JohnM20 replied on 10/01/2023 09:21
Posted on 10/01/2023 09:21
With the forecast of hot weather again this year we have been considering putting in another water butt in addition to the 200ltr butt that we already have. This would cost us about £60.00. However, a water butt is only any good if there is rain to fill it and last year our existing butt remained empty for many weeks at a time. With this in mind, and because a full water butt only lasts us about a week, I'm now considering not bothering with a second one. Last year we had to use tap water for much of the summer although we did save all our washing up water etc on a daily basis. The cost of our tap water is less than £2.00 per 1,000ltrs so the cost of the second butt is the equivalent to about 30,000ltrs or enough water for at least six years on the basis that we are probably only needing to water for about five months of the year and are careful about what we water.
Environmentally we may not be doing the right thing by not getting a second butt, but (excuse the pun), how much water and energy does it take to make the water butt in the first place? Thankfully our reservoirs in Derbyshire didn't run dry last year but to try to help we have already decided that we will reduce the number of plants in pots and only water when absolutely necessary. The question is, are we making the right decision?
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JohnM20
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