Thanks M. I live in the Appalachians and have lots of rocky hills and steep slopes. I never considered vetiver. I do believe I'll pass on the mango. If you have other ideas I'm listening. Beautiful place you live in, and nicer temps than us northerners.
Enjoy Puerto Rico, Marjorie! Thank you for sharing. On flat land up in the mountains of Tennessee now. Boy I miss the beauty northeast! Anyway, Half my property can flood from a creek after major rain storms but then completely dries up. So much for outlawing chemtrails. That’s when it floods. There is a small pond across the road and my neighbor is chill if I had some ideas, but the big drain hole under the rd isn’t very deep, maybe bottom is 4 ft. Want to somehow tap into to this and have a pond. Any ideas would be helpful.
Thanks M. I live in the Appalachians and have lots of rocky hills and steep slopes. I never considered vetiver. I do believe I'll pass on the mango. If you have other ideas I'm listening. Beautiful place you live in, and nicer temps than us northerners.
LOL, no the mango won't grow well there... but you've got lots of other great trees: oaks, chestnuts, pines...
Vetiver is an amazing plant.
Enjoy Puerto Rico, Marjorie! Thank you for sharing. On flat land up in the mountains of Tennessee now. Boy I miss the beauty northeast! Anyway, Half my property can flood from a creek after major rain storms but then completely dries up. So much for outlawing chemtrails. That’s when it floods. There is a small pond across the road and my neighbor is chill if I had some ideas, but the big drain hole under the rd isn’t very deep, maybe bottom is 4 ft. Want to somehow tap into to this and have a pond. Any ideas would be helpful.
Hi Carrie,
Wow, yes it sounds like a pond (with good overflow setup) is in order. Ponds are great ways to store water for the between times of drought.
There are several really good books on landscaping to manage water.
I am a big fan of heavy machinery for these kinds of jobs. Normally done when you first acquire the property, but can be done when needed.
I'll try to find some more resources for you.