ruminate vb. to chew (the cud)
I cannot pretend that there is much happening on my allotment so this will be a short post. As I have explained in earlier posts, I am trying to keep as much growing in my soil over winter as possible and have been filling every available space with cover crops for the last few months.…
I've written blogs before about water collection and storage, but not for a long time. A couple of things have come along recently to prompt me to revisit it as a subject. One was an article in The Garden, about water butts. What particularly caught my attention was the observation that an average roof could…
I have a complicated system of collecting water from various roof areas and shifting it around into various containers. In 15 separate vessels I have arond 4000L of stored water. I have just added 2000L more, in the shape of two intermediate bulk containers (IBC's), in the simplest way possible. Let me give you the…
A week ago we were on day four of a severe weather warning for high temperatures. We were also, and still are, experiencing a very dry summer. The world is getting warmer and the rate it is doing so is accelerating. I already have a fairly complicated water harvesting setup but my stored water ran…
A couple of years ago I posted a piece about my water harvesting setup. I just read it through and realise that for most people it is much more complicated than necessary. I want to describe a relatively simple way to increase water storage, based on part of my system. Sue’s glasshouse has a footprint…
Continue reading ➞ Harvest time – 2, (water harvesting, that is)
Water harvesting, that is. We are often urged to try and minimise our use of mains water, with the added incentive that many of us are on a metered supply and stand to save money if we do. Save the world or save some money; it sounds good but I don't have high hopes for…
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