101 ways to collect rain water
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101 ways to collect rain water
with all this talk of hosepipe bans then this could become a pretty useful thread for some. Perhaps an article is in order?
1. Get a water butt attached to you house guttering
2. put bickets on your plot and when full of rain stick them into a big barrell.
1. Get a water butt attached to you house guttering
2. put bickets on your plot and when full of rain stick them into a big barrell.
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Use your sink and bath water (make sure you use biodegradable detergents).
Could I put in a warning about open buckets left to fill with water - make sure wildlife can't fall into them as well. I found a poor drowned hedgehog in a bucket behind my shed once. It had fallen into the rainwater that had collected in it, and couldn't get out again. Since then, all buckets left outside have been upturned. Maybe put a couple of bricks in, so that anything that falls in has a chance to climb out.
Could I put in a warning about open buckets left to fill with water - make sure wildlife can't fall into them as well. I found a poor drowned hedgehog in a bucket behind my shed once. It had fallen into the rainwater that had collected in it, and couldn't get out again. Since then, all buckets left outside have been upturned. Maybe put a couple of bricks in, so that anything that falls in has a chance to climb out.
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As well as having a water butt, we do have a plastic boat (which is really a sandpit) that fills up really well! I never intended to use it as a rain catcher, but it's pretty useful.
We are getting an overflow water butt as ours fills very quickly even with a short shower and the over flow pipe from it gushes out lots of excess water ~ what a waste!
We are getting an overflow water butt as ours fills very quickly even with a short shower and the over flow pipe from it gushes out lots of excess water ~ what a waste!
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Are we doing "saving water" rather than "rain water" specifically? Once you get your grey water collection going, you'll find you get a range from potable (eg. warming the tap) to pretty disgusting (eg. washing up leftovers). Store the good stuff and look for places to use the dirtier stuff quickly - for example, down the back of large ornamental shrubs that will appreciate a good drink but don't need particularly clean water.
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10. Use biodegradable washing products (I use soapnuts and Ecover) and unplumb the washing machine outflow and collect in a large container and use to fill your watering cans (I use one of my unused fermenting bins as they have a handy tap on the bottom too)
ps make sure you're either there, or the vessel has a large enough capacity or you'll-go-a-paddling!
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ps make sure you're either there, or the vessel has a large enough capacity or you'll-go-a-paddling!
kind thoughts
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I guess it is really saving water.wulf wrote:Are we doing "saving water" rather than "rain water" specifically? Once you get your grey water collection going, you'll find you get a range from potable (eg. warming the tap) to pretty disgusting (eg. washing up leftovers). Store the good stuff and look for places to use the dirtier stuff quickly - for example, down the back of large ornamental shrubs that will appreciate a good drink but don't need particularly clean water.
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I am guessing that the plants in pots in my back yard are not ideal for usign grey water on, perhaps just the rosemary and lavendar bushes. maybe the potatoes in tyres?
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You could always filter it (not with an expensive filter - just a bit of cloth will do!) to get the big lumps and most of the grease out.Andy Hamilton wrote:I am guessing that the plants in pots in my back yard are not ideal for usign grey water on, perhaps just the rosemary and lavendar bushes. maybe the potatoes in tyres?
By the way, I had a friend round last night who was talking about the work he does with WaterAid - check them out!
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Re: 101 ways to collect rain water
l made my 5ft x3ft raised bed with wilko cheap 2 ft green garden troughs, when it rains they fill up with water.l then scoop the water out (cut down pop bottle) to water the vegs in the plot.l did this this yr and its worked a treat.As lm disabled its help me a lot for ease of watering my plants.l also store & keep some potted herbs on the front to make it look pretty ie mint and just lift the pots out to scoop the water out.mint doesnt mind its feet in water and the rest of the trough'edging' l store my other plastic pots ready or use in my little greenhouse.As l have tiny garden every thing has to have a dual purpose.
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Re: 101 ways to collect rain water
A pond
Line an old wooden barrel with pond liner and use to make a water feature/water reservoir.
The recycling box (every week it fills up with rain as the dustbinmen always leave the lid off when they've emptied it
Zoe
Line an old wooden barrel with pond liner and use to make a water feature/water reservoir.
The recycling box (every week it fills up with rain as the dustbinmen always leave the lid off when they've emptied it
Zoe