Hello, my husband and I have 4 acres that we are slowly turning into our homestead. One of the things that we are planning to create are swales. Our soil is mostly clay at the moment but would like to utilize this hydrophobic resource to hold and direct the rain and water where I want it to go. We can work on amendments in the spring when planting.
My dilemma is that I do not know where to start and once I do start, can I put down a quick cover crop to help hold the moved soil in place over the winter? We are near the capitol so not the worst snow.
Our grade isn't steep, just enough right this moment that what rain we get is washed down and not absorbed.
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