supporl hundreds ol pmducllve lrees ln selllemenl, Warer penelraled sells m e m \19 leell deep aller a lew years ol operanorr and swales were sellshaded aller 3—4 years ol lree pawn! In l-lrwall and in eenlral Aus|nl' swales l have designed produred lasr gmwlh m lreesm voleanle underarm! sandy sods Swales .n Ausrnliin dryhndi have consislenlly yawn Inger and heallhler warer mussel led rrees lhan have open plammgs ln and :ms, ll rs lmperalwe la planl uses on swales, or we nsk sall eanlenlrallon rml soll collapse downhill All swales are lherelore lemporary erenls, u hees supplanl lhelr hrneluuu lhey are precursors to rehalallllallon 0! normal loresls ln lhelr regon. Nalural swalfi ln humid '0in (rasrauulal not only genenlz much larger llees and ployrole leyel am ways, our supporr a lhxrk humus arm specrallsed planls on «he swale finals. Orehlas, fungi, arnl prmeng do hem m swaks. Musl swales shuuld b: adjusled lhy wlelemng, gullelling, or rrpprnel m absorb or mlllrrale all waler caurhl ln ham 3 hours RI 3 dayi. Furl absorplion wrll nor harm mun lree sperles, allhrrugh rrees such as chasmue nnd (ilms may need lo be plarued an nearlry spell banks ler adequale ml dramage l bellgv: swales lo be a valuable and smelly under—used unh lprm m musl ellmales, Intludmg uplaml and plams areas ol snawelrlll m wmler In summary, a swale rs a large hollaw or hand elram lnlemaed lo lrrsl pml, lherr absorb all surplus warer llow Thus, lhe base ls upped, grayelled. sanded, loosened, or dressed wllh gypsum lo allow waler INHLTRATION treesroleally uvelshidz lhrswale The base ears he unererr. vary m wnlrh, and lreared ulllerenlly dependrng on lhe soll lype. The spoll ls normally mmmded downhlll 010" {hr areas) sprnd Waler enlers [mm wads, rool areas, rank overflowsr greywaler syslems, or divelslan «rams, The dlslanee belwem swales «he run—off err mukhv plamed surlaeel (all be horn llrree lo lwerrly llmes llre average swale wnflh (dtptndmg rrn rarrllalll qul a userul swale base or l-z m 1H leell, lhe mlerswale mum. vamp mull! 1.2A CHICKEN HOUSE OVER swam Manure; lmm ammals plarea u. 5min u! ranals mm m lame-x, mum: hulnenlr na wally mnspml «or seals ”EDI. and asrunalellmu spare shnuld lae 3-le m “2-60 ken. ln lhe lommr ease, ramlall wuuld exceed l27 em (50 melresl, and lrr lhe laller il would he 25 em llll .rrelresl m less. ln hunud areas, lhe lnlerswale ls lully planled wilh hardy or mulrhepmouelng speeles In very dry areas, ll my be lalrly pale and erlsl malnly lo rlrn waler inlo swales. Muleh lllows mro, earl lae earned la, or ls gmwn and mu m swales. rme dusk and sills bulld up m swale bases, and domeslrc wasres an be bunzd here as a mulch-pll lor hungry planls The swale and ils spell-bank make a very shellerell slarlm; place lor planls an wlmly sit-5r and lhe lower slope swales can be planled lrlamly lo clasmna or lesumlllous nus lo preyenl upslope wlnas Ridge; should always have wmdhruk and condensl llm planls ol hardy and usehrl species (Casuan'm, Arman, ltumoll, inky unkr pine, (”null Wrnabreals earl mpy every slxlh lo lenlh swale on sues where wlnd ls a liminng lasrpr h ls beller |n plarrl on lhe downshape sldl lo allow muleh colleslion ln lhe swale base loruse elsewhere Swale seelrons can be over—deepened, so lhal althmxsh lhe swale hp ls surveyed level, .ls flmr may rise and (all Deepemns ls mosl clledlve m day» lraellon smls, and may resull lrl shallow ponds lor walereneeely ererp. Widemng ls mosr elleelrve m sand 11! yalram rrarlion solls, and ruddy aomlls waler lo lhe gmund lable on olherprl syslernsareusehll in swales» nne muldl and manureri cd lor heavy null-rem leealers lyarns, bananas. or: l and lhe olher |o bald orl .lnrms, plaslu lmels. or lyre ponds as a sealed waler reserve lur walerurg young planls These-can he planleo wllh lolus, kangkong, walereress, clurwse waler rheslmrl, or lrlre any Keeplng lhe swale wrdlla lo lhe lraeler. donkey earl, [om lraek or whedbirww access wrolh lhal one has plannrd, seellens ran lae widened al regular .meryals la lake assembhas ul planls, la dlg ponds m mulrh pils, and lo plam rrees ol hrgrrer waler need ms leaves assess open and enables many assemlahes, species, and eonslnras |n lle builtalong lhe swale as need alelales. fwzsfllc manuals new name mar; 'r < r» Mmmm»nn~a clasp firtmv: new 1.2: REGRADIMB swms '0 mauve SIL' Sll| Wm wales rs more our ul shovellea Mn (0 lm um on «mllplwr Swflnun ls mneneo merlrmelo “salsa lelrare 168