| Benters Waterbutt Watch. 04:15 - Jul 14 with 1605 views | Benters |
That’s it folks I’m down to my last four watering cans of rain water,the butts are bone dry.
Still we are mid July so I’ve done pretty good,last year was better though I got to the 7th of August when I ran out.
On the bright side there are many more butterflies,bees and hover flies in my garden so a dry spring was good for those little darlings.
How are the other gardeners on here doing? [Post edited 14 Jul 4:16]
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 05:46 - Jul 14 with 1316 views | Churchman |
Well, for my little garden, I installed a couple of 100 litre water butts a month ago. They are fed by rainwater from the garage roof. The connectors were not too difficult to fit, but when attaching them a little silicone compound on the threads will really help with the seals.
It’s only rained once really, and both butts filled remarkably quickly, so a third butt has been purchased (£20 from Lidl for a Ward 100l butt and all the connections) for linking at some point.
We have tomatoes, beans (not fared well this year), cucumbers, courgettes, chillies, lettuce, potato buckets, usual herbs on the go and they take about 20l of water in dry weather, so 200l is about 9-10 days watering. Since the owners of what falls from the sky for free (water companies - ffing disgrace!) need their massive shareholder dividends, my water bills like everyone’s are rocketing so I might even gutter up one of the small sheds I have.
Every little helps. |  | | |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 06:22 - Jul 14 with 1268 views | Benters |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 05:46 - Jul 14 by Churchman |
Well, for my little garden, I installed a couple of 100 litre water butts a month ago. They are fed by rainwater from the garage roof. The connectors were not too difficult to fit, but when attaching them a little silicone compound on the threads will really help with the seals.
It’s only rained once really, and both butts filled remarkably quickly, so a third butt has been purchased (£20 from Lidl for a Ward 100l butt and all the connections) for linking at some point.
We have tomatoes, beans (not fared well this year), cucumbers, courgettes, chillies, lettuce, potato buckets, usual herbs on the go and they take about 20l of water in dry weather, so 200l is about 9-10 days watering. Since the owners of what falls from the sky for free (water companies - ffing disgrace!) need their massive shareholder dividends, my water bills like everyone’s are rocketing so I might even gutter up one of the small sheds I have.
Every little helps. |
That sounds like a good system to me.
I have two butts on my garage plus the others on the house,I have one which is covered in Honeysuckle which I have to near enough cut my way in to get at the tap the blooming lid shifted and the water is stagnant! Poor show that from me. | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 06:36 - Jul 14 with 1247 views | Churchman |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 06:22 - Jul 14 by Benters |
That sounds like a good system to me.
I have two butts on my garage plus the others on the house,I have one which is covered in Honeysuckle which I have to near enough cut my way in to get at the tap the blooming lid shifted and the water is stagnant! Poor show that from me. |
The water in them does need keeping an eye on. The Suffolk house (my late father’s place) had a WB but.he never did much with it and the contents were rank and the tap broken. I’ve emptied it and converted it into a compost bin (drilled holes, will saw out/ fit an access door next time.
As for replacing the water but, I’ll do so - the garden is huge and there’s space for the largest of such things. If the water in the butt is rotated and kept clean (a fitting lid!), the water can be used for a variety of purposes, not just plants.
Edit: rainwater for the green stuff is better for it than tap water. [Post edited 14 Jul 8:28]
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 07:24 - Jul 14 with 1132 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
At a rough estimate just in the region of 130 cubic feet (735 cans) to go. |  |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 11:28 - Jul 14 with 899 views | Benters |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 06:36 - Jul 14 by Churchman |
The water in them does need keeping an eye on. The Suffolk house (my late father’s place) had a WB but.he never did much with it and the contents were rank and the tap broken. I’ve emptied it and converted it into a compost bin (drilled holes, will saw out/ fit an access door next time.
As for replacing the water but, I’ll do so - the garden is huge and there’s space for the largest of such things. If the water in the butt is rotated and kept clean (a fitting lid!), the water can be used for a variety of purposes, not just plants.
Edit: rainwater for the green stuff is better for it than tap water. [Post edited 14 Jul 8:28]
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Oh yes definitely rain water is better for the plants.
I inherited a load more plants in pots and tubs last year,so I’ve got a fair few of those to water. | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 11:32 - Jul 14 with 873 views | Benters |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 07:24 - Jul 14 by BanksterDebtSlave |
At a rough estimate just in the region of 130 cubic feet (735 cans) to go. |
Decent 👍 | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 12:10 - Jul 14 with 830 views | Kievthegreat |
My butt filled up completely during some strong rain last week, but I'm already half empty. I've spotted that the seal around the tap is leaking very slowly so I'll need to fix that! However the Butt is right next to my vegetable patch so plenty of the lost water is still going to good use.
It's only a small patch, but I'm growing onions (red and brown) and some slightly more exotic Oca that someone at work donated some spare tubers to grow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis_tuberosa
Only issue on the patch is that one of our cats has decided to make a barren spot in it so she can sit in the shade of the Oca plants. Still better than using it for a litter tray though! |  | | |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 16:27 - Jul 14 with 743 views | Benters |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 12:10 - Jul 14 by Kievthegreat |
My butt filled up completely during some strong rain last week, but I'm already half empty. I've spotted that the seal around the tap is leaking very slowly so I'll need to fix that! However the Butt is right next to my vegetable patch so plenty of the lost water is still going to good use.
It's only a small patch, but I'm growing onions (red and brown) and some slightly more exotic Oca that someone at work donated some spare tubers to grow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis_tuberosa
Only issue on the patch is that one of our cats has decided to make a barren spot in it so she can sit in the shade of the Oca plants. Still better than using it for a litter tray though! |
I lost a butt like that it split right near the tap,I was gutted but I turned it into a compost bin.
I love cats so it’s a win win for me 😂 | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 17:29 - Jul 14 with 705 views | Deano69 |
Cant you dilute it, should make it go further...? |  |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 17:33 - Jul 14 with 698 views | Benters |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 17:29 - Jul 14 by Deano69 |
Cant you dilute it, should make it go further...? |
I will look into that.
Rain is forecast tomorrow afternoon so I might not need to.😂 | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 17:36 - Jul 14 with 698 views | Ryorry |
The pallets supporting the garden shed on my veg patch have rotted over 10 years, so it's now the Leaning Shed of Yorkshire & will no longer support gutters or downpipe :(
The ones on my 6 x 4 feet greenhouse do a decent job, but they're distinctly mini in scale - a deluge results in a 25% fill of a 75 litre tub on one side, and a 50% fill of a 50 litre tub on the other side, which doesn't go far in hot weather. |  |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 21:02 - Jul 14 with 642 views | TractorWood |
Nearly empty.
Rain forecast tomorrow allegedly. |  |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 21:12 - Jul 14 with 630 views | SimonBatfordITFC |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 05:46 - Jul 14 by Churchman |
Well, for my little garden, I installed a couple of 100 litre water butts a month ago. They are fed by rainwater from the garage roof. The connectors were not too difficult to fit, but when attaching them a little silicone compound on the threads will really help with the seals.
It’s only rained once really, and both butts filled remarkably quickly, so a third butt has been purchased (£20 from Lidl for a Ward 100l butt and all the connections) for linking at some point.
We have tomatoes, beans (not fared well this year), cucumbers, courgettes, chillies, lettuce, potato buckets, usual herbs on the go and they take about 20l of water in dry weather, so 200l is about 9-10 days watering. Since the owners of what falls from the sky for free (water companies - ffing disgrace!) need their massive shareholder dividends, my water bills like everyone’s are rocketing so I might even gutter up one of the small sheds I have.
Every little helps. |
Is the Lidl butt any good? I need to pick up another soon and £20 sounds like a decent deal. |  | | |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 04:33 - Jul 15 with 512 views | Benters |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 17:36 - Jul 14 by Ryorry |
The pallets supporting the garden shed on my veg patch have rotted over 10 years, so it's now the Leaning Shed of Yorkshire & will no longer support gutters or downpipe :(
The ones on my 6 x 4 feet greenhouse do a decent job, but they're distinctly mini in scale - a deluge results in a 25% fill of a 75 litre tub on one side, and a 50% fill of a 50 litre tub on the other side, which doesn't go far in hot weather. |
That sounds like a decent set up Ryorry and something you might see on ‘last of the summer wine’.
When I was working and the oldies had passed away the families of the deceased would always try to give me plants in pots and tubs,old garden forks,spades rakes etc,that’s why I have so many plants in pots and tubs and a garage full of tools! | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 04:35 - Jul 15 with 508 views | Benters |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 21:12 - Jul 14 by SimonBatfordITFC |
Is the Lidl butt any good? I need to pick up another soon and £20 sounds like a decent deal. |
Lidl garden items are blooming good tbh.As are the tools etc. | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 04:36 - Jul 15 with 504 views | Benters |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 21:02 - Jul 14 by TractorWood |
Nearly empty.
Rain forecast tomorrow allegedly. |
Yes I saw that this afternoon in Benters. | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 05:25 - Jul 15 with 483 views | Churchman |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 21:12 - Jul 14 by SimonBatfordITFC |
Is the Lidl butt any good? I need to pick up another soon and £20 sounds like a decent deal. |
It’s a Ward water butt - a well known make that retails up at around £35 on Amazon and similar amounts in garden centres. It comes with tap, connectors and stand. So yes, £20 for that is a steal. | | | |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 07:41 - Jul 15 with 417 views | SimonBatfordITFC |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 05:25 - Jul 15 by Churchman |
It’s a Ward water butt - a well known make that retails up at around £35 on Amazon and similar amounts in garden centres. It comes with tap, connectors and stand. So yes, £20 for that is a steal. |
Thanks (and Benters). Will try and get to Lidl next couple of days then. | | | |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 08:37 - Jul 15 with 374 views | Swansea_Blue |
I’m willing to send bottles of beautiful Welsh rain over to your desert lands. Stacks of the stuff over here. My butt is full. Only £14.99+VAT per litre. [Post edited 15 Jul 8:37]
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 09:24 - Jul 15 with 335 views | Benters |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 08:37 - Jul 15 by Swansea_Blue |
I’m willing to send bottles of beautiful Welsh rain over to your desert lands. Stacks of the stuff over here. My butt is full. Only £14.99+VAT per litre. [Post edited 15 Jul 8:37]
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Lovely isn’t it. | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 09:28 - Jul 15 with 323 views | Kievthegreat |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 05:25 - Jul 15 by Churchman |
It’s a Ward water butt - a well known make that retails up at around £35 on Amazon and similar amounts in garden centres. It comes with tap, connectors and stand. So yes, £20 for that is a steal. |
It's really £20 including the stand? Even the flimsiest stands can be £20 on their own. £20 for the whole lot really is a steal!
Only issue is I've got no car this week. It's only half a mile, but still not very convenient to walk it home. | | | |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 09:29 - Jul 15 with 323 views | Ryorry |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 08:37 - Jul 15 by Swansea_Blue |
I’m willing to send bottles of beautiful Welsh rain over to your desert lands. Stacks of the stuff over here. My butt is full. Only £14.99+VAT per litre. [Post edited 15 Jul 8:37]
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I sometimes miss SpruceMoose!
Hope he’s ok. | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 09:37 - Jul 15 with 299 views | Ryorry |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 04:33 - Jul 15 by Benters |
That sounds like a decent set up Ryorry and something you might see on ‘last of the summer wine’.
When I was working and the oldies had passed away the families of the deceased would always try to give me plants in pots and tubs,old garden forks,spades rakes etc,that’s why I have so many plants in pots and tubs and a garage full of tools! |
Thanks, tend to be a bit Heath-Robinson in makeshift repairs here, improvisation is key!
There used to be a 2nd hand /antique tool shop in local town that sold lovely old garden and farm tools you don’t see anymore that were really useful. Sadly closed after a few years, think the elderly owner may have died. | |
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| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 10:59 - Jul 15 with 252 views | Benters |
| Benters Waterbutt Watch. on 09:28 - Jul 15 by Kievthegreat |
It's really £20 including the stand? Even the flimsiest stands can be £20 on their own. £20 for the whole lot really is a steal!
Only issue is I've got no car this week. It's only half a mile, but still not very convenient to walk it home. |
You can buy a similar butt and stand from B&Qs for £35.
I had a load of bricks left over from a job so I used those instead. | |
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