water management
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Building Berms
From the time I arrived here two years ago, I have known that excess rainwater drains from neighbor properties behind us into our garden on the back right side and exits from the front left (looking at the back garden from the house). From there it runs beside the house and into the street. Ideally, Continue reading
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Water Conservation
One of my goals here is to keep supplemental water use to a minimum. Before last winter I stashed my hoses away. In April I used one hose sprinkler head for a few days to water a newly seeded grass area. A few days ago, now in September, I was drafting this post thinking that Continue reading
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The Swale Doing Its Swale-ing
An important part of a healthy nature ecosystem, which is what I am trying to construct here, is some sort of reliable water source for wildlife. That could be as simple as shallow water containers elevated and on the ground for birds and other critters, or a more complex pond system. I don’t know which Continue reading
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More Native Grass Seed — Yes For One Area, No For Another
Last month I reseeded about a quarter of my original short native grass area, to fill in gaps. The seed I am using is Thunder Turf, which is a mixture of three short native grasses. Now I have reseeded about another quarter of the area, along the left side fence. This is where I have Continue reading
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Digging A Swale
At some point I’d like to have an ecosystem pond here if there is enough room, but it’s probably going to be at least a year until I’m ready to research and create that if it seems doable. Meanwhile, in the time I have been here since February 2023 I have been studying the way Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
Rewilding My Lot 