Craig Pettersson

Matt Powers wrote:Ok perhaps I should add that when you inoculate the wood it hold WAY MORE water & then actually creates water as it inoculates the mass. I don't think grasses with grow as easily through it if it is inoculated.

Where do I get the spores?

Zach Muller wrote:Why do you want to fill it with chips? Sometimes chips can float and get carried away, but i bet you could. There was a thread a while back about anaerobic conditions forming under the chips and creating a nasty stink, so thats something to consider as well. Id probably save the chips to cover the berm.

I don't care if it smells. If it does, it should only last for a short time. The reason I would like to fill the swale is so I don't have such a deep ditch on the landscape. Thinking the water will flow right through the chips and the chips will hold water like a giant sponge or water battery.

I started installing my keyline swale. Can I fill it with wood chips? Thoughts please. Thank you in advance.

Hello, I am building swales and want to put hugelmounds next to them. Instead of using logs under the mounds can I use wood chips? I think this would work but would decompose faster and I would need to build bigger mounds. Right? Please help this newbie. Thanks!

Making money is great but it takes time to build a profitable and abundant system. This is going to be my first year for my farm and if I can install all the swales, ponds, and trees in the first season it would be a huge victory for me. In 10 to 15 years I am confident the money wont be a problem. I plan to make my annual crops fill in the early income gap. Part of the business plan is to sell micro greens and exotic or rare organic vegetables to local chefs. I also have bees and chickens that already provide me abundance. My over head is extremely low so it takes a lot of the money making stress out of it. Its hard to put a price on being home every day and having enough food to feed my family for a year. To me its priceless and true freedom, and for that I am beyond wealthy. My 2 cents, C & C Micro-Farm.