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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

October New Moon Swale Building

 
 
This beautiful Autumnal day was just perfect to create swales and a huglekultur bed in Oakland.

The scene this morning.


This is a long back yard with a gentle slope. Approx. 140 x 60.
No irrigation.
A wild area with running Bamboo and Fennel at the back.
A useful live oak.
A few fruit trees.

 
The intention is to create rainwater harvesting swales which also serve as pathways.
Remove a couple of old trees.
Bury the Fennel and Bamboo plus other trimmings in a Huglekultur bed.
Create topographical interest and avoid straight lines.
Create planting areas for vegetables and perennials.
We called 811 for a survey and there were on utilities on this part of the lot.
We love that !


 After stripping out the Bamboo and Fennel we dug a large hole at the back of the lot.
 
Green material and roots fill the hole in a lasagna like layering with soil.

Excavator marks the site of the Huglekultur bed
Now the swale digging begins about 2 1/2 hours into the project.
Upper swale from the back



Upper swale from the front
Huglekultur on the right side

The whole project took about 6 hours.





The next step will be to fill the swales with tree chips.
 

 

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