What is a Level-Sill Spillway? - John Kaisner The Natural Farmer

[@krustysurfer]

Thank you John

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you TD. Nice to hear from you again.

[@felixhe3891]

Good to see you here again. I clicked Like right away, when it came back to my mind how great your Videos are.

[@wanderingmonk007]

Your trees are growing!!! looking good on your place!!!

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you :)

[@johnmcginnis5201]

I agree with Felix, good to see you again. Hope all is well with you and yours and your holiday is joyful.

[@tiki5900]

Greetings from the Caribbean John. Good to see you back posting videos. Wow 2 in a couple of days! Thanks for the level spillway tip

[@krustysurfer]

Almost seems like a different time... Love going back and rewatching your content John. Blessings my friend to you and yours and hope you are enjoying fatherhood.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you T D. Blessings to you and yours as well...

[@nathangardenfawkes2910]

Great to see you again John :) It's been too long.

[@FoodForestPermaculture]

Peace out fellow earthling and thank you kindly for sharing

[@andregilhespy7504]

The timing of this video is perfect! I was just talking to my mother about level-sill spillways a couple of days ago as she's recently installed her first swale and was musing about where to put the spillway. I'll have to send her here :D

[@numma9424]

It’s good to see you are back man, I missed you videos

[@matthewanderson7449]

I’m so happy you’re back John!! I missed your videos. Looking at buying land now in Brazil and I need to be watching your videos for knowledge and inspiration! I don’t use Instagram so please keep posting here!

[@anndebaldo7381]

Love it! So very clear and I love how you use the native plants to hold your spillways in place! Thanks and ATB!

[@reyn66]

A masterful explanation.

[@sampersoon7168]

Thanks John!

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

My pleasure Sam. Thanks for the shout out...

[@DanaMurrayoutrigger]

Thanks so much! I always look forward to seeing your next videos.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you very much

[@urban9361]

Excellent as always 😀 thanks John. I am also looking forward to the next one

[@achsahkaleb4844]

i thank you for your videos. I am moving to a rural area in Eastern Cape South Africa and I have come upon your videos by accident! You explain it in a very easy and simple way that is understandable. Thank you again. Chag Sameach Pesah 2022. Yeshua Ha Massiach took our sin and conquered death 2000 years ago. HalleluYah

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

Beautiful farm

[@chinnathangamj7845]

You are a real hero...

[@andrewh25]

Sending blessings to you and your land, great stuff to think about.

[@suzyq6767]

This is beautiful!

[@lenovoa-iz6kj]

As usual meticulous effort. Thank you Mr.Jaganath

[@Tinyteacher1111]

That’s beautiful! Where is this located?

[@ddawg743]

Great info, great explanation, great video. Thank you!

[@martinvecchio2007]

John as usual, great videos ! i am in spain, where did you get that beautiful water tank ? is it 10,000 Liters ? i need to get 2 of them for my place in Catalunya.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Hey Martin. Bought it here. It's a 5,000 L tank they call 'panettone', like the italian sweet bread

[@vasudevram]

Good information. Thank you.

[@billybones956]

How do you guarantee that the second pond hasn't filled up already by the time the first starts to overflow? And the same with the third pond and the second? Is it a case of the first being at a higher elevatoin than the second, and the second higher than the third, and water being channelled in to the first pond?

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

They all fill seperately, independent of one another. When the first pond is full, it spills over into the second, etc. Actually the first and second ponds fill at about the same rate, and seem to spill over around the same time, ie pond one is spilling into pond two, and pond two is spilling into pond three. It doesn't really matter though...

[@herman71083]

Hi John, could you please recommend a good companion planting guide as I find there is just too much conflicting information online!! Thanks in advance!!

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Hi there. Sorry for the delay. I like to use a funny little book called "The Mix & Match Guide to Companion Planting" by Josie Jefferey. Hope that helps...

[@rowenadinsmore1]

What happens to the catchment during the dry season? Do you try to plant in them?

[@joxxxyalpharius2008]

thank you brother

[@Hyperborea1618033988]

Hi John! Why would you use a level-sill spillway in these cases instead of a standard or monk pipe?

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Hey Gerardo. Good question. Personal preference really. When given the choice I tend to go with shaped earth rather an pipes, etc. I just find it more elegant. But again, in my opinion, it's really designer's choice. Do you prefer pipes in a case like this?

[@Hyperborea1618033988]

@@TheNaturalFarmer i´m just getting into water retention myself, so learning and eager to exchange points of view... i believe Sepp Holzer mainly used pipes but as you mention both options (spillways or piping) should be viable. I'd probably try out both options to see what works best. Thanks for the reply and this video! Will definitely look into more of your videos in the future! Greetings from Argentina 🍷

[@michelod.i.y.5202]

Enjoyed your videos. Especially the the one 5 years ago in India, don't think there was a part 2? Very much wanted to do something similar in Zambia but this pandemic has scuppered my plans. The area I was thinking about would be perfect, with just the right gradient. Keep up the good work, nice land rover by the way

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

I made about 30 videos in India, but they're currently being reworked. I'm not sure which one you are referring to...

[@kirkcarmichael9882]

Dear Mr. Kaisner I cant find your Indian liquid fertilizer (Amrut Jal). Thank you for your informative and educational videos. Good luck.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Hi Kirk. That video is no longer on this channel. You can check out this one if you like...kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaC5g2d5q7KKeMU

[@kirkcarmichael9882]

@@TheNaturalFarmer Thank you Mr. Kaisner for your kind response but I truly like your video on the Indian liquid fertilizer. Good luck with your wonderful work. Be safe and take care.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

@@kirkcarmichael9882 Thank you Kirk

[@chrisvenables4584]

Thankyou for the video, very easy to understand as always! Would you make one or comment on what managing your property looks like on a average day. I see lots of grasses and I'm assuming that getting sheep or cows in would be very detrimental to your Young plants?

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Hey Chris Yes, exactly. For the time being we mob graze chickens under these baby trees. Otherwise I pass the scythe. But in this environment we only need to clean the land once, maybe twice a year. When the trees get bigger we'll start running sheep through, when the land firms up in early Spring. Does that help? John

[@chrisvenables4584]

@@TheNaturalFarmer ah yes, much drier climate than tasmania where I live. Thanks for sharing ❤️

[@RianLakeTv]

Question, why not make the 3 pond a one big pond instead?

[@Stephen_Strange]

Please tell me where I can find the follow up video to this one 'human circulation with the level sill spill way' that you spoke of ? I hear the same accent of Christopher Walken.

[@timmoore3188]

I have zig-zagging swales across my property to catch water from the road above, slow down the runoff, and get more of it in the ground. The problem here is we have Pacific Pocket Gophers. Every now and again, one of their tunnels opens up, and the water runs out of the catchment basin and ends up coming out of a tunnel far down the slope, instead of soaking in. I have to be vigilant and go out in the rain to plug up any gopher holes. I guess you don't have something like a gopher there.

[@tamarahimmelstrand8985]

I did understand.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

I'm happy to here that. Thank you for your comment.

[@johnroberts2012]

This vid tops it

[@MistressOP]

Hmm, it feels like we need to have more rice culture and things that can grow in rice culture on more farms. Then do no dig rice culture. on must wider scale. you can grow a lot of things in a no dig rice paddy.

[@ontherims3284]

That add, with the guy.. telling me to Stop, gardening etc... I hate him. I love this guy tho.