Adam Tennant

Good stuff. Thanks yall

Actually...all I have between my Swales is grass. I only began my permaculture adventure a year ago. I bought a house on 1.15 acres with absolutely no trees. Since then I have done a ton of work to my Swales, planting 30+ trees (production and support). Unfortunately, I haven't been able to do anything in between my Swales. Two jobs and a family of six. Lol

I have been taking a permaculture course for the past two months and we will be having a workday out here next Saturday. My instructor has a really good laser level so maybe we will see if I dug my Swales correctly. Hoping for good infiltration but after seeing all the water gathered at the foundation of my house I can see it is definitely running.

Thanks for the reply. That's what I was hoping for. There is one place where I get some runoff. It is a place between one of my Swales where I couldn't dig because of a water line. I've been meaning to build a berm to direct the runoff into the swale.

As far as my soil, I have clay.

Hi,

Last summer I installed three Swales. For some reason they are not filling. We just had about an inch of rain and they are just wet. What would be some factors that would cause this? The grade is not much at all but I think it should be enough. Trying to trouble shoot. Any advice would be appreciated.