Small Dam/Pond Installation by Geoff Lawton on October 2011 Earthworks Course

Geoff gives a video overview of the earthworks process for installing a small dam/fish pond and overflow swale and spillway at the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia's Zaytuna Farm in northern NSW, Australia. Find our more, and get answers to comments, here: http://permaculture.org.au/2011/10/26/small-damfish-pond-installation-october-2011-earthworks-course-with-geoff-lawton/

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Geoff gives a video overview of the earthworks process for installing a small dam/fish pond and overflow swale and spillway at the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia's Zaytuna Farm in northern NSW, Australia. Find our more, and get answers to comments, here: http://permaculture.org.au/2011/10/26/small-damfish-pond-installation-october-2011-earthworks-course-with-geoff-lawton/

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shorthairedhippy
shorthairedhippy - 6 years ago
This video is not worth sitting through the 2 and a half minute Michael Bolton advert. No way Jose.
Suz Mee
Suz Mee - 6 years ago
Is subsoil enough to line dam?/ hold water
jwka2001
jwka2001 - 9 years ago
girl in red had a nice ass
Michael O. Cox
Michael O. Cox - 11 years ago
what is wrong with letting eels live in your pond? Lovely creature that need nice healthy water!
Anonymous Dude
Anonymous Dude - 11 years ago
I guess theres lots of things to think about. A smaller one probably takes longer to finish the job, so maybe it'll use more gas....? Then you can think of the amount of compression the machine puts down on the soil. The smaller is lighter so it compacts the soil less, yet the big one may be heavy but it divides its weight more? Anyway, you don't really want to create a densely compacted soil.
CorwynGC
CorwynGC - 7 years ago
One of the reasons to use a big machine is that it is HEAVIER. You want good compaction on the keyway and wall. You can loosen any damage it does to other soil, but not getting the wall firm could lead to a blowout, which is major trouble.
Mushroom Maestros
Mushroom Maestros - 11 years ago
I wonder if it would be better to own a small earth mover instead of hiring a giant excavator. Would it save you money and allow you to do more if you just owned a machine of your own?
Permaculturemama
Permaculturemama - 11 years ago
I love how I can hear the baby talking in the background! Makes it seem very connected to family, and not as abstract as some documentaries. Thanks!
Planets Beyond Neptune
Planets Beyond Neptune - 11 years ago
Eels? We caught some eels with two little fishing lines wrapped around sticks in Terania creek at the back of Zaytuna farm June 2012. Now THAT was a good night!
Atomicomet
Atomicomet - 12 years ago
easy way would have been to trap them,yabbie trap works fine or use what the pros use in the major dams.

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Ben Israel
Ben Israel - 12 years ago
That operator rocks!
Houba Hop
Houba Hop - 12 years ago
I though eels tasted good?
James McCauley
James McCauley - 12 years ago
I hope you remembered to put a Fine Wire Mesh screen across the bottom of your overflow. Eels will often and surprisingly TRAVEL OVERLAND at night when it has been raining, following the scent of fish urine to another pond. As we unfortunately found out. Very expensive lesson for us. We had to drain the pond and let it dry out to make sure there were no baby eels surviving in mud pockets or water blisters. Took nearly 3 months .
honodos
honodos - 12 years ago
@Turnitoffandmove you can gley it.
dunklaw
dunklaw - 13 years ago
Another well executed project.
Ron Kolesa
Ron Kolesa - 13 years ago
How long did it take to build? Hours of operation using the machine? ty

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