Rain. The lazy guide to watering in dry weather.
Posted by Fiona Nevile in Watering | 0 commentsThe biggest butt is vast and that collects water from the roof of the cottage. It is one of two that Tony, our neighbour, bought from the Jaffa Orange factory during his water recycling phase and left behind when he moved to Whitehaven a few years ago. We decided to start using them this year, when the drought seemed imminent. Only one is up and running as yet. It is attached via a pipe to a brass water tap attached to the side of the house. A long hose carries the water down to the vegetable garden and to the drip pipes that feed each section. We also have a greenhouse watering kit running from a butt, which is good too.
There are battery operated devices that can be attached to a water butt tap to turn on the water automatically (about twenty quid from B&Q). Our Bee Mentor, Mike has one. I must ask him how good it is.
It’s great to get home on a hot day and just turn on a few taps. We sit by the pond, in the shade of our tomato plants, with cold beers in hand as the garden waters itself. Bliss.
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