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Landscape Tractor for swales

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skid steer to make swales

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trench+mulch, revised plans

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Anyone know a formula for water harvested by a swale?

6 replies

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Community in flood zone needs advice

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Backyard Swales in the Hudson Valley?

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Restoring existing ponds

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Driveway grass control

7 replies

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Vegetable gardening on a slope - Swales or terrace?

7 replies

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For small cropping: At what percentage slope should one consider terracing?

6 replies

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Saw swales beneath chestnut orchards on steep hills north of Beijing, 2001/2

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advice for swale off-contour

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Rerouting a creek?

7 replies

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Swale on contour method.

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Effects of Earthworks on Frost Pockets

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New toy

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Swales vs moles

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Keyline in rough terrain

2 replies 1

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Another Swale Hillside Question

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General site planing ideas

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Can I build a pond + swales without a liner: chalk subsoil + top soil with clay

6 replies

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Question for Agroecology team: Small scale permaculture

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Swales on a sandy hill

6 replies

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Podcast 237 - Excavators (aka track hoes) with rotating and tilting buckets and spider hoe.

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My First Swales with Pics

3 replies

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How to cut stone for a pathways?

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A little earthworks clarification

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Considerations for hugel/swales on free draining soil?

3 replies

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Micro-keyline for urban settings?

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Advise building terraces with reclaimed earth from house site

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Keyline vs Swales

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Cool topographic technology

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Holzer Style Earthworks - Mini Video

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My Compost bed

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living raised bed hedge - lirabedge - idea

1 reply

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Just bought some land, now to plan!

9 replies 3

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mounds without retaining walls?

5 replies

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Idea for Alternative Approach to Swale Construction, Submitted for Your Critique.

3 replies

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Land with no flat spots

10 replies

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Swales with 1% slope (Jack Spirko's latest video)

4 replies 1

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What To Do?

8 replies

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Ridge patterns

7 replies

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Small-scale keyline on a sloped pasture

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Ditch digging advice

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Can you dig a swale (and heap a berm) in the fall?

9 replies

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Hi New Here.

4 replies

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Newbie question: water management and path on tiny urban lot

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When to dig a swale?

4 replies 1

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Level swales, or not so level swales

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The Power of Water

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Flood irrigation question

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There is also a Keyline thread in Greening the Desert forum

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Old oil drill/pump site

7 replies

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Hugelkultur techniques for different soil types on a steep slope

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Water harvesting

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getting the hang of the tiltrotator!

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good book/s on earthworks?

6 replies

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Contours/ridge watershed lines from LIDAR data

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Qs for Darren - keyline plow - swales in keyline

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monk pipe design

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Best ever topics in earthworks

Landscape Tractor for swales

skid steer to make swales

trench+mulch, revised plans

Anyone know a formula for water harvested by a swale?

Community in flood zone needs advice

Backyard Swales in the Hudson Valley?

Restoring existing ponds

Driveway grass control

Vegetable gardening on a slope - Swales or terrace?

For small cropping: At what percentage slope should one consider terracing?

Saw swales beneath chestnut orchards on steep hills north of Beijing, 2001/2

advice for swale off-contour

Rerouting a creek?

Swale on contour method.

Effects of Earthworks on Frost Pockets

New toy

Swales vs moles

Keyline in rough terrain

Another Swale Hillside Question

General site planing ideas

Can I build a pond + swales without a liner: chalk subsoil + top soil with clay

Question for Agroecology team: Small scale permaculture

Swales on a sandy hill

Podcast 237 - Excavators (aka track hoes) with rotating and tilting buckets and spider hoe.

My First Swales with Pics

How to cut stone for a pathways?

A little earthworks clarification

Considerations for hugel/swales on free draining soil?

Micro-keyline for urban settings?

Advise building terraces with reclaimed earth from house site

Keyline vs Swales

Cool topographic technology

Holzer Style Earthworks - Mini Video

My Compost bed

living raised bed hedge - lirabedge - idea

Just bought some land, now to plan!

mounds without retaining walls?

Idea for Alternative Approach to Swale Construction, Submitted for Your Critique.

Land with no flat spots

Swales with 1% slope (Jack Spirko's latest video)

What To Do?

Ridge patterns

Small-scale keyline on a sloped pasture

Ditch digging advice

Can you dig a swale (and heap a berm) in the fall?

Hi New Here.

Newbie question: water management and path on tiny urban lot

When to dig a swale?

Level swales, or not so level swales

The Power of Water

Flood irrigation question

There is also a Keyline thread in Greening the Desert forum

Old oil drill/pump site

Hugelkultur techniques for different soil types on a steep slope

Water harvesting

getting the hang of the tiltrotator!

good book/s on earthworks?

Contours/ridge watershed lines from LIDAR data

Qs for Darren - keyline plow - swales in keyline

monk pipe design

Top Forums

digital market

building

permaculture artisans

skip

growies

ungarbage

critters

homesteading

energy

monies

community

wilderness

regional

permies.com

projects

global resources

kitchen

education