I think it might be a good idea to spread some hay or grass over that bare dirt where you spread seeds to prevent birds from stealing all the seed and giving some biomass to break down and feed the grass, as that recently disturbed dirt looks very dry and lacking a ton of nutrients. That area would probably serve as a GREAT location for a fruit tree orchard, the trees could root the soil and if you turned it into a food forest with multiple layers of food - ground (squash, zucchini, tubers etc), mid range (berry bushes, peppers, tomatoes etc), taller plants (sunflower, corn, wheat), bean vines that grow on them etc, you could produce a LOT of food, close to your main area and a water source for it all. I think that's a great use of that space ^.^
@@kimmycushman7418 I don't think they're going full Vegan, I think they're mainly focusing on sustainability in food. As for the ecosystem question, the answer is yes! If done right you can produce alot of food with a process called Aquaponics, fish produce fertilizer, fertilizer goes to plants, plants produce fruit/veg for us to harvest, and the fish eat everything else to produce more fertilizer. Aquaponics can produce more food in a smaller area, and uses less water than traditional farming, all without needing to use chemical fertilizers and such. Bonus points if you use the pond as a fish hatchery for indigenous edible fish populations.
Much better! I have a few suggestions that might help the water stay clearer. Slightly terrace the sides and plant native grass seeds to slow erosion. That’s a cheap and easy solution. Also, the Mimosa trees on the banks should be cut in half so they don’t get too tall and fall over into your pond. The last suggestion is to plant native trees on the freshly cleared area so that the pond will be shaded in the Summer. This will help slow evaporation and prevent the growth of that nasty green algae.
@@Germania_88 Right back at you. I never said he was wrong about the stuff he said, just corrected him on the knowledge he doesn't know. That's a part of learning my friend, may be time you start doing that instead of being a smart ass.
To find out where the pipes go you could fill a barrel with water and add a brightly coloured dye. Pump the water into the pipes and keep looking closely where the dye comes out.
It would be great to see a map of all the waterways including the neighbor's waterfall and the ditch that you had previously cleaned (and this lagoon). I wish the waters would join together to form a fire barrier, like a ring or moat
You could water in those seeds, give them a head start on winter. By the time the rains come you could already have some ground cover. You guys do amazing work. It is good to hear someone say they will observe to see how the work changes things before moving forward.
I saw another channel that used a pump to introduce oxygen into the pond to help keep clear. They used a small solar setup to generate the power for it. A very nice solution with a small footprint.
Totally agree. I have seen so many farm dams fail when they have had slit overflows like this one. Protect the bottom and sides somehow. Another way to do it would be with a level spillway - like Geoff Lawton uses on his dams and swales. But that requires a bit more design and earthworks - but safer in the long run
I've had an idea about how you can secure that steep pond bank. You will need: a bunch of hessin sacks. You can usually get them for free at places that roast coffee beans. as much moss as you can find, maybe growing around the water fall or the wells. Any sort, even a mix of sorts should do. Some small wooden stakes. Split fire wood will do the job. If you are going to use Mimossa branches make sure you take the bark off so they won't sprout. Do this just before winter. Wash the sacks to remove any chemicals or coffee residue. Cut them along the sides so you have long strips. Now spray the bank with water, maybe a fine spray several times over a few days so that it's damp, but not running with water. Break the moss up in a large tub of water then dip the wet sacks into it so they get infused with tiny particles of moss. Maybe sprinkle the wet sacks with some of your seed mix too. Hang the sacks on the bank, preferably with the lower end touching the water. Secure them in place with the stakes and let nature do it's thing. Hopefully it will be wet enough over winter to let the moss grow and the seeds spout. The sacks should stop any soil washing off the bank into the pond. They will gradually rot away hopefully leaving moss and plants securing the soil and you'll have a nice green bank that won't erode away.
In our area we are using coir log ( net made from coconut fibers) to stabilize the river bank. And on top of it we plant heavy rooter plants and weed and after long time the coir will degrad and the soil will naturally stablize
I was thinking if they pumped the water into the pipes, they would eventually find a wet spot(s). It might take a few days depending on where the other end or any holes in the pipes may be.
@@scottstewart3884 Good idea to pump water into the pipes. But, before you do that, it would be helpful to check if the pipe is blocked somewhere along it. Plumbers do that to ascertain any blockage then inject-pump water in.
Lovely work guys! Maybe you could fill in all those miniterraces you did on the steep slope with compost and plant some endemic species to favour the natural regeneration and avoid erosion. It looks as if the wood is not decomposing at all. You may want to look into adding microbiology to your forest systems to make them more functional.
Its called a Billabong. Thanks from Australia. The secateurs you cleaned just needed a spring. Its also nice to see the national language of Europe is English.
Might be an idea to add a bubbler pump in the summer to keep the pond aerated, you could run it from a smaller solar panel? Also you could add some native water plants, marginals to help consolidate the edges and water lilies, reeds etc.
Put a pipe, 150mm diameter, in your overflow and bury it. Otherwise your dam wall will erode as water passes through the overflow trench. A best practice is to establish a spillway. This protects the dam wall. A spillway is grassed shallow sloping path, wide 2 to 4 meters. It can be higher than the overflow pipe so that when the pipe is overwhelmed, when there is very heavy rain events, water does not over top the main dam wall and erode it. Hope this helps
A suggestion, friends: it is necessary to eliminate or reduce the amount of mimosas in this area, because in addition to the permanent risk of fires, these trees are sucking all the moisture from the soil, which ends up harming the springs that exist on the land. I recommend replacing it with seedlings of trees native to the region. Big hug!
They are already doing that, they talk about this subject in a lot of their other videos and have already chopped down a lot of them. They also keep the native trees and try to protect their seedlings 🌱
You should also add a aerator, even if no simpler then solar air bubblers, (they are not expensive) will keep the water from stinking and help get oxygen into help the plants and bacteria thrive. Dredge it to get rid of the sediment, it keeps your water funky and stinky. Looks like it just really needs to be dredge out from all that awesome sediment. Which is great for plants etc. The comments of plenty of water plants on the sides will absorb the nitrates made from decaying matter as food, and produce oxygen into the water as well. Just some type of aerator to keep it from getting stagnant.
I love this series.suggestion ; the mimosa cuold be oxidized to charcoal and is storable underground where its made thus avoiding the fire risk .the charcoal can be used1) to improve the soil fertility,2)as heating fuel in winter,3) to make fired earth bricks.great series .watching from East Africa 👍👍
Suggestions: Short term put in a wattle wall on the steep side, long term would be stone or brick or even blocks of recycled plastic. The overflow at the least should be lined with anything from wood to stone then upgraded to a lined spillway once you determine your best overflow level. Straw, hay, or even mimosa leaves over the grass you are trying to get rooted plus water it from the until it is well established. Reeds or other native aquatic plants to improve water quality could be added then fish to prevent mosquitos. Bamboo would end up another invasive species unless strictly controlled. Fruit trees and or native hardwood trees would do well once established. If you can determine the flow rate of the spring, especially in the driest part of summer, you might be able to create a native wetland down hill from the pond but you would probably need to put a layer of clay on the bottom of the pond to slow water seepage and shade trees to reduce evaporation and keep the water cooler in summer.
When putting the overflow in, you need to do 2 levels. A lower level with a pipe for normal conditions then a much wider, open spill way for heavy rainfall. If you only have the small pipe, during heavy rainfall you will still have the problem of it washing away the edges.
To trace the pipes and where they are routed and end up there are special GPS devices you can use to pump through them. You essentially have a GPS tracker that you place in the pipe, pump water through it and the receiver unit traces where the pipe is laid under ground to where it ends.
you need to protect the overflow from erosion. it is good that you have a specific over location, but it focuses all the water through that point, meaning it will have focused erosion as well. lining the edges with bricks, rocks, or some lining like the shower would be good. also create a splash area at the bottom, so the falling water does not hit dry soil, that will cause more erosion at the base of the hill and could cause a lot more damage.
River rocks for the pond is a good suggestion,in my mind .If you going to remove the mimosa trees , their roots will not hold up the sides from collapsing any more.So why not cover the dirt sides with sloping rocks or bricks.
Best bet would be to get some aquatic plants to help keep the pond clean. I would also suggest like others to cut the mimosas on the bank to half stopping them from growing but keeping the roots in place for structural support. Looks great! Don't forget to water those seeds! Great work again as per usual guys!
It's a pond! The scissor pliers are called secateurs or pruners for Americans I am enjoying how the answer to all the "prototyping a new way of living" questions is repair and continue doing what the locals did when they were younger!
To find where your pipes go. connect a drum to the lake end and fill with water that has a coloured dye in it. A drainage company should be able to provide you with non-toxic dyes for that purpose. if not make/buy food colouring, will result in the same but may cost you more to get enough volume. simply drain the tank and watch all possible exit points for your dye. Also before the lake is full of water, mark the pipe locations with rods you paint white/orange. Thus if you need to locate them in the future it will be easier. Also as you have a drone. creating a top down map with marked features will help, although nothing beats a static marker. I hope that helps D
I usually don't leave comments but at art school today we talked about making charcoal. I know you got a ton of dry mimosa - maybe it's an idea to use some of it to make charcoal? (Not every tree lends itself well to making charcoal, but in those cases you can make charcoal powder, which is also usable in art.) Some folks use charcoal for makeup too but don't ask me too much about that I don't know if it's good to smear mimosa charcoal on your face.
1 suggestion. Use the cut trees and make a bridge in the middle - its nice and relaxing to sit there during summer OR just make something like a que terrace on the side (like the Yogaones you already made).
Y’all are doing such a fantastic job! You make me wish I was about 30 years younger. 😂 You might consider getting the spring water tested and experimenting with a small spring house at the top for another source of fresh water. 💦
your idea of a overflow is in the right direction, but i suggest you use a pipe instead of a trench, because with the pipe you have no erosion, which you would have otherwise with the trench
So glad they saved the life living in it. If you raise chickens, they love that duck weed floating on top. Growing, remove it, dry it out and you have free food they will absolutely love!
That dude is very brave to be waddling in muddy/murky water barefooted! I would get a set of crocs or diving boots...you could find old cans, glass, a lot of stuff that could give you nasty cuts which would easily infected or even get parasitized from that water.
Use sandpaper with the cutting knife. I live in the place we get a lot of rain. Every spring my cutting knife get rusty, I just use sandpaper and it is new to work.
I suggest removing all the mimosas from around that LAGOON ;) because they are invasive and will suck up the water and eventually they will erode the side as the trees and roots continue to grow. Once the trees are removed and the roots taken out redo the sides by cutting into the bank and leveling the ground above it by building plateaus. Rock walls/rebar can be used as retainers and use swales as well then plant all the plateaus and swales with native trees to stabilize the side of the hill. This will be a bit of work but it will be stable, not a fire hazard like all the mimosas and in the long run be beneficial and not a liability like the mimosa. The plateaus can be easily maintained with mulches and ground cover and the retaining walls can be covered with plants to look like they are natural. It will be work but it will be a better long-term solution that will have little maintenance and be a place that would be used for entertainment and relaxation as well. Good luck with whatever you do.
Es impresionante lo que hicieron aqui felicitaciones chicos!! Podria sugerir para mejorar la calidad del agua, añadir rocas pequeñas al fondo e incluso algunas grandes en los filos, y usar cierta hierba en los filos cerca al agua que ayuda a "filtrar" el agua con sus raices al absorver nutrientes, incluso mire que ponian islas flotantes de esta hierba sobre el agua. El resultado fue una agua mucho mas clara. Podrian hacerlo tambien en el otro lago del riachuelo-
@@The_Flexiloquent_Frog or maybe you are taking my comment way too serious? Also, there is nothing wrong with helping people learn English by pointing out that it isn’t a lake… 🤷🏼♂️
Yo I think the reason they did that is because in Portuguese pond and lake are basically the same "Lago" unless my brain not working and forgot an obvious word for pond 😂
Definitely put some kind of mulch down on the slope! Otherwise you will get washouts on the first heavy rain. The seeds wont grow fast enough. Best to put down mulch and then water it so the seeds can germinate already. That way by the time the rain comes there are already some roots in the ground and the mulch protects the surface against erosion and the seedlings against being washed away.
Additionally, i recommend either terracing the lower half of the slope or cover it with rocks. For grasses and other plants wont tolerate being covered in water all winter if the water level rises That would lead to a bare lower section in the next year vulnerable to erosion.
My thoughts exactly. They borrowed a neighbor's woodchipper before, to mulch down some mimosa waste. Taking down a few more and chipping them down to cover that slope, after terracing the bottom, would be a great use of time & labor.
The trench you dug to let the excess water out, is not a good idea. The water will erode it and soon you will have a wide gully. It is better to create what is called a level spillway, which is a wide area (ledge) that the water can flow over. It will erode less and will let water out more gradually and safer.
To find the end of the pipes, you will need to push High Pressured Smoke Through the pipes, Basically push lots of high-pressured smoke in the pipes on one side, and on the other, the smoke will pour out. Then It's just a matter of fining the pipe end by looking for smoke, Also, this will tell you if the pipe is clogged, as the smoke and air will rush back if blocked.
FELCO offers a lifetime repair service. I recently had the same kind of tool, but from the 1940s (!) and they repaired it for me for a very reasonable price.
if you want to know where those pipes go, you can get a pipe snake with a transponder. Feed the snake through the pipe, and if you're super curious about the journey and not just the destination, you can follow the transponder the entire journey.
Huge upgrade for the Kamp! The lagoon is so far, and the well is busy supplying the residents. Great to have this vital water source, I'm sure the local wildlife will also appreciate being able to access it too.
Looking Good! One suggestion would be to line the overflow at least temporarily so that it doesn't erode when it flows - it will cut that bank very quickly if there is any amount of water flowing.
Its called a pond. Fire pond at best. You need to line the overflow else the second the water starts running through it it is going to start eroding until the dam breaks.
Given the amount of bubbles going up, I'd call it a swamp. Those bubbles nost likely are methane gass being produced by anoxic breakdown of organic material, typical for a swamp 😇
Long term solution when you decide on the shape of the pond would be a stone wall on the steep side, like how your neighbours one is done. Although finding stones would be the issue
Some of the dead stuff on that steep hill may have been keeping a lot of the little stuff on the hill and out of your pond! might be a good idea to plant some kind of ground cover to stop erosion.
You could really use one or two small floating aerators. You can get solar models. They will keep the water from getting so stagnate. Also, plant native water's edge plants (reeds and cat tails where I live) around your pond for wildlife habitats and to solidify soil. You could really make quite the nice pond there, and your local wildlife will thrive.
29:43 One last remark. This style of gutter will get you into trouble. It should very broad area in which it can overflow with a very shallow slope and planted with some type of deep rooting plant. This gulley you dug will completely erode away very quickly. Especially as it has steep walls channeling the water thereby increasing water speed. It will get deeper and wider and collapse the sides like this!
Also try to do some small swales behind the part where it overflows. Keeps the water on the land and infiltrate the soil keeping higher water table for longer in summer and during droughts while simultaneously lowering chances of erosion further downstream
Here the first video when we discovered this water 2 years ago. Big difference! ua-cam.com/video/bN0ltucfelg/v-deo.html
Hey guys. Just FYI the Become a Patreon link in your website doesn't direct to your page.
Still water on the Mathildelaan bij t politie bureau 😊
We would typically call this a reservoir.
I think it might be a good idea to spread some hay or grass over that bare dirt where you spread seeds to prevent birds from stealing all the seed and giving some biomass to break down and feed the grass, as that recently disturbed dirt looks very dry and lacking a ton of nutrients. That area would probably serve as a GREAT location for a fruit tree orchard, the trees could root the soil and if you turned it into a food forest with multiple layers of food - ground (squash, zucchini, tubers etc), mid range (berry bushes, peppers, tomatoes etc), taller plants (sunflower, corn, wheat), bean vines that grow on them etc, you could produce a LOT of food, close to your main area and a water source for it all. I think that's a great use of that space ^.^
They might also be able to utilize the pond itself for seasonal fish, or for storing live fish atleast.
I think they don’t want to eat animals though. Would the fish help the ecosystem?
@@kimmycushman7418 I don't think they're going full Vegan, I think they're mainly focusing on sustainability in food.
As for the ecosystem question, the answer is yes!
If done right you can produce alot of food with a process called Aquaponics, fish produce fertilizer, fertilizer goes to plants, plants produce fruit/veg for us to harvest, and the fish eat everything else to produce more fertilizer.
Aquaponics can produce more food in a smaller area, and uses less water than traditional farming, all without needing to use chemical fertilizers and such.
Bonus points if you use the pond as a fish hatchery for indigenous edible fish populations.
@@kimmycushman7418 Duh??? Of course a natural ecosystem would have fish and all kinds of animals.
This story around the waterpump, the knife was so funny! Good storytelling, Dave!
Much better! I have a few suggestions that might help the water stay clearer. Slightly terrace the sides and plant native grass seeds to slow erosion. That’s a cheap and easy solution. Also, the Mimosa trees on the banks should be cut in half so they don’t get too tall and fall over into your pond. The last suggestion is to plant native trees on the freshly cleared area so that the pond will be shaded in the Summer. This will help slow evaporation and prevent the growth of that nasty green algae.
That nasty green algae is duckweed. A superfood for people, a plant feed for most farm animals, and a bio-fuel. Learn before you call something nasty.
It could also help to put down some gravel in the pond
Learned 😂
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He is giving great advice. Don't pretend you know everything
@@Germania_88 Right back at you. I never said he was wrong about the stuff he said, just corrected him on the knowledge he doesn't know. That's a part of learning my friend, may be time you start doing that instead of being a smart ass.
To find out where the pipes go you could fill a barrel with water and add a brightly coloured dye. Pump the water into the pipes and keep looking closely where the dye comes out.
Of course, it should be bio-degradable dye.
It would be great to see a map of all the waterways including the neighbor's waterfall and the ditch that you had previously cleaned (and this lagoon). I wish the waters would join together to form a fire barrier, like a ring or moat
The name of your "scissors" is really secateurs & they are a gardening tool for pruning fruit trees & shrubs. Great video by the way Dave.
Always a treat to see the general team working. Really looking forward to how this site will look like in a year or so.
You could water in those seeds, give them a head start on winter. By the time the rains come you could already have some ground cover. You guys do amazing work. It is good to hear someone say they will observe to see how the work changes things before moving forward.
I saw another channel that used a pump to introduce oxygen into the pond to help keep clear. They used a small solar setup to generate the power for it. A very nice solution with a small footprint.
Antonio is such a legend! He has everything!
Make sure you add riverrocks to the overflow or it might erode away the entire area.
Yeah
Or just bury a pipe.
@@Vorname_Nachname_ You should always have an emergency spillover for in case everything goes wrong lol
Totally agree. I have seen so many farm dams fail when they have had slit overflows like this one. Protect the bottom and sides somehow.
Another way to do it would be with a level spillway - like Geoff Lawton uses on his dams and swales. But that requires a bit more design and earthworks - but safer in the long run
Everyone did a great job! Lovely to see everyone working so well together to achieve a common goal! Bravo!
It's so cool, that you could get the lost and found clippers to work again!
I've had an idea about how you can secure that steep pond bank.
You will need:
a bunch of hessin sacks. You can usually get them for free at places that roast coffee beans.
as much moss as you can find, maybe growing around the water fall or the wells. Any sort, even a mix of sorts should do.
Some small wooden stakes. Split fire wood will do the job. If you are going to use Mimossa branches make sure you take the bark off so they won't sprout.
Do this just before winter. Wash the sacks to remove any chemicals or coffee residue. Cut them along the sides so you have long strips. Now spray the bank with water, maybe a fine spray several times over a few days so that it's damp, but not running with water. Break the moss up in a large tub of water then dip the wet sacks into it so they get infused with tiny particles of moss. Maybe sprinkle the wet sacks with some of your seed mix too. Hang the sacks on the bank, preferably with the lower end touching the water. Secure them in place with the stakes and let nature do it's thing.
Hopefully it will be wet enough over winter to let the moss grow and the seeds spout. The sacks should stop any soil washing off the bank into the pond. They will gradually rot away hopefully leaving moss and plants securing the soil and you'll have a nice green bank that won't erode away.
The dirt from the pond should be quite fertail for planting. If you plan a garden, I would use such resources.
Also put it around the native tree seedlings they've cleared the mimosa away from. Those could always use a boost.
That soil pulled from the pond bottom should be excellent for growing plants. Next let's see some creative reuse of those old pipes!
The frog team is a great example of why I watch this channel, you guys are all so thoughtful.
If you keep the trees on the edges make sure to frequently remove the leaves to prevent deoxygenation of the water
maybe they need a solar fountain! and some improvement on the filtering methods.
In our area we are using coir log ( net made from coconut fibers) to stabilize the river bank. And on top of it we plant heavy rooter plants and weed and after long time the coir will degrad and the soil will naturally stablize
Maybe if you try to pressurize the pipes, you can follow the air bubbles.
I was thinking if they pumped the water into the pipes, they would eventually find a wet spot(s). It might take a few days depending on where the other end or any holes in the pipes may be.
@@scottstewart3884 Good idea to pump water into the pipes. But, before you do that, it would be helpful to check if the pipe is blocked somewhere along it. Plumbers do that to ascertain any blockage then inject-pump water in.
Lovely work guys! Maybe you could fill in all those miniterraces you did on the steep slope with compost and plant some endemic species to favour the natural regeneration and avoid erosion.
It looks as if the wood is not decomposing at all. You may want to look into adding microbiology to your forest systems to make them more functional.
I like your little bits of humor and interesting camera angles. Makes it more fun to watch.
Its called a Billabong. Thanks from Australia. The secateurs you cleaned just needed a spring. Its also nice to see the national language of Europe is English.
Might be an idea to add a bubbler pump in the summer to keep the pond aerated, you could run it from a smaller solar panel? Also you could add some native water plants, marginals to help consolidate the edges and water lilies, reeds etc.
Put a pipe, 150mm diameter, in your overflow and bury it. Otherwise your dam wall will erode as water passes through the overflow trench.
A best practice is to establish a spillway. This protects the dam wall. A spillway is grassed shallow sloping path, wide 2 to 4 meters. It can be higher than the overflow pipe so that when the pipe is overwhelmed, when there is very heavy rain events, water does not over top the main dam wall and erode it.
Hope this helps
Cool project. I'm glad you guys were able to save some critter friends!
A suggestion, friends: it is necessary to eliminate or reduce the amount of mimosas in this area, because in addition to the permanent risk of fires, these trees are sucking all the moisture from the soil, which ends up harming the springs that exist on the land. I recommend replacing it with seedlings of trees native to the region. Big hug!
They are already doing that, they talk about this subject in a lot of their other videos and have already chopped down a lot of them. They also keep the native trees and try to protect their seedlings
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this needs more upvotes.
Yes, I came to say the same thing. Very thirsty trees. Native vegetation much better.
You should also add a aerator, even if no simpler then solar air bubblers, (they are not expensive) will keep the water from stinking and help get oxygen into help the plants and bacteria thrive. Dredge it to get rid of the sediment, it keeps your water funky and stinky. Looks like it just really needs to be dredge out from all that awesome sediment. Which is great for plants etc. The comments of plenty of water plants on the sides will absorb the nitrates made from decaying matter as food, and produce oxygen into the water as well. Just some type of aerator to keep it from getting stagnant.
I love this series.suggestion ; the mimosa cuold be oxidized to charcoal and is storable underground where its made thus avoiding the fire risk .the charcoal can be used1) to improve the soil fertility,2)as heating fuel in winter,3) to make fired earth bricks.great series .watching from East Africa 👍👍
Suggestions: Short term put in a wattle wall on the steep side, long term would be stone or brick or even blocks of recycled plastic. The overflow at the least should be lined with anything from wood to stone then upgraded to a lined spillway once you determine your best overflow level. Straw, hay, or even mimosa leaves over the grass you are trying to get rooted plus water it from the until it is well established. Reeds or other native aquatic plants to improve water quality could be added then fish to prevent mosquitos. Bamboo would end up another invasive species unless strictly controlled. Fruit trees and or native hardwood trees would do well once established. If you can determine the flow rate of the spring, especially in the driest part of summer, you might be able to create a native wetland down hill from the pond but you would probably need to put a layer of clay on the bottom of the pond to slow water seepage and shade trees to reduce evaporation and keep the water cooler in summer.
When putting the overflow in, you need to do 2 levels. A lower level with a pipe for normal conditions then a much wider, open spill way for heavy rainfall. If you only have the small pipe, during heavy rainfall you will still have the problem of it washing away the edges.
To trace the pipes and where they are routed and end up there are special GPS devices you can use to pump through them. You essentially have a GPS tracker that you place in the pipe, pump water through it and the receiver unit traces where the pipe is laid under ground to where it ends.
you need to protect the overflow from erosion. it is good that you have a specific over location, but it focuses all the water through that point, meaning it will have focused erosion as well. lining the edges with bricks, rocks, or some lining like the shower would be good. also create a splash area at the bottom, so the falling water does not hit dry soil, that will cause more erosion at the base of the hill and could cause a lot more damage.
Great job guys! Water retention is important. Its fill up your well too ! :-)
Connect a water pump to one of those pipes and look if maybe a small stream starts going around the ruin
Thes scissors is a swiss made Felco. They work forever. Two years in water is no problem.
I would never step into the water bare foot xD Respect Dave :D
Dude just repositioned his own digger by doing a pushup. LOL, amazing.
River rocks for the pond is a good suggestion,in my mind .If you going to remove the mimosa trees , their roots will not hold up the sides from collapsing any more.So why not cover the dirt sides with sloping rocks or bricks.
Or Clay?
Best bet would be to get some aquatic plants to help keep the pond clean. I would also suggest like others to cut the mimosas on the bank to half stopping them from growing but keeping the roots in place for structural support. Looks great! Don't forget to water those seeds! Great work again as per usual guys!
It's a pond!
The scissor pliers are called secateurs or pruners for Americans
I am enjoying how the answer to all the "prototyping a new way of living" questions is repair and continue doing what the locals did when they were younger!
you should make this a natural swiming pond with self clenaing water plants ! its very viral right know
Nice to see base camp from the cleared bank.
To find where your pipes go. connect a drum to the lake end and fill with water that has a coloured dye in it. A drainage company should be able to provide you with non-toxic dyes for that purpose. if not make/buy food colouring, will result in the same but may cost you more to get enough volume. simply drain the tank and watch all possible exit points for your dye. Also before the lake is full of water, mark the pipe locations with rods you paint white/orange. Thus if you need to locate them in the future it will be easier. Also as you have a drone. creating a top down map with marked features will help, although nothing beats a static marker. I hope that helps D
My compliments to the machine operator he’s really good
Is anyone else going to be really bored on a Monday at 3pm while we wait for Season 4 😂
it's 7am here in BC
Yes, the should run a live camera in base campe😊
I usually don't leave comments but at art school today we talked about making charcoal. I know you got a ton of dry mimosa - maybe it's an idea to use some of it to make charcoal? (Not every tree lends itself well to making charcoal, but in those cases you can make charcoal powder, which is also usable in art.) Some folks use charcoal for makeup too but don't ask me too much about that I don't know if it's good to smear mimosa charcoal on your face.
1 suggestion. Use the cut trees and make a bridge in the middle - its nice and relaxing to sit there during summer OR just make something like a que terrace on the side (like the Yogaones you already made).
Awesome video! It will be nice to have this enjoyable lagoon next to base camp :D
Use the water to lightly irrigate the seeds and get them started before big rains happen which will wash the banks back into the basin.
that mud thing from the lake could be used as a great fertilizer when dried
Y’all are doing such a fantastic job! You make me wish I was about 30 years younger. 😂
You might consider getting the spring water tested and experimenting with a small spring house at the top for another source of fresh water. 💦
your idea of a overflow is in the right direction, but i suggest you use a pipe instead of a trench, because with the pipe you have no erosion, which you would have otherwise with the trench
So glad they saved the life living in it. If you raise chickens, they love that duck weed floating on top. Growing, remove it, dry it out and you have free food they will absolutely love!
That dude is very brave to be waddling in muddy/murky water barefooted! I would get a set of crocs or diving boots...you could find old cans, glass, a lot of stuff that could give you nasty cuts which would easily infected or even get parasitized from that water.
Use sandpaper with the cutting knife. I live in the place we get a lot of rain. Every spring my cutting knife get rusty, I just use sandpaper and it is new to work.
I suggest removing all the mimosas from around that LAGOON ;) because they are invasive and will suck up the water and eventually they will erode the side as the trees and roots continue to grow. Once the trees are removed and the roots taken out redo the sides by cutting into the bank and leveling the ground above it by building plateaus. Rock walls/rebar can be used as retainers and use swales as well then plant all the plateaus and swales with native trees to stabilize the side of the hill. This will be a bit of work but it will be stable, not a fire hazard like all the mimosas and in the long run be beneficial and not a liability like the mimosa. The plateaus can be easily maintained with mulches and ground cover and the retaining walls can be covered with plants to look like they are natural. It will be work but it will be a better long-term solution that will have little maintenance and be a place that would be used for entertainment and relaxation as well. Good luck with whatever you do.
Looks great and wonderful job.
Don’t you just love the wisdom of the elderly!! ❤
Es impresionante lo que hicieron aqui felicitaciones chicos!! Podria sugerir para mejorar la calidad del agua, añadir rocas pequeñas al fondo e incluso algunas grandes en los filos, y usar cierta hierba en los filos cerca al agua que ayuda a "filtrar" el agua con sus raices al absorver nutrientes, incluso mire que ponian islas flotantes de esta hierba sobre el agua. El resultado fue una agua mucho mas clara. Podrian hacerlo tambien en el otro lago del riachuelo-
Dave is the best part of this channel ❤
That’s definitely a pond you are digging, but I love the lake-energy optimism.
good clickbait tho gotta respect the hussle
Or, just maybe, the majority of the crew don’t speak english as a first language and the trivia of what defines a pond and a lake isn’t a top priority
@@The_Flexiloquent_Frog or maybe you are taking my comment way too serious? Also, there is nothing wrong with helping people learn English by pointing out that it isn’t a lake… 🤷🏼♂️
Yo I think the reason they did that is because in Portuguese pond and lake are basically the same "Lago" unless my brain not working and forgot an obvious word for pond 😂
@@ginonunes843 lago e lagoa
20:07 pump air through it with a smoke signal canister attached, so you can find the exit more easily
or colored water.
@@svencarlson3018 might be hard to see when it ends underground
Definitely put some kind of mulch down on the slope! Otherwise you will get washouts on the first heavy rain. The seeds wont grow fast enough. Best to put down mulch and then water it so the seeds can germinate already. That way by the time the rain comes there are already some roots in the ground and the mulch protects the surface against erosion and the seedlings against being washed away.
Additionally, i recommend either terracing the lower half of the slope or cover it with rocks. For grasses and other plants wont tolerate being covered in water all winter if the water level rises
That would lead to a bare lower section in the next year vulnerable to erosion.
My thoughts exactly. They borrowed a neighbor's woodchipper before, to mulch down some mimosa waste. Taking down a few more and chipping them down to cover that slope, after terracing the bottom, would be a great use of time & labor.
The trench you dug to let the excess water out, is not a good idea. The water will erode it and soon you will have a wide gully.
It is better to create what is called a level spillway, which is a wide area (ledge) that the water can flow over.
It will erode less and will let water out more gradually and safer.
To find the end of the pipes, you will need to push High Pressured Smoke Through the pipes,
Basically push lots of high-pressured smoke in the pipes on one side, and on the other, the smoke will pour out.
Then It's just a matter of fining the pipe end by looking for smoke,
Also, this will tell you if the pipe is clogged, as the smoke and air will rush back if blocked.
FELCO offers a lifetime repair service. I recently had the same kind of tool, but from the 1940s (!) and they repaired it for me for a very reasonable price.
if you want to know where those pipes go, you can get a pipe snake with a transponder. Feed the snake through the pipe, and if you're super curious about the journey and not just the destination, you can follow the transponder the entire journey.
You should use the mimosas to make a wooden barrier on the opposite side of the pond (y) That could look nice and make a good area for insects
Connect the outlet side of the pump to the pipes and see where the water comes out.
Felco! High quality tools, those. Plenty of spare parts available.
Felco #2 pruners are the BEST in the WORLD! I have been using them since the 1970's!
There has to be a person with a metal detector watching this thinking "I would love to come with my metal detector and find all those barbed wires"
Huge upgrade for the Kamp! The lagoon is so far, and the well is busy supplying the residents. Great to have this vital water source, I'm sure the local wildlife will also appreciate being able to access it too.
Great ad for Felco too ;P
Looking Good! One suggestion would be to line the overflow at least temporarily so that it doesn't erode when it flows - it will cut that bank very quickly if there is any amount of water flowing.
Of course it's a Swamp, and you guys are the Creatures.
Awesome video! Love it!
Spray water into and out of those pipes to clear em, and find their output.
if a blockage is present, the back and forth should clear it.
Its called a pond. Fire pond at best. You need to line the overflow else the second the water starts running through it it is going to start eroding until the dam breaks.
Keep it up guys
Given the amount of bubbles going up, I'd call it a swamp. Those bubbles nost likely are methane gass being produced by anoxic breakdown of organic material, typical for a swamp 😇
Long term solution when you decide on the shape of the pond would be a stone wall on the steep side, like how your neighbours one is done. Although finding stones would be the issue
When tracking where water flows people use a coloured die.
You need a vine for the high wall of your water hole. Maybe a native honeysuckle.
For the pipes try to remove the inside with a spring and hard cable then with a metal detector you should find it where it passes
Some of the dead stuff on that steep hill may have been keeping a lot of the little stuff on the hill and out of your pond! might be a good idea to plant some kind of ground cover to stop erosion.
You need a semi solid material pump, Trash Water Pump, make sure your filter matches the pump
To clear the water, and more so keep it clean you can use a pond aerator, they work really well
thats amaizing how people used to build shit that lasts. 50yrs old pump, hahaha. fantastic videos guys, love it
You should look into getting a solar powered aerator. Adding a bunch of oxygen to your pond will prevent a lot of algae.
Nice pond!
The pool is on a hill... you don't need a pump. Just use gravity and a hose... suction on lower end is only needed to get it started.
Nice to see so much of Dave this video 💚
Dave your most genius idea in my opinion about this project was the "most well equipped workshop" you shipped here before starting to live here.
You could really use one or two small floating aerators. You can get solar models. They will keep the water from getting so stagnate. Also, plant native water's edge plants (reeds and cat tails where I live) around your pond for wildlife habitats and to solidify soil. You could really make quite the nice pond there, and your local wildlife will thrive.
29:43 One last remark. This style of gutter will get you into trouble. It should very broad area in which it can overflow with a very shallow slope and planted with some type of deep rooting plant. This gulley you dug will completely erode away very quickly. Especially as it has steep walls channeling the water thereby increasing water speed. It will get deeper and wider and collapse the sides like this!
Also try to do some small swales behind the part where it overflows. Keeps the water on the land and infiltrate the soil keeping higher water table for longer in summer and during droughts while simultaneously lowering chances of erosion further downstream
That was great to watch, ty. Make sure that animals can climp up if they fall into the water - humans too :)
exploratory digs on the out side to find the pipes and where their going.