“Swales are Swell and So Are Rain Gardens” is Episode 7 the last in the series of instructional videos the Water Board has been posting on how we can be stewards of our watersheds – which starts at home. Make sure to keep in the loop for upcoming events showcasing these videos.
When rain hits hard surfaces, it runs off and is collected by the storm drain system and can end up polluting the water body it drains to. This video focuses on alternatives to directing water off your property through creating depressions in your landscape that slow the flow and often create habitat full of native flora and fauna.
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How's the best way to decide the best location for your swales I live on a farm.
A swale is a trench dug on contour, so it can hold water. A spoon drain is what you build with a small angle, to take the water away. It was a little confusing at the beginning, when the man said they were installing a swale, but it wasn't to capture water – more to collect it and move it away. That's actually called a spoon drain, not a swale. The difference is whether the trench is dug on contour (completely level) or on an angle. They can look virtually identical, but it's how you pivot the land, which alters their definition.
Need help building swales.
Great video!
a rain garden recharges the groundwater…excellent
i like how she mentioned porous pavers…the water goes into the cracks and recharges ground water…beautiful
Really boring😒
Great video, I am starting a rain garden project soon.
this is not a how too as described in the title
Swale … Deutsch
https://www.permakulturtipps.de/permakultur-abc/swale/
Zitat: … "Swale" ist ein Begriff aus dem englischen Sprachraum und wird in der Permakultur oft verwendet.
Gemeint ist dabei eigentlich nichts anderes als ein Graben bzw. eine Vertiefung in der Landschaft, in der sich Wasser sammeln kann. Swales sind ein beliebtes Steckenpferd zertifizierter Permakulturdesigner. …
omg that music
I love this! Great video. I’m creating a dry creek bed and a rain garden at the end of it. So excited.🌿✨
Interesting how she just slid in the info about the upgraded storm water drain system to help with the flow of water. I’m all for conservation, but be honest about what you are actually doing. None of the changes in that neighborhood would have made any real difference had the city not fixed the actual problem – an out-of-date and/or damaged storm water system.
More of a promotion of the idea than a how-to but still a cool video
Take a look at Tucson, Az. Cut the curbs and put in a infiltration trench and basin you can grow trees and vegetation that way. Check out Brad Lancaster’s book Rainwater harvesting for dry lands and beyond.
Where can we get more info on the storm drain in.
It is a great idea, but they don't tell us how to do it? what plants are good to plant in a swale. Just a typical government PR type video.
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do all people from california act and look this smug?
Can you ever have too much water in a swale?
Good idea….where do I find more details HOW TO?