Thank you for so detailed instructions. How about laying the bottom and half height edges with water impermeable fabric? to limit water from soaking surrounding soil.
Hi John. Digging bars are amazing, but we find much of our non-professional audience does not want to buy additional special tools they may only need for one or two projects at home. Also, not all of our audience has the upper body strength to properly use a bar. However, we totally agree that in heavy or compact soil this can well be the ideal approach. Thank you for adding the comment!
That's Sam, a rescued Sulcata tortoise who was found roaming the neighborhood many years ago and has since become our sort of unofficial mascot. Other than visits from his humans on staff here and visitors, he is alone, but that is how Sulcata tortoises prefer it. They are a territorial and solitary species, so Sam prefers the single life and is not looking for a roommate!
Hand pulling. That said, if you know there are a lot of weeds in the soil in that area, I would dig the shape and depth of the water capture area, water for a while to flush as many weed seeds as possible, remove those weeds, and make sure all gravel is in around a 3" deep layer to help prevent new weeds from growing as much as is practical.
May I know why not drill / big auger at the bottom of the dry creek until reach sandy soil and fill it with gravel so water have way to go down faster?
Get rid of drip systems in native gardens. Drip was invented for agriculture and works great in an edible garden. Native plants die within a few years, using drip --- Natives do not like "wet feet". My 7 year old, native garden uses NO sprinklers or drip irrigation. 100% dependent on rainfall. Infrequent hand-water for new plantings. All hand watering in the establishment phase. No irrigation system can match the value and success of proper hand water soil hydration. Passive hydration happens via strategic rock/catch dam/dry bed and gravel features.
Loved watching the install process and happy you showed it filled with water from the rain! Looking forward to seeing the plant material
Turned out beautiful ❤️
Very nice video!!!
How do you feel about a garden blanket under the river? Do you think it's okay to put that underneath for extra weed protection?
Thank you for so detailed instructions. How about laying the bottom and half height edges with water impermeable fabric? to limit water from soaking surrounding soil.
giant tortoise spotted at 25:12 !!!!
Nice info thanks
Shovel honestly is only good for moving dirt not digging. Use San Angelo bar to break ground up, then move away with shovel
Hi John. Digging bars are amazing, but we find much of our non-professional audience does not want to buy additional special tools they may only need for one or two projects at home. Also, not all of our audience has the upper body strength to properly use a bar. However, we totally agree that in heavy or compact soil this can well be the ideal approach. Thank you for adding the comment!
@@CBWCD to be fat if you can’t use a bar you can’t use a shovel either
*fair
Bar is probably a lot easier than shovel
@@CBWCD depends on size
what is going on with the tortoise in the background? Is it alone?
That's Sam, a rescued Sulcata tortoise who was found roaming the neighborhood many years ago and has since become our sort of unofficial mascot.
Other than visits from his humans on staff here and visitors, he is alone, but that is how Sulcata tortoises prefer it. They are a territorial and solitary species, so Sam prefers the single life and is not looking for a roommate!
How do you keep weeds from growing?
Hand pulling. That said, if you know there are a lot of weeds in the soil in that area, I would dig the shape and depth of the water capture area, water for a while to flush as many weed seeds as possible, remove those weeds, and make sure all gravel is in around a 3" deep layer to help prevent new weeds from growing as much as is practical.
May I know why not drill / big auger at the bottom of the dry creek until reach sandy soil and fill it with gravel so water have way to go down faster?
Get rid of drip systems in native gardens. Drip was invented for agriculture and works great in an edible garden. Native plants die within a few years, using drip --- Natives do not like "wet feet".
My 7 year old, native garden uses NO sprinklers or drip irrigation. 100% dependent on rainfall. Infrequent hand-water for new plantings. All hand watering in the establishment phase. No irrigation system can match the value and success of proper hand water soil hydration. Passive hydration happens via strategic rock/catch dam/dry bed and gravel features.