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Review of The Treehouse Diaries
A review of the book The TreeHouse Diaries by Nick Weston
books
11:17, 26th Jul 2010
Storing Herbs by Freezing
Find out how to freeze herbs to retain their flavour for months
preserving
16:10, 4th Jun 2010
Make Your Own Leafmould
Find out how to make your own leafmould to improve your soil
grow your own
15:28, 4th Jun 2010
Greenhouse Thermometer
Use a suitable max min thermometer to track temperatures in a greenhouse
greenhouse
11:22, 3rd Jun 2010
Greenhouse from Plastic Bottles
Build a greenhouse from old plastic bottles
greenhouse
10:19, 3rd Jun 2010
Make Tomato Passata
Preserve tomatoes by making delicious tomato passata
preserving
12:00, 25th May 2010
Growing Outdoor Tomato Varieties
Tomato plants which will survive outdoors in the UK
fruits
11:56, 25th May 2010
Making Lemon Sorbet
Use a glut of lemons in this delicious lemon sorbet recipe
fruits
08:34, 22nd May 2010
Buy a Water Butt
Buy a water butt and accessories for collection and storage of rainwater
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Collecting rainwater is essential for any person who wants to be self-sufficient. Apart from the environmental benefits of using rainwater rather than chemically treated potable water in the garden, with water meters becoming more common it can save you a considerable amount of money each year. Crops prefer rainwater to tap water, and it's great for washing your hair too!
A water butt is a large container used to store water. There are many commercial water butts available in DIY shops, online, and at garden centres etc, but they tend to be pretty expensive. A cheaper alternative is to purchase large recycled human food, animal feed, and similar containers and use these as water butts, or to use large plastic dustbins.
Multiple water butts can be connected together easily - see this article Connecting Water Butts from the reuk.co.uk renewable energy website.
Water Butts
The recycled 220 litre water butt pictured above was listed on eBay for just £12 plus £10 postage, or you can buy five of them for just £90 including postage - enough to store over 1 tonne of water!
* Search for water butt on eBay.
* Search for water butt tap on eBay.
* Search for water butt connector on eBay.
* Search for water butt pump on eBay.
* Search for water butt stand on eBay.
Rainwater Diverter
A rainwater diverter is a simple device which fits into the downpipe on its way from the gutter to the drain. It is used to divert rainwater which lands on a roof into a water butt where it can be used for crop watering.
* REUK.co.uk - rainwater diverter kits for standard 68mm round and 65mm square downpipes. Available in white or black.
* Whitehall Plastics - rainwater diverters with an ON/OFF control lever so you can control whether rainwater goes down drain or into water butt. Available in black, white, brown, and grey for 68mm round and 65mm square downpipes.
* Gutter Mate - rainwater diverter with built in filter to help keep pipes clear of leaves and debris. Click here for full details about GutterMate.
* Search for rainwater diverter on eBay.
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