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How many water butts do most people have?

 

I have eleven. Three are on downpipes on my bungalow and the other eight are storage so when it rains I am out there butt baling.

 

I have only three but ordered one off EBay yesterday and I am going to install on all down pipes

 

Wickes have a great offer on at the moment 100 ltr butt + stand + converter kit for £19-98p that's how come I have ended up with 11 in total now.

 

Same price as mine I've ordered on eBay from Argos delivered to the door.

 

Never thought of Argos itself even cheaper if you collect from the store. Do I need another one?

 

Just checked and they are £19-94 . 5 pence cheaper you had better get one ha ha.

 

£15-99p if you pick-up from the nearest store( 10 mins for me ) Now will I get one on my bike?

 

I have two smart-looking water butts on the front of the house. These have a hosepipe connected to the bottom tap which trail along a hedge and then fill a pair of IBCs (1,000L container on a pallet, about £20 each), which are conveniently at a slightly lower level. The two IBCs are linked by hose so that they siphon to maintain their level. The water butts [by the house] overflow into the original drains (more on that below), and in winter I route the tap direct into the drain and leave it open so that the water butt is empty and doesn't freeze

Those two IBCs are near an area where I need water, and they are in turn linked (same siphon principle) to the water butts by the greenhouses - one a conventional barrel type, the other a large circular corrugated one which is the main one I use as, with an open top, I can "dunk" a watering can to fill it "instantly" rather than standing waiting for the tap to run ... Conveniently the two IBCs and the two greenhouse water butts are at the same level.

I have a further 8 IBCs which fill from the barn gutters, and 3 more not currently linked to anything.

We are replacing the old septic tank with a new system, and once the old septic tank is decommissions all the house downpipes will be rerouted to empty into that (except one downpipe which already routes into the pond). At best I think the old septic tank will be 5,000L, but probably smaller. We will pump from that onto the garden. The outfall from the new system will also be clean enough for irrigation, so all water going through the house will be recycled for irrigation.

We had thought about installing a large above ground circular corrugated iron water tank (looks like a stubby grain silo), but we are holding off on that until we see how effective the other measures are.

 

Don't forget to check your local council, periodically there are sponsored deals going on, often for bother water butts and compost bins

 

That's a great idea with the over flow to the drain,I have a drain really close and shall pinch that idea.

 

Recommend putting a hose on the tap, into the drain, in Winter too. If we get a really cold run of nights the water freezing will be enough to burst a water butt :(

 

Picked up a little scarecrow for Henry, and 2 musa cheeka. I'll take a few photees the morra.

 

got
5 ensete ventricosum at £2 each
1 magic bells at £1
2 x kiwi berrys £2 each
2 x cordyline black renagade 3 feet high at £2 each (Yes two pounds each)
1 x sempervivum £1
1 x wisteria blue £5
1 x big butia £20 (seen the same at £80)
the car and the garden are now full

 

Fab bargains sal! Like you, my garden is full to bursting, but there's always space for that special something!