Water Carrier

[lumpyjumper]

Hi all,

Have just found out I've moved up the list of those waiting for allotments, so thought I'd go and have a little nosey around the site.

Whilst there I noticed the water is provided by a self-filling water trough in the middle of the site.

Does anyone have any advice about the best way to get the water to your plot, a watering can at a time would take forever! But I don't know what other ingenious options people have discovered?

Ta muchly

LumpyJumper

[SarzWix]

You can get fairly large water carriers for when you go camping, but I don't think they could be called cheap...! Try looking on eBay. water carrier aqua roll type with handle on eBay, also, Cooking Supplies, Camping, Sporting Goods (end time 19-Jan-08 16:29:16 GMT)
Otherwise, I guess you could get a few buckets, and wheel them to & fro in your wheelbarrow?

[crichmond]

I have five waterbutts on my allotment all linked together this tends to last me between periods of rain and because they are linked at the bottom I only need to use the tap on the end one.

[HeyWayne]

Fill up three or four watering cans and put them in your wheelbarrow. Personally I quite like the little walk backwards and forwards, I see it as a little extra excerise, but it's not particularly time efficient.

[lainey lou]

I think it was two sheds who posted a pic of her wonderful water butt creations some time back, sounds something similar to crichmonds might be worth checking out, i'm hoping to do something similar myself at some stage.

[crichmond]

I used water tank connectors and 22mm pipe from wickes to link them.

[lumpyjumper]

Thanks, I shall think about all those ideas, I might even have time to find a cheap second-hand aquaroll before I get an allotment.

Thanks again
LumpyJ

[Two_Sheds]

I love these troughs, they certainly discourage water-wasting. You really think if you NEED the water if you have to cart it around in buckets.
I use mulches, and have four water butts, linked together, and I only use tap water for watering in new seedlings. Some people on site have hoses rigged up to the tap for hours on end every day, its really unnecessary.

[axe70]

i remember on a few gardening programs that the victorians used
what looked like a water butt on wheels

[lumpyjumper]

I assume your water butts are linked to guttering of a shed or greenhouse?

The allotments I will be on don't allow any form of building other than a mini-tool store and compost bin

At home I have two butts linked together and last year didn't use tap water at all in the garden! But up on the allotment I won't be allowed one it would seem. Here is the extract from the rules.

h) not erect any building or structure except compost bins and tool boxes.

So it looks like it's buckets/cans and wheelbarrows until I get an aquaroll.....

Thanks for all the suggestions,

LumpyJ

[Two_Sheds]

No shed?
That's cr*p. How big can the tool box be? 6 x 8 ?

[seasprout]

How about...

This is a 1000L IBC. (An independant bulk container) Has its own collecton system. Just a thought.

http://img11.imagevenue.com/loc15/th...C_122_15lo.jpg

[HeyWayne]

I'm the same as you lumpyjumper. We're not allowed permanent erections () on our site either, it's is therefore difficult to collect water effectively.

Any idea where you get that from seasprout? I've seen a few of those containers on the industrial estate where I work, but have yet to ask if I could have one. That looks ideal with the collection device atop of it!

[phil the shed]

I'm the same as you lumpyjumper. We're not allowed permanent erections () on our site either, it's is therefore difficult to collect water effectively.

my turn heywayne
do you have a problem with keeping your erection permanent then.

[JanieB]

According to the Highway Code all erections have to be illuminated. I think this just applies to those on the highway though .