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I subscribe. I want to see this guy Journey on finishing this project
Nice! Thanks for joining the journey!✌🏾
It gonna take a long time to green the desert but TBH this is what society should have been doing for thousands of years.
In the Northern Hemisphere the Northern aspect of a hill has more shade than the Southern aspect. This means less evaporation and greater water retention.
Exactly 💯 ✌🏾
What this person said
@@dennisdoncaster3352 also in a forest you can tell north using moss on trees ?
Only grows on northern side !
If you are realy good, trees grow better on the south side with more sun !
Whats up guys from Darren and Susan off grid seligman AZ
Hey hey!😅🖐🏾✌🏾
Nice way to introduce the north side. 🐺
Glad you like it!😅✌🏾
Very good work Brandon! You’re gonna make some very big strides in the next few months and I’m with you every step of the way!❤❤
nice!
Really appreciate your support thank you very much!✌🏾
I'm down with Dennis Doncaster's post. Those of us who live in northerly parts of the world don't fully realize the impact of the blistering heat of the summer sun - especially on south facing inclines. At your latitude, I refer to your peak summer sun season as 'solar winter'. Your seasons are fall growing, winter dormancy, spring growing and solar winter.
Bye the way, have you heard of mulching planted trees with rocks? An interesting concept from Africa to moderate soil temperature, reduce evaporation and control competing vegetation.
Exactly, but yes I have heard of rock mulching, which the Zuni people also did, along with African cultures and Aztec, Mayan, etc. So much more to cover as we go! Thanks for stopping in!😅✌🏾
In the Northern Hemisphere, there are typically more trees on the north side of a property because the south side receives more direct sunlight, leading to drier conditions less suitable for tree growth, while the north side tends to be shadier and retain more moisture, creating a better environment for trees to thrive; essentially, the north side experiences cooler temperatures and higher humidity, which favors tree growth....BE BLESSED! LOVING THIS PROJECT.
I would think he would know that’s basic maybe he needs to slow down his talking.
North trees have a southside. its the same sun.
Someone had answered correctly, being there a difference between a North side and the northern edge of the property. I was going over our northern edge of property, which has no slope is the almost the same as the south side, so the sun hits it the same as the south, albeit the northern edge has more trees, and is creating more shade and helping with plant growth and water retention. ✌🏾
I get excited talking, but I'm working on it!😅✌🏾
Exactly!✌🏾
I’m not a tree chopper, but I’ll take out conifers all day, every day. Replace them with mesquites and cacti and other stuff that isn’t pine or juniper. Juniper is a selfish plant and pines are just weak.
We do want to make room for fruit trees and such, so we won't be cutting all the juniper!✌🏾
I am really enjoying your videos! Can’t wait to see how things progress:) And I appreciate your commitment (both of you) to doing things that help the planet-at least one little corner of it!
Thank you so much!!✌🏾
Maybe an aquifer? those native pines and grasses on the north side are awesome.
Cant wait to see how the Earthship will change your lives.
stay cool out there B 🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄
Thank you thank you!✌🏾
Yes those cedar and juniper trees are the best woods for building this was and in Northern Arizona. But save as many trees as you can. According to Jared Diamond (doctor, writer and ornithologist of "Guns Germs and Steel" fame, the Anasazi people left Mesa Verde and other near sites due to the lack of water, due to the cutting of all of their trees!!!
We definitely wanna take our time creating diversity and not just clear cutting!✌🏾
Very awesome that the neighbors help each other instead of ignoring each other like in the city or suburbs.
Exactly!✌🏾
Greetings from my water harvesting oasis in the heart of Tucson?
Hello there!😅✌🏾
Gardens do better when facing south, to get more sunlight…maybe your north has plant life because there is less sunlight there so things aren’t getting dried out as much as south….maybe perhaps
You can grow things in the shade they say need 8 hours a day if you dont need fruit a shade garden is great for growing veg.
Our south side had major fire damage long ago and never really recovered, especially because lots of trees were takin out and created the erosion we see now, partly, other variables at play, but for the most part natural causes and effects along with human causes and effects happened here. ✌🏾
Indeed!✌🏾
Everyone has the same idea. The north side usually has more shade. So in AZ the ground is not drying out as fast.
When your done, moving dirt and rocks, lol, could be awhile. You should start throwing out prairie grass seed.
Winter we'll be doing major planting!✌🏾
Thanks for sharing the development of your Earthship. I am curious to see it all complete. I am in a bit of a sand pit with rocks here in Australia with the land I purchased, so I am looking for ideas to incorporate in my design. I learned about the people of Easter Island using rocks on the slopes to slow water and allow for grasses to grow with sediment build up against the rocks. When we get in sync with the landscape we live on and decide to live harmoniously rather than attempt to dominate and control every aspect of the landscape to our own detriment, it shows in the landscape. Keep up the great work, the rain will keep coming to assist in showcasing your work.
Thank you, really appreciate it!✌🏾
Been subscribed to you for a while,keep up the good work👍
Also do you any plan for showing us if you're doing any composting or something?
Yes I'll show more of the composting come winter! Thanks✌🏾
First video I saw I was like who's this hippie? Lol your clearly a man on a mission. Keep crushing bro
Appreciate that thank you!✌🏾
Aaaaaaah a wood mill, that will do the job. And rocks can be considered as mulch as well. Meaning that it protects micro organisms against UV light and most of the heat and water evaporation. At least slightly better as bare sand. And that makes a big difference in terms of plant available nutrients for the plants that is converted by the micro organisms from surrounding bio mass. Shade, temperature, moisture and less changing conditions for the micro organisms is a big thing in the desert. 👍
Exactly 💯!✌🏾
Please show more doing than so much explaining. I want so see actiooooon :D
Most of the video was doing... with me talking on the background.😅✌🏾
I like thinking that each of these rocks helped create a little rainwater catchment puddle to help re-green the desert
Exactly 💯 ✌🏾
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Thank you!✌🏾
Ive looked over lots of your videos and it is not progressing in weeks. How about a video showing the actual work. Thanks Less talk more work
Hard to do “more work” in high heat and rain. Thus a bit less progress. There has been “actual work” lots of progress all around. We work and progress at our own pace (as well as when weather allows)✌🏾💜
You can re watch this video, and the others there's work being done! ✌🏾
It's the sun. That's why you get less trees on the south side.
Partly!✌🏾
Good use of the 180* rule at the end…do you have film/video training?
One of the things I hate about SpaceX is that their second stage cameras don’t follow the 180* rule.
Thank you, no training except self training, investigating, implementing and just learning what works!✌🏾
I see.✌🏾
I believe the government should mandate this for every damn citizen and every area that needs this planet needs people like this. Why is this guy not famous? Why do I have more subscribers in this man? You should have 1 millions
At work sorry for spelling
Thank you, much appreciated. Slowly but surely, just like nature😅✌🏾
No worries!😅✌🏾
QUESTION: i have seen where earth is combined with cement and or the cheapest kitty clay litter that turns to rock to remove the peed on sand, combing the earth and that clay in a dry mixture and pounding it or even just dropping it in over rocks or a wall such as the one your working on , with earth works in the middle, THEN WETTING IT DOWN TO CREATE A HARD AS ROCK OR HARDER STRUCTURE...HAVE YOU TESTED THAT? HAVE YOU EVER USED IT ? WHAT DO YOU THINK? ALSO LASTLY, SHOULD YOU HAVE NEED: the romans and Greeks , would you sue salted sea water to mix their cement and this is why so much of their structures survives today....or at least a great deal of what could be saved. Be Blessed, thank you for showing , sharing, teaching , so much...love watching , when I am able to I will donate money...I need to buy seeds at the moment..hey saw those desert olive treees you hvae there....I would buy some seedlings or seeds ....I will be needing native trees in concho when I move there....
I remember a This Old House project on the west coast where the cement foundation had to be replaced due to using beach sand. IIRC, it was the salt in the sand degraded the cement.
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing✌🏾
That's also interesting! 😅✌🏾
@@rebapuck5061 I said salt water and by the way look at who sponsors and pays this old house to make shoot their show? Yeah they’re not killing the golden goose…. There much written and proven that the right mixture of salt, water, clay and water makes it strong as long as your not dropping bomb s on it
Yeah they did some tests early on in the build. I forget the exact details but something like 5% or so concrete and the rest sifted native Earth and some cedar bark.
A lot of junipers. You got here fresh air 😁. What other species of trees do you have on your land besides junipers?
Definitely a breath of fresh air. Besides juniper we do have Desert olive, those are edible, and also pine trees... that's what we have for other trees here!✌🏾
Hi, Brandon: It's exciting to see all of the accomplishments you've achieved to this point. I loved seeing the earth works and the accomplishment you've had with sewing the water. Also, I think your building will work really well. I grew up in an adobe home and it's true that that they are warmer in the winter (only needs one or two small heaters) and cooler in the summer. The one thing I would worry about is the insects that could start working there was through your walls. What my dad did was cover the inside walls with plaster (white), and a covered the outside with small chicken wire and then a concrete plaster that to this day is still standing and not too cracked! Good luck!
Thank you very much!:We'll be Doing more with the outside of the walls. Next video I'll explain a bit more, but we'll be putting layers on the berm to protect from bugs and nature, or the rain and snow... You'll see😅✌🏾
Such a beautiful example.. I hope to see a lot of the young ones leave the cities to pursue this type of project/lifestyles. It's the safest place to be.
Thank you. Everyone has their choices in life, hopefully it's for the best!✌🏾
I know it's odd for a literal desert vlog, but it seems weird now for it to not be raining!
Edit: ahh, there we go.
Right?!😅✌🏾
What is the elevation change from North end to South end of property?
It peaks in the middle where the structure is, but is flatter on the north and less of a decline before the drastic edge towards our wash area. But it depends where you're at, the south and north areas I was referring to in the video have maybe a 1-2 foot drop to the edges... hard to explain here so it's our south western and North Western portion that stays fairly level I'm observing in the video.✌🏾
Will your rocks hold once the baskets rust? Keep up the good work!
As far as I know yes. We're stacking the rocks appropriately where the rocks are locked in place and you can pull the basket away and everything stays up and you can stand on it even, so time will tell!✌🏾
The reason you have more vegetation on the North side is the same as me in Eastern Wa, they are avoiding the sun because it too much for them.
That's kind of an aspect of the area!😅✌🏾
The north side of your property is north facing away from the sun.
Nope actually it's just the northern edge of the property and then it goes down a slight hill, but I'm referring to the northern edge area!😅✌🏾
2:10 so I was correct partially and not correct.
4:47 its for the property but also not.
Yep!😅✌🏾
I think you should make it look like its raining in all your videos. 🤣✌
Not a bad idea😅✌🏾
More underground water on the north side? and south side needs more water retention?
Now you know!😅
i've been thinking a lot about soil amendments and your project lately, i watched all the "fog collector" videos i could find too. pretty exciting
Yea I'm ready to finish the structure to really start working on the soil!😅✌🏾
@@GrowTreeOrganics yeah, its all exciting.
trees bring water water doesn't bring trees
Well water does bring trees, then trees bring water.... actually the fungi are bringing water as well!✌🏾😅
Where did you get the logs from? I would love to get a few for our future build in SE Arizona.
A place in williams, so it was nice we stayed relatively local!✌🏾
@@GrowTreeOrganics Right on. Thanks!
Yo brother! Iam usually waking up by the time your stream though I am keen to participate and support XD iam kind of anxious for you guy to have your cozy house built soon. Iam sure many of us prefer both u to be comfortably established. 😅 amazing content man looking forward to all your posts hope fully as time goes on you will have the time to do even more videos lol. Like during winter you can take us through stuff u did earlier in the year I'll rewatch thus video a few times when I have some time. Much love fam keep keeping on🎉
Iam gna leave your Playlist running over night and farm u some views! My financial position is not good so this way I can contribute something at least 😅 bless up
No worries, I always appreciate your comments! And Thank you !✌🏾
Really appreciate it!😅✌🏾
are you looking to get rid of some of those junipers since they will drain so much water that you are trying to put into the ground?
We have a different view of the junipers. They play a pivotal role in the existing ecosystem here. Shade, bio mass, as well as under and around them is where much of our vegetation grows. Also, pine trees, fruit trees ect ect suck up way more water than the junipers.
There's actually no actual evidence claiming the trees "drain so much water" ✌🏾
The project is interesting.
However, looking at this guy it seems an ideology is being advertised.
A boring ideology actually.
Why are these people all exact copies while they intend to be different?
It's a simple one..live within the boundaries and order of nature and walk your own path..
What was my ideology again?!😅✌🏾
I follow many off the grid families in Arizona and the projects re greening the desert are similar the people are not they are different on many levels but what is similar is trying to build within a tight budget and using materials found on their own land . Just as Nebraska settlers used straw and sod and Pueblo Indians used adobe and now rice straw is used in California.
The trees like the cooling aspect of being on the north face.
A partial factor for sure!✌🏾
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I'll trade info for info, do a video explaining the granta and the process it took to get them.
I've been greening my own little chunk of desert since 2021 with no grants or income at all.. so the Northside probably gets the most houra of shade, the trees here are distributed in a pattern such that depending upon time of year the shade from other trees shade the younger trees further from thw source of shade(they seem to match trees on the mountains ridges a mile an half away that cast sunset/rise shadows during winter when the sun is lowest on the horizon riding the mountain tops.
On the other side of the hill it's north side is in the shade of trees growing on a ridge out towards the point of the cliff formations.. so in summery both of my northern most sides of the mountain are greener and keep their leaves longer into the year (cherry trees) it's same type forest as you have Juniper and Pine with berries and fruit along with either edible or medicinal planta dispersed throughout. Enjoying the water management videos and curious about the grants available for being sustainable
*both of my Northside areas are high points
**i logged in just to like and comment already been sharing
No grants, had money from selling the old property, and built up the RUclips. The land is payed off, so we don't have really any bills other than gas, groceries, and such. But all self funded and from supporters on the Patreon and from supporters like you watching the Channel!✌🏾
Dang cliffhanger...
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Could you Zig Zag across the basket with the roll wire instead of cutting and tying individual wires? Save your hands from cutting.
Zig Twist Zag Twist Zig Twist Zag Twist
Sorry I was just reminded of something I needed to do. The depot and the other will deliver for $80 via freight, forklift and all. No dirt roads and they need to turn the rig around. For us it's at the offramp.
That wire roll is such a pain to handle let alone cut to the pieces I need. It's 125ft of it too. So not so much an option trying to weave it into the basket.... although weaving a basket makes more sense!😅✌🏾
@@GrowTreeOrganics if your not already wrapping the outside of the wire roll with ductape and pull wire from the center of the roll. Give it a try,This will keep it from spoiling. Hope this helps, Be well.
@@PangeanArts thank you!✌🏾
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Great progress!
Thank you very much!✌🏾
😎✌I would guess the north side is subjected to less sun exposure slowing evaporation.
Not exactly, the trees over there are doing more of that. The north side is a portion of the property I'm talking about not that it's a North facing slope. 😅✌🏾
@@GrowTreeOrganics Trees are amazing! Eight years ago while hiking the Appalachian Trail I was lucky to witness something interesting. It was late afternoon when I arrived at the shelter and a dry spring. As this was the only water source I had to ration my water that night. Around midnight I was awakened by an intermittent sound I could not identify. An hour later I woke up again and realized the sound was running water. The spring had begun flowing so I climbed out of my sleeping bag and joyfully filled all my water bottles. When I got back home intrigued I researched what I had witnessed. What I found was in very sunny hot and dry weather the trees would be pulling a lot of water (Transpiration) up to their leaves. At night as the air cools they would be pulling (Transpiring) in less water allowing the excess to again flow into the spring. 🤣this was a long way of saying I agree with you that trees do a lot. ☮
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!✌🏾
Rock on bro!
Rock On!✌🏾
I may have missed the episode where you talked about this, but what is the plan for the roof? My guess would be that the North side gets less full sun throughout the year, it also appears to be more sloped adding some protection from wind (less drying of plant material), and you may have a different soil type that allows for more water infiltration rather than runoff, all this combined might create a slightly less hostile growing environment. This is just a guess from watching your videos, and the maps and wakarounds you have shown us!
You'll have to wait and find out on the roof! I haven't explained that yet!✌🏾😅
@@GrowTreeOrganicsmy roof is a steeply pitched corrugated galvanized steel that could collect enough rain water to serve a small city. In northern New Mexico where I lived for many years the territorial house design is with this type roof flat roofs are worthless I know I had one they leak for thing rain capture is poor and putting a cistern on top will collapse your house . I live in a community now with less rain than where you are no water storage for the community and two creeks to serve the town when they are not dry we know how to capture rain water . If you can find a redwood tank a big one use it for rain capture then you can float in it ours was 5000 gallons . I’m an original counter culture non hippie who lived the off grid life before the internet and solar panels we used passive solar only designed our homes to suit the environment for natural air conditioning .
@@GrowTreeOrganics Thanks!
Nice, thanks for sharing!✌🏾
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The north side of your property might be north facing if the center of your property is a high point, which would shade the north side from the sun and evaporation more than the south side? This is true for northern hemisphere.
That would be the case but the area is just about all the same topography except for the westward slope overall at maybe 5 degrees. ✌🏾
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