that they are, but they are much stronger than the fancy aluminum with patterned sides. They also are much cheaper than what you would want for your house.

[@missykuss9975]

I love watching you and your family building this homestead. You will figure out how to make this work for you. I like the suggestions of a pond, using swales to direct and I know you’ll use this as an opportunity to, not just an issue to correct.

[@marileesteele7992]

Hi Jason. Drain those gutters off the barn into some water catchment containers for a backup when the dry season comes. Don't let it go to waste. love your show.

[@takeitslowhomestead5218]

I’m glad you’re all safe and well.

[@mgtmoffat8411]

that was a bid wet storm. Pleased all is OK even though wet and soggy. 💕💕🌻🌻

[@katiez5660]

We bought our land and had some cleared. The best thing was spring rain which told us where to build and where to put the road. So glad.

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Months of drought and then a flood . . . life of a farmer . . . Cheers.

[@robertconner5126]

Talk about a Toad Strangling Gully Washer!

[@aprilshowershomestead]

Yes!!! 🤣

[@bellaloba2684]

That is called a seasonal creek where I come from. Should have been disclosed to you before purchase.

[@SowtheLand]

Lol

[@theIAMofME]

I was a real estate secretary years ago. The only honest agents I saw never made a lot of money and didn't stay in it long. You are talking a LOT of Alpha personalities chasing as many dollars as they can get. I know all agents aren't that way. But, a good many I saw were. They are not going to tell you these things unless it's obvious.

[@debbieschaffner2581]

A pond and swales. Gutters on your barn and another cistern to hold onto your water. When you have a greenhouse and a large garden, you will need water when there is drought. Love what you are doing! I enjoy watching your journey! ❤

[@jubistar99]

❤❤❤ your channel!! This is my favorite channel on KZbin and I appreciate it every time you post a new video. I have been watching all your videos from day one. ☝️

[@SowtheLand]

You are so kind. Thank you!

[@cynthialewis7080]

That system dumped lots of water in a short time. We had 5 inches in my area. There were washed out roads, overflowing creeks, and trees uprooted. There's always challenges with any land, you do amazing at trying to tame it.

[@spiritranger9202]

We got hit hard too. One of the craziest rains I've see since we lived here!

[@joannvozzo4586]

You are always working, a hard workers job is never done! God bless you🙏🙏

[@ryokolynn6948]

you can create 1/2 to 1 meter deep pond on those flooded badly area according to the shape of the water formed up there & you can start keeping ducks, gooses, etc... on those area during the raining season.

[@patriciablanton6243]

Willow trees along the creek helps prevent erosion.

[@douglasbooker8330]

Jason! The rain water system must be full and good to go.

[@TerrieAllred2023]

Glad you all are safe!

[@Peachy08]

We got more coming Friday!

[@galeharris6696]

We live next to a river in a lowland, and have been flooded many times, but seriously 2x last year. The river doesn't crest until at least 24 hours AFTER the rain stops! So, we have to plan that even if it seems OK waterwise, we haven't seen all the water for a while. I have a spot at the edge of my field along the treeline, where all my garden implements and planting tables etc end up. I lost my greenstalk over there one year, had to haul it out of all the branches and debris from the flood. Pretty crazy. You're doing the right thing, just watching where the water goes, how it flows, and thinking of plans for diverting it. Pretty much what you do...thank you for your videos, I really enjoy them, and you and your family!

[@debradiane3929]

I remember thinking when you tore the old gutter down, "that looks fine, just needs cleaning". I wish we could talk through the video when we see things like that. Lol.

[@maryloomis8075]

Jason, I remember reading or hearing in the past ...always go look at a new property before buying...on a rainy day. Then you know the water issues. I'm sure you will figure it out. At least you aren't in a desert! LOL

[@maryquitecontrary5126]

Ponds would be nice, but what about a series of swales to slow the flow so you don’t lose all your nutrients in these gushers. Then they would dry up and not inhibit your paddocks.

[@isnoo1]

Well it looks like you have been shown where to put a few holding ponds across your property. Will help especially with the amount of topsoil you gain/lose. Great video of where the water is running.

[@lindacarroll3853]

When you can drain excess water it will show you where when you can see the water flow. And that's what you did plus it's easier to dig when wet. Good job.

[@lisavb5237]

Great job.

[@janetwithers7427]

Goodness you had a lot of rain and more to come in form of rain or snow. Very interesting. Be safe and stay warm. 💞

[@littlehillsidehomestead6362]

Holiday super hard work well maybe not hard but super work and satisfied when you can see the water going down the ditch that you’ve created

[@charmainemrtnz]

I’m so glad to see you. Glad that you are safe. 🙏

[@claudettehernandez3402]

CLEANING the creek bed

[@mariesheppard3750]

Its a bad year all over, On the West Coast we had terrible winds and rain, now it s going to drop the temp and get real cold, Good you got to see what a bad storm does with the water

[@anonymous_friend]

With a hill like that you can make a good pond and have a nice water source for irrigation and raise fish.

[@sweetcandubandu]

In the spring you should have a pond party and invite lots of people. Have them bring a shovel. Everyone digs and you feed them

[@joelast7919]

My brain is constantly thinking when it rains, “how can I catch and retain this?”👍👍

[@Joybells06]

Brilliant for swales and guide it into a pond 😊

[@lisanowakow3688]

Yikes, that’s a lot of water!

[@sowandtare]

More rain containers!

[@garysilver718]

I put a french drain in 50 yrs. Ago 4 ft. Down gravel perforated pipe 4 in. And it’s still working.(I live in Michigan)

[@MsJuliah1]

I like how positive and energetic you are about the projects on your farm. Projects involved with farm life are hard. But God said mankind chose the path of working “by the sweat of your brow”. So work is inevitable. But, I’d rather work wrestling nature rather than being elbow to elbow with other folks who may complain about it or shirk it.

[@barbaragarmon9518]

Build Swales to block the flow and keep the soil on your property!

[@missourigirl4101]

Jason- we had this problem and put in French drain around or on side of buildings and use guttering. Another opportunity for rain barrels too if you like.

[@belieftransformation]

Thanks for sharing & I’m happy that you’re all okay after those storms. Blessings to all 🤗💗🇨🇦

[@goingupcountry5670]

When you dig your pond.. if you can use some of that soil to rebuild around the barn where it has washed away that would help. But I guess the pond itself will reduce the amount of water running down there too

[@Frolic-and-Feed-Farm]

Mud puddles are such fun. Corrugated iron cut long ways makes great cheap get you by guttering. Mud water rafting 😂

[@karendecosse2580]

You could collect thousands of gallons of water off that barn roof, and a few ponds will help both you and your stock.

[@toddliston787]

Forgot to mention you can run a drain line the whole distance from the hill and put drains in every so many feet will help

[@sporranheid]

Wow. That's a lot of water. Could maybe do with strategic land drains: trench, perforated pipe wrapped in weed membrane (with zip-ties, to stop the silt getting in), and lots of gravel all around the pipe before recovering with soil. A lot of work. P.S. Water "piling up" is an interesting concept. 🤔 😊 ❤

[@sgrvtl7183]

You had mentioned gutters on the barn in another video. Sounds like a good idea❗️

[@johnheinz5072]

Very proud of you all. Look into tiling your property to redirect the water . Man keep up the good work.

[@GiuseppeAudino797]

Hi mate for me is very exciting to see all that water I have a good suggestion for you I don’t know the location shire low there you should build a water dam And also put the gutters all round the barn and buy a 100.000 litre of water tank and will be a good water supply for summer thanks for the good video mate from Buckland Western Australia 👍👋🍻

[@RWorley3sl]

My dad dug a ditch like you did to the ditch off our land. Best thing he ever did.

[@MJ-wz6jo]

You will figure it out on what to do.

[@camicri4263]

Glad you guys are ok! You definitely need a pond! Blessings

[@ginnysulya9805]

Glad all is well! Thankfully we had partial power which kept the house warm and although some small branches hit the house, nothing significant or any damage! Full power went on last night! 🙌🙌🙌

[@bigmoneycarlos8947]

You may want to add gravel to the wet weather creek you have it will help with the erosion

[@eastafrica1020]

The pigs have a swimming pool. They will jump the fence to get to a drier place. 😂

[@DaybirdAviaries]

That same cold front dumped about 4 inches on our farm in Alabama

[@glengillis7775]

WOW thats some rain. Jason great work. Every little bit counts. that was a one day task. Your free now to get after the rest of the projects now and one step ahead on that drain trench

[@deborahhaynes8361]

We got tons of rain too. Soggy land.

[@Grassfedpasturesfarm]

Jason, do you think the sinkhole could have been a sump or culvert that’s there to take the water? Might have had dirt on it and you couldn’t tell

[@dixsigns1717]

That looks like a perfect place for a pond right there below Zeke's digs.

[@BobbieJeanM]

Gives a whole new meaning to “water rights” on a property. One area in my basement looked like the inside of your barn after the storm came by yesterday. 😜

[@bhavens9149]

looks like you could use a series of smaller ponds and a few culverts.

[@tracyboyd4867]

All those pigs are so stinkin cute...❤...jason you may have overdone the raindancing...😊...Bernice!!!

[@kellywakefield9005]

Time to start digging swales my friend. 😅

[@nancyrasmussen2016]

Check out the fit farmer he had a ton more flooding, it was so much. You have a lot too. Maybe have some dirt brought in to increase the land. Wow! Nancy from nebraska

[@heatherk8931]

😢 Yup, when you were pulling that gutter all i saw was $$$ that was getting tossed. They must have put it there for a reason. Perhaps make a pond to save that water. Plus you could stock it with native fish (or gold fish) to eat mosquitos. Or bass to have fun fishing.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Glad you and your family are all okay How are your chickens??

[@thesuburbanhomesteaderaus]

Should look into swales to capture and control the water flow on your property.

[@johnzink3309]

thx

[@user-zu9qq6wp4i]

Gutters & rainwater tanks would be great before next winter

[@kimmer2799]

A pond would be wonderful!

[@marielg9143]

your amazing shoveling wet anything is tedious work were getting heavy wet snow and wind and zero temps

[@kerrydyas1386]

Pond, then some ducks and geese 😂

[@DonaldStaggs]

You need to put swales in to direct the water where you want it.

[@romaurer]

That rain was no joke. Lake Lanier in Georgia came up 3 feet and it's still rising.

[@5GreenAcres]

As the saying goes...If ya can't beat em join em. Have you thought about maybe digging a large area for a pond right where all that water gathers? I see it as an opportunity not a bad thing. A great water source for your animals. I wish I had that problem, that is what I would do. I have very sandy loam soil and the water just soaks into the ground.

[@justinspoon5286]

I’ve been watching people build swells on their land to spread out the water and stop the erosion of top soil

[@bigfootbubba1425]

Get a bunch of wooden stakes and mark-out how the ground is draining.. Then make your drainage plan. Cost analysis, what kind of equipment you need, including the cost of gutters..

[@RalphLaurant]

Looks like a great opportunity for pond(s) (& fish!!) and swales....to impound water and stop losing soil....

[@deborahtofflemire7727]

Wow what a muddy nest.

[@SuesSecretGarden3]

I admire how you attach problems that come up on the land. You may not appreciated doing to trench but you where pro active.👍🏽

[@johnthomas5806]

may be an idea to add some berms to control the flow of water across the property...

[@JamesKing-jw6hs]

Looks like a great place to dig a nice Bass lake....water storage lake? And I'd bet your in good clay soil, so it'll hold🎉

[@srlsolutionsself-reliancet3247]

i see lots of swales and a pond

[@mauriceryton]

Took the words out of what l was thinking too. Gutters and French drain to your property line with an exit for the water at the property line.

[@ChristieOconnor]

If you had a ram pump you can move tater uphill x

[@higheriam]

Might be an opportunity to do some earthworks. keep that water soaking into your soil.

[@trinareynolds8948]

Maybe you could hire the Rhodes boys to trench for you? They have cool tractors!

[@DavidSunshineAquaWash]

Can you take some drone footage to figure out where to create new drainage systems? Maybe put swales in.

[@ritahall8653]

WOW 😮