Got 6 big swales dug in 2 days, a lot of digging! Hope I did it right and they work as planned and the trees will live!
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All with a shovel?
Haha no! Would have taken months! They are like 350 ft long! Had a medium small excavator
Have you seeded them with anything? It's good to get a fast growing cover crop to hold the soil together. Geoff Lawton plants everything in the swale mound right away: quick cover crop, shrubs and trees. And plenty of mulch.
Yes I have a bunch of buckwheat and straw I need to put down soon! It has just been a crazy week!
I've operated equipment before but never dug swales before. I think the first ones were a bit too deep but time will tell I guess!