Last year, we did a series of videos looking at the swale systems on our property and demonstration site. Part one looks at how we’ve combined the featuress of a Hügelkultur system, a wicking bed, and swales to nourish a productive garden that requires very little additional irrigation:
Urban Swales, Weeping Tiles, and Mulched Pathways, Part 1
By Rob Avis, originally published by Verge Permaculture
June 7, 2016
Rob Avis
Tags: permaculture, swales
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