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