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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Christine on May 26, 2009, 21:18

Title: Emptying water butts
Post by: Christine on May 26, 2009, 21:18

Do you ever completely empty your water butts? Previous tenant on allotment had left a half butt right under a hawthorn hedge - not much light and lots of leaves fell in it. Two and a bit years later I've just cleaned it out (and it's big brother). Reminded me of nasty smells like bone yards used to be.  :dry:

Title: Re: Emptying water butts
Post by: pumpkinpatch on May 26, 2009, 21:22

yeah only if it needs cleaning thought otherwise its a waste of water and when i say needs cleaning i mean all nast sludge at the bottom but otherwise i just leave it

Title: Re: Emptying water butts
Post by: Christine on May 26, 2009, 21:30

Yeah I did wait till my was virtually empty and it was very nasty indeedy.