A Desert Homestead Tour Of Poof Dirt Farm!

🌺Great ideas, thank you for the tour!🌺🌱

I dug a 7 ft wide 12 ft long 3 ft deep Koi pond in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. Rocky territory. I did it with a 5 gallon bucket and a little hand trowel. It took me 1 week and I pulled rocks weighing 30 lbs out of that hole. If I can do it so can most people. I couldn't use a regular shovel because I have a bad neck . it only took me a week of working about 4 to 5 hours a day. I recommend digging any pond at least 3 to 4 ft deep so the water stays cool. It also gives the fish a place to hide. Be sure that 1/3 of the water surface is covered with plants I recommend waterliles and water Hibiscus. Those hibiscus multiply like crazy and you have to throw some away or lol do like I did and build another pond. Get a book or learn online on how to install a homemade water filter because the water must circulate and a filter is nice but not necessary a pump to circulate water is necessary though. I wish they would have had solar pumps back then because that would have helped keep the water fresh. Also I used Rubber they use for roofs for my liner be sure to scrub it 3 times with soap and water. If you buy fish grade EPDM rubber you probably still need to wash it good or the chemical used in the rubber will kill the fish. Always introduce 1 fish at a time to see how well you cleaned the rubber.

Did you try lots and lots of wood chips to cover the grounds?

Why not truck in cheap mulch and cover all your sqft to keep water from vaporizing?

I've been hearing a lot of talk lately about Lake Mead water level getting lower all the time that might possibly result in a water shortage in Nevada. What is your take on this ?

Nope dead wrong on my first impression, she is originally from Japan I am pretty sure, took another listen, I guess she is out in the sun more than most Japanese ladies. The Japanese also have amazing gardening skills, I can see that influence in the pond she made where she joked about not having Koi! This old military linguist is slipping!

Wow, super great to see that garden! I'm inspired to try again next Spring. What a nice couple... would love to learn more from their experiences!

Very cool video!

I learned yesterday that if you have a headache chew on rosemary. Great video !! I like that fail is first attempt at learning

Good video, shame about the audio dropouts

Very cool! I am pretty sure that lady is originally from Cambodia. They are truly EXPERTS at small scale farming. I have seen some amazing things done. This was amazing! Those goats are SUPER CUTE! Thanks for this one!

Terrific! Love the fact that I'm not the only one suffering in the desert with my gardening activities. Hope they have great success and are able to really make a go of it. Desert farming is tough, but possible. Thanks for the great video tour with folks who have a wonderful attitude and a great sense of humor. That gives us all hope.

Good Video. Enjoyed the information coming from the couple's homestead. Felt like I was watching a video from Huell Howser.

At first glance thought it said poop farm.😂
Nice ponds. Had one at 2 homes but never finished one here. Always something coming up. Not cheap to build.
After raised beds, I had more success than in the ground in the north and rainy.

excellent tour of their place, enjoyed watching 👍

Great video

very cool setup they have

Interesting to compare with how we grew our self sufficient garden in Namibia, took several seasons to get the sand productive by using no till and adding litter to the beds and letting it compost in situ rather than composting first as done in more temperate climates.

looks like Albuquerque NM, super cool !

Good video. Thanks

Nice people.
I wish them success.