Water on allotments

 Is anyone on an allotment without water to the site?
How do you manage? Is it possible to collect enough rainwater? (I
suspect not...)

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Ours has no water provided. We have fixed up guttering and downpipes from
both sides
of the shed, and collect from both sides of the greenhouse. Also one of the
neighbouring houses did this -
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/water%20stuff/Sept152008005.jpg

for us, which was good of him, but was done primarily because it was easier
for his guttering contractors due to lack of space that side of his garage.
We scrounge water tanks off the plumbers whenever we see the telltale signs
of boiler replacement going on. We will have 9 tanks minimum next year. But
we still had to take water with us(in yet another scrounged tank in the back
of the truck) in the hot spell in June, and still our
spuds have dry scab, despite my pouring water into these -

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/water%20stuff/P1010016.jpg

perforated pipes which I bury with the seed potatoes. All the pipes came
from skips/Freecycle etc, I never buy anything other than seeds and seed
potatoes etc for the allotment.

But you're right, even with all this, it's still difficult to get enough
water to the crops.

Steve

 On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:48:38 -0000, "shazzbat"



ta! Will be looking out for tanks as our huge garage is right next to
the site and could be used to fill tanks.
I will keep my eyes and ears open ... I wonder if they're pulling any
tower blocks down that have giant water tanks in ...

Those big sort of 1m cubed containers - plastic inside a cage - they
might be handy if we can scrounge some of them...  but until we get
sheds/greenhouses on it's just our garage with the collection point
really...

I suspect taking water from the canal next to the site will also be a
no no!
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"mogga"  wrote ... (SNIP)


I suspect taking water from the canal next to the site will also be a
no no!

Don't bet against it, one of our allotment holders has an agreement with the
Environment Agency that he can take up to 50,000 litres of water a day from
the stream that flows past our site. He uses a diesel pump which is very
frustrating for the rest of us carrying cans.  :-(
I suggest you all get together and ask as one group.

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Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

 


Bob beware. There is a difference between a stream and a canal :-((

My daughter and Son in Law have a stream running through their gardens and
into a pond and then the overflow goes into the Village Pond. A couple of
years ago there was a distinctive prolonged dry period and their stream and
pond dried up. Complaints were made about the Village Pond drying up and a
visitation was made as to whether D & SiL were stopping the water reaching
Village Pond for 'their own advantage'. We happened to be looking after
their house, grounds and business when the 'Official Gentleman' came and
when he saw the dried up stream and pond he was happy :-)) It also helped
that he was 'one of those people' who we always say, 'It's not what you know
but who you know' :-))

Watch where you take water from ......................... ;-(

I have a wonderful story about rain water and water rates on my first
business premises, but I won't bore you now :-(( There is enough Off Topic
stuff on here at the present time :-((((((((( .................... (Can
anyone answer my medical problems?) ................ ;-))))

Mike

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