We installed a water butt a couple of weeks ago but we didn't have a drop of rain until yesterday. There is still only an inch or two in there. It certainly has been a strange month, so hot and dry compared to a typical cold wet English April.Update: I've figured out why it only has an inch or two of water in it when there have been a few good downpours - the tap was left open. Doh!
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A gardener after my own heart!
nice one!
we recently missed collecting a load of the wet stuff cos we had left the lid on our butt... - whoops
Like you, we try to collect as much rain as possible and we, too, have just fitted a new 'proper' water butt.
We also have bins, connected together, but with the lids upturned and with a drain hole drilled into the lowest point.
This keeps out the leaves (and occasional nocturnal cats)and yet doesn't waste a precious drop. I've posted a couple of pics on my site at http:gowen.org
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