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Waterbutt Watch. 06:53 - Jul 8 with 4198 viewsBenters

Hello good people I hope to find you all healthy and well.
How are your waterbutts doing? So far to date I have four 240 litre rammed with Adams Ale as my dear Grandmother called it,one 80 litre waterbutt connected to my main down pipe,I then drain it off into my surplus butts and four 80 litre dustbins full!
I had started to use old milk bottles to collect more rain water,but Lady B thought it was a tad odd.
In other news Yesterday I saw two Butterflies and a few bumble bees,they seem very slow to start up this year.Then a thunderstorm arrived and that was that.

Gentlybentley
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Waterbutt Watch. on 07:18 - Jul 8 with 2836 viewsStochesStotasBlewe

Greetings Benters. Great to see you back and your butts are over flowing. Are you still doing the gardening malarkey?. Uppa Town.

We have no village green, or a shop. It's very, very quiet. I can walk to the pub.

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Waterbutt Watch. on 07:20 - Jul 8 with 2829 viewsbuoyant

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Waterbutt Watch. on 07:35 - Jul 8 with 2764 viewsBenters

Waterbutt Watch. on 07:18 - Jul 8 by StochesStotasBlewe

Greetings Benters. Great to see you back and your butts are over flowing. Are you still doing the gardening malarkey?. Uppa Town.


Hello ba.
Thank you on both counts,I am still gardening I only do a couple a week now though,one takes a morning then I do the other two on the way back to Benters.
COYB!

Gentlybentley
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Waterbutt Watch. on 07:40 - Jul 8 with 2736 viewsDubtractor

It's been a terrible year for butterflies so far. Hopefully there is time for them to recover a bit.

Water butt is full to overflowing after the weekend. Think I need to invest in a connected water butt system to maximise the benefit.
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Waterbutt Watch. on 07:43 - Jul 8 with 2716 viewsbrogansnose

I fitted a waterbutt last year and it hasn't stopped raining since but it does come in handy for watering the house plants as they don't like tapoline.
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Waterbutt Watch. on 07:47 - Jul 8 with 2688 viewsBenters

Waterbutt Watch. on 07:40 - Jul 8 by Dubtractor

It's been a terrible year for butterflies so far. Hopefully there is time for them to recover a bit.

Water butt is full to overflowing after the weekend. Think I need to invest in a connected water butt system to maximise the benefit.
[Post edited 8 Jul 2024 7:49]


Yes it has been bad,a cold wet spring and a wet summer is to blame me thinks.
In June last year I had completely ran out of rainwater,nothing like that this year.
All I do regarding surplus butts is whack a hosepipe on the tap of the full butt and fill my overflow butts like that.

Gentlybentley
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Waterbutt Watch. on 07:48 - Jul 8 with 2651 viewsBenters

Waterbutt Watch. on 07:43 - Jul 8 by brogansnose

I fitted a waterbutt last year and it hasn't stopped raining since but it does come in handy for watering the house plants as they don't like tapoline.


Yep I do the same my houseplants love the rainwater đź‘Ť

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Waterbutt Watch. on 08:41 - Jul 8 with 2416 viewsWeWereZombies

Waterbutt Watch. on 07:40 - Jul 8 by Dubtractor

It's been a terrible year for butterflies so far. Hopefully there is time for them to recover a bit.

Water butt is full to overflowing after the weekend. Think I need to invest in a connected water butt system to maximise the benefit.
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I was on top of a wee hill called Monamenach yesterday and saw a couple of butterflies playing chase (still that time of the year, there's hope for us all yet) right on the summit. Can't tell you what species, I was having a sit down after walking a couple of thousand feet uphill.

We have no need of butts on the West coast of Scotland but I can confirm that they have them on the East coast where I was on my way back from.

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Waterbutt Watch. on 08:43 - Jul 8 with 2411 viewsblueasfook

Welcome back fella đź‘Ť

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Waterbutt Watch. on 08:46 - Jul 8 with 2394 viewsNthQldITFC

Waterbutt Watch. on 07:40 - Jul 8 by Dubtractor

It's been a terrible year for butterflies so far. Hopefully there is time for them to recover a bit.

Water butt is full to overflowing after the weekend. Think I need to invest in a connected water butt system to maximise the benefit.
[Post edited 8 Jul 2024 7:49]


...and the bees and hoverflies too. I am worried that I'm not getting my tomatoes pollinated this year, although my plums are going great guns.

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Waterbutt Watch. on 08:47 - Jul 8 with 2375 viewsBenters

Waterbutt Watch. on 08:41 - Jul 8 by WeWereZombies

I was on top of a wee hill called Monamenach yesterday and saw a couple of butterflies playing chase (still that time of the year, there's hope for us all yet) right on the summit. Can't tell you what species, I was having a sit down after walking a couple of thousand feet uphill.

We have no need of butts on the West coast of Scotland but I can confirm that they have them on the East coast where I was on my way back from.


It’s amazing what difference a day makes,my garden is rammed with plants to attract the wildlife and today when I look out on it there are loads of bees buzzing about.Earlier in the season I did have some miner bees that live in little tunnels in the soil,they are nice to watch.

Gentlybentley
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Waterbutt Watch. on 08:48 - Jul 8 with 2372 viewsBenters

Waterbutt Watch. on 08:43 - Jul 8 by blueasfook

Welcome back fella đź‘Ť


Thank you dear chap đź‘Ť

Gentlybentley
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Benters, you old scoundrel…. on 08:54 - Jul 8 with 2342 viewsBloots

…good to see/hear that you’re alive and kicking.

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Waterbutt Watch. on 08:55 - Jul 8 with 2330 viewsSitfcB

Welcome back!

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Waterbutt Watch. on 08:58 - Jul 8 with 2296 viewsGlasgowBlue

Welcome back be benters. It was good to hear from witchdoctor that you are in good health.

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Here he is on 08:58 - Jul 8 with 2299 viewsBenters

Benters, you old scoundrel…. on 08:54 - Jul 8 by Bloots

…good to see/hear that you’re alive and kicking.

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Thank you chap.
I am indeed but I have to put my socks on sitting on the stairs now.

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Waterbutt Watch. on 08:59 - Jul 8 with 2293 viewswitchdoctor

nice to see you back mate…👍
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Waterbutt Watch. on 08:59 - Jul 8 with 2279 viewsBenters

Waterbutt Watch. on 08:46 - Jul 8 by NthQldITFC

...and the bees and hoverflies too. I am worried that I'm not getting my tomatoes pollinated this year, although my plums are going great guns.


There are definitely more things flying about this morning in my garden.

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Waterbutt Watch. on 09:00 - Jul 8 with 2279 viewsIndependentlyBlue

My two waterbutts on the allotment are nicely full. Lots of bees about, but a distinct shortage of butterflies. Usually packed with Cabbage Whites by now but hardly seen any this year yet. Though not a bad thing by itself but just saying. Had horrendous year with slugs this year though, as have most people.

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Waterbutt Watch. on 09:01 - Jul 8 with 2265 viewsBenters

Waterbutt Watch. on 08:55 - Jul 8 by SitfcB

Welcome back!


Cheers young man đź‘Ť

Gentlybentley
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Waterbutt Watch. on 09:03 - Jul 8 with 2255 viewsBenters

Waterbutt Watch. on 08:58 - Jul 8 by GlasgowBlue

Welcome back be benters. It was good to hear from witchdoctor that you are in good health.


Cheers Glassers
I see the pub in Toosey has changed managers again.

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Waterbutt Watch. on 09:04 - Jul 8 with 2242 viewsBenters

Waterbutt Watch. on 08:59 - Jul 8 by witchdoctor

nice to see you back mate…👍


Thank you mate đź‘Ť

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Waterbutt Watch. on 09:15 - Jul 8 with 2187 viewsReuser_is_God

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Waterbutt Watch. on 09:23 - Jul 8 with 2156 viewsKievthegreat

My water butt was only put in a couple of months ago as part of the drainage for a log cabin in the garden and it had been going fine. There was always enough to water the plants and always had a decent level left over.

Last 2 weeks has seen it full to almost overflowing! Will have to find some additional uses or else I'll have to just run a hose to the main drainage and let it all go. Could do with some nice sunny weather while I'm in such surplus!
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Waterbutt Watch. on 09:26 - Jul 8 with 2127 viewsBanksterDebtSlave

We are moving into a place with its own well....read it and weep.

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