Waiting for Rain

[NOG]

All my water Butts are now empty. If we get no rain soon I will have to use tap water.

[allotmentlady]

Awwww sorry to hear that, sick of it blooming raining, all my butts are full again, weeds rapidly coming again, do you know I was only 9 miles away today, raining at my house but not DDL's!

I will do a wee rain dance for you and hopefully 2moro or 2nite you will get some! If it doesnt work always gives the neighbours a laugh!

[jacob marley]

Why don't you just do a weeee dance....jacob

[zazen999]

Aah, the advantages of living further North than Watford.

[Glutton4...]

I topped all ours up with the hose a couple of weeks ago. It means fewer chemicals per watering can as they are diluted. Also, I'm lead to believe the chemicals evaporate after a while if the water sits anyway, so that's why I do it when they're low - dunno if it's true tho!

Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will be along soon!

[Alison]

All my water Butts are now empty. If we get no rain soon I will have to use tap water.

You need more water butts if you're running out at this time of year, heaven help you when it gets to summer proper!

[kernowyon]

All my water Butts are now empty. If we get no rain soon I will have to use tap water.

i was at my lottie today and it is really looking dry, still have some h2o in one water butt, but like you need a drop or two from the sky - it can rain tomorrow if it likes as I'm working tonight so will spend most of the morning from 8 sleeping till lunchtime anyways

[BarleySugar]

I will have to resort to tap water tomorrow if we don't get rain tonight, and it's not forecast either . Today the sun has been shining and very windy. The greenhouse tomatoes need water, and I've so many containers that need a soak. I've a little rain water left, but that's reserved for the lime hating plants, as I'm in a hard water area.
More water butts are a great idea, as long as you have space for them

[selfraising]

I'm afraid I've had to resort to the tap and hose pipe today as only room for 1 water butt which is now empty! Everything in containers was bone dry.

[allotmentlady]

i was at my lottie today and it is really looking dry, still have some h2o in one water butt, but like you need a drop or two from the sky - it can rain tomorrow if it likes as I'm working tonight so will spend most of the morning from 8 sleeping till lunchtime anyways

thats if you can escape from being kidnapped! LOL

[dexterdoglancashire]

AL I'd love to see you do a rain dance! LOL! Sorry to you grapes who need rain - wish we could send it down to you.

[allotmentlady]

AL I'd love to see you do a rain dance! LOL! Sorry to you grapes who need rain - wish we could send it down to you.

Next time I pop round, Dexter can assist me in doing it LOL

[vikkib]

Spare a thought for us terraced house dwellers!

The only guttering I can attach a water butt too is under 5ft in length! All the rest on the house go to downpipes on neighbours properties on either side!

I haven't got round to stumping up for a butt, stand, connector and tap yet... I'm not sure whether it will be worth it for the couple of inches I'll collect!

I do leave numerous buckets in the garden when we're due a shower though!

[Glutton4...]

Talk to your neighbours - do they use/need all the water, or does it all go down the drain? One of them may let you put a feeder pipe from their downpipe to your water butt, if you ask them! Good luck!

[BarleySugar]

WE are only supposed to 'get' the rain from the conservatory roof, all the other should go down next door's drainpipe. However when a 'repair' job went wrong up along the terrace a gap appear in the join in the guttering above our conservatory. It's one job I haven't nagged about, although if it's pouring down, hearing the TV is hard, what with the water on the glass.