Why we dug TRENCHES in our YARD! (10 years later review)
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2023
- "Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple." - Bill Mollison
This won't be the best fit for every situation. Learn more before deciding to implement this.
Keep the nearest trench at least 10 feet from the house!
We also have a video showing how you can calculate exactly how much water comes down off your roof in a rain event. Takes 5 seconds, using Google Maps.
If you are in Manitoba, www.northerngrove.ca/ installs these types of systems. The irrigation portion is quite quick and simple to install with hardware store weeping tile pipe.
Looks awesome! Way better than useless grass!
man that soil looks amazing
Amazing work. I wish I knew about this earlier in life. It’s incredible that you did this 11 years ago.
Thanks. Never too late. Lots of companies will install these professionally. There are even easier ways of doing it than we did (using 'weeping tile' etc). All the best!
Very interesting! Directing rainwater to garden (especially if you grow food) is one thing and directing gray water (with lots of chemicals) to your garden is something else.
I was wondering if there was some type of filtration between the house and where it would be stored/used so all the chemicals don’t end up in the garden!
@@morganhough1022 yeah, that makes sense. I'll still go for rainwater only if I ever get to do this.
@@nbeizaie @morganhough1022 It is interesting to think - why are we comfortable putting those chemicals into our rivers and lakes, (and our lungs and skin) but not into our gardens? The way I look at it, that is one of the problems that a greywater system could solve - we would understand that we have to use detergents and body products etc that are not toxic to ourselves and the world we are a part of. Many products are available that biodegrade quickly and easily (you can even use the nuts from Horse chestnut or Ohio buckeye etc). This is one step towards a world we want to live in and leave for the next generation 👍
@@ecologicaldesignurbanmanitoba I totally agree. That is why I am not for climate change. Climate has always changed and will always change weather we are on earth or not. What I worry abut is pollution but of course it not only does not make money big companies (pharma, agriculture, bankers, etc.) and their minions (politicians/govs) but it will also cost them money. so they rather fool us with climate change, cow fart, CO2 level nonsense, etc. Unfortunately many people fell for it and the real environment killer (pollution) is being ignored.
If "they" really cared for the environment, they would stop making short lived stuff and go back to making stuff that last for generation. But no, they just want to sell and sell and sell garbage to us.
They also fool us using "recycle" scam. over 95% of things we think we are recycling end up in the landfill and only a small percentage is being recycled. Also sometimes recycling takes more intense chemical and the damage it does is worse than just putting the thing in the landfill.
That is unfortunate but that is what it has come to under their "leadership".. Sad and sick.
@nbeizaie @morganhough1022 also worth adding that in Austraila (where water is scarce, and 6 million people use rainwater for all of their household water needs), greywater to garden installations are so common that there is a national standard for household products to certify them as 'Garden Safe'. So this type of set up has already been implemented and found to be highly beneficial in other places, we just need to learn from the existing examples.
Love the whole project! Do you have a contact email? I'd love to ask some questions about this!
Thanks and sure we can chat: happyyardeners@gmail.com