🙋♂️You made me grin in this one as I do watch every episode of your 📺 show! I have spent ages linking all of my water butts up at their base - so they fill and empty in balance - but getting a good seal given the water pressure is really tricky and often needs a few goes to get the sealant application perfect. Terry King does a magnificent job on his allotment plot YT channel linking his barrels with hoses at the top, using coiled wire to protect the hose from kinks. All his barrels siphon one into the other, keeping them all balanced rather than relying on overflow. I’ve probably spent more time on water capture and management here at McTavish Manor than on any other project. Well, maybe apart from the Greenhouse build.
I have all my water butts linked up about 3 inches down from the top of each one, and there hasn't been a problem with leakage or any drips, just make sure all your connections have a rubber washer around them and tightened up. Stay Safe, Barry (Wirral)
Hubby installed 3 connected IBCs beside our house and they collect roof water. We use the water for everything inside the house except cooking and teeth cleaning ....for which we have one mains tap in the kitchen. We often run the IBCs dry. Not just at the moment though, as you can imagine. Happy Days with water play.
Well, no one can say you're a fine weather gardener malc .... manure pile comming on a treat . I think you will have plenty of water for next spring once barrels and ibc's sorted out .. another enjoyable video, thank you.
More manure that's great, keep those compost bays hot. Your have loads of rain water in the coming years. Link them up to the water butt and then use the hose
Ohh roll on the spring weather.... its far to wet to do much on my alotment.... I've weeded my onions and took out all the frost damaged stuff... just gotta bark the paths again and fix up my pollytunnel plastic with tape... but brrrrrrrr it's cold 🥶 xx
Howdy-ho Malc!👋 I'm always getting good ideas from you. I gather rain off the roof of our house...the one barrel always over flows losing so much great rain water. I will be making a chain of barrels like you and your plot mate.😃 So easy to do. I'm glad to see things are still coming together well with your downsizing! 😃Good times!👍
Great video Malcolm, I can't work in my garden in this wet weather as everything turns to custard so I'm concentrating on window sill sowing and ordering supplies for next year. Everything is coming along nicely so well done.
Hey Malcolm. If you're looking to use the barrels for your polytunnel it might be worth looking into the guttering water wick system. Terry King (a fellow allotmenteer on TH-cam) uses it and he's done it for very little cost by reusing discarded things. It makes less work humping watering cans around the allotment. Worth checking his channel out.
Happy new year Mal, I really enjoy your resourcefulness managing your space. The water butts linking is a great idea, like it and would work well here in Oz.
Looking great Malcolm wow great ideas, I know Terry King has a monumental water barrel system. We are very lucky we have water here but in future (near future) we may need to have something like this system. Hope you have a Happy Grow Year 2023 🎉
@@MalcolmKingswell Keep an eye open for local farm sales as you sometimes pick up quality bargains like the 2 metre high water tanks but there are IBC tanks and the old water troughs make fantastic raised beds. All best and good luck.
Hi Malc, i'm trying to imagine in my head this IBC and Barrel solution of yours and what i think would work is this, on your new Shed put some guttering on one side leading into one of the IBCs which then overflows into the other IBC via the Blue Water Pipe, then more Blue Water Pipe leading into your first Barrel then into the second the same way and so on. As TuftyMcTavish said below, Terry King has a Playlist about his Barrels and how they are hooked up etc on his channel that should give you some ideas as well. Stay Safe, Barry (Wirral)
Hi Malcolm ..I hope you've both had a good Christmas and best wishes for the new year...you wouldn't catch me out in the garden in our welsh rain no matter what !. Going back to your "camera fail " video and your black Bean I've only just learnt from real seeds that runner beans easily cross polinate even from neighbouring plots !..I've not bothered reading the advice they give about saving runner bean seeds over the years as I always thought it to be so simple ..perhaps you've got a cross pollinated bean
Hi malc you busy as usual. Hope you had a lovely Christmas with your family. A lot of our brassicas rotted and leeks went slimey. Tree cabbages got hit too but centre is green so will grow again. Elephant and normal garlic up and all my onion sets and 8 shallots. Chard has rotted and some of my purple sprouting broccoli have been hit. But we had -8 or 9 for 15 days on trot then snow. But I picked sprouts and cavello nero and they had white fly😮anyway happy new year malk and Mrs K xxx
Good job today Malcom, does English potatoes grow from seed because I think I have two growing in my grow pots and I didn't put any seeds in the pot but I'm going to keep looking in because it have a window, I use an app also to identify the plant and it said it was a potato but I'll be very happy if it's so, but you did good today
Just connected my butts up last week but i connected them at the bottom so they'll fill equally and you only need one tap, I have an open top butt to use as a dip butt and that is fed from the over flow from the others connected at the top !! I hope that makes sense ??? Might be worth thinking about x Cheers
Sounds like our 3 IBCs at home .... connected together nearer the bottom, and one tap on the end one. Harvesting the rain is good for the soul isn't it? And everybody loves something for almost nothing.
Bit like South London.. horrible all day...hard day to move wet manure!! Water in the ibc's .. all off shed roof or do you think it will need topping up from tap? Would love ibc but too heavy for me now with dodgy back... will be interested to see how the buts go on tho...
Do you find you get more fun than food from your plot, crops are hit and miss in Aberdeenshire and my plot is smaller than yours, so I don't get that much but I do enjoy it. I go in all weather too.🙄🥶😎
Hi Malcom, I am a new allotment holder I really like you channel it’s inspiring and very helpful 👍🏻 please can you let me know what size your potato pots are ? Thanks and best wishes Matt
Apparently we use SYPHONS to go between our 3 IBCs, to avoid stale water. We DON'T connect them together low down. Drilling plastic leads to cracks. After 50 years of marriage, you would think I should have learned not to speak on husband's behalf. I get it half wrong. Please ignore my previously WIFELY comment on Mr W's behalf.🤔
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It’s amazing how the weather changes. I love it when the sun makes an appearance before it sets.
Yes its a nice warm glow
🙋♂️You made me grin in this one as I do watch every episode of your 📺 show! I have spent ages linking all of my water butts up at their base - so they fill and empty in balance - but getting a good seal given the water pressure is really tricky and often needs a few goes to get the sealant application perfect. Terry King does a magnificent job on his allotment plot YT channel linking his barrels with hoses at the top, using coiled wire to protect the hose from kinks. All his barrels siphon one into the other, keeping them all balanced rather than relying on overflow. I’ve probably spent more time on water capture and management here at McTavish Manor than on any other project. Well, maybe apart from the Greenhouse build.
But there is no pressure only atmospheric XX Just need tank connectors tightened appropriately and hey presto water tight xx
I have all my water butts linked up about 3 inches down from the top of each one, and there hasn't been a problem with leakage or any drips, just make sure all your connections have a rubber washer around them and tightened up.
Stay Safe,
Barry (Wirral)
My water butts are linked together at the bottom.
I bet it takes me ages too Tufty lol Malc
Another vote here for Terry's water butt hose connectors.
Hubby installed 3 connected IBCs beside our house and they collect roof water. We use the water for everything inside the house except cooking and teeth cleaning ....for which we have one mains tap in the kitchen. We often run the IBCs dry. Not just at the moment though, as you can imagine. Happy Days with water play.
I read your second response first but all good information thanks Malc
Well, no one can say you're a fine weather gardener malc .... manure pile comming on a treat . I think you will have plenty of water for next spring once barrels and ibc's sorted out .. another enjoyable video, thank you.
Welcome , it was pretty wet lol Malc
More manure that's great, keep those compost bays hot. Your have loads of rain water in the coming years. Link them up to the water butt and then use the hose
I think that what I will do Mark, take care Malc
Ohh roll on the spring weather.... its far to wet to do much on my alotment.... I've weeded my onions and took out all the frost damaged stuff... just gotta bark the paths again and fix up my pollytunnel plastic with tape... but brrrrrrrr it's cold 🥶 xx
It’s certainly tough weather for gardeners Samantha …. Good on you Malc
Howdy-ho Malc!👋 I'm always getting good ideas from you. I gather rain off the roof of our house...the one barrel always over flows losing so much great rain water. I will be making a chain of barrels like you and your plot mate.😃 So easy to do.
I'm glad to see things are still coming together well with your downsizing! 😃Good times!👍
Happy chaining Valorie ….Malc
Great video Malcolm,
I can't work in my garden in this wet weather as everything turns to custard so I'm concentrating on window sill sowing and ordering supplies for next year.
Everything is coming along nicely so well done.
Making the best use of your time Ibr .....good times
Looking good 👍
Thanks Carol ….Malc
Dirty weather our Malc, mind you, its almost the New Year
Bring it on Ralfy
Hey Malcolm. If you're looking to use the barrels for your polytunnel it might be worth looking into the guttering water wick system. Terry King (a fellow allotmenteer on TH-cam) uses it and he's done it for very little cost by reusing discarded things. It makes less work humping watering cans around the allotment. Worth checking his channel out.
Thanks Shellie, ill take a look.....Malc
Happy new year Mal, I really enjoy your resourcefulness managing your space. The water butts linking is a great idea, like it and would work well here in Oz.
Glad it was useful Bert…..happy watering…Malc
A pent roof only needs one run of guttering makes water collection much easier.
Agreed Valerie just got to look at sheds in the spring …Malc
Looking great Malcolm wow great ideas, I know Terry King has a monumental water barrel system. We are very lucky we have water here but in future (near future) we may need to have something like this system. Hope you have a Happy Grow Year 2023 🎉
Terry King has to be the most resourceful gardener on TH-cam and his knowledge is up with the best.
Water barrels will be fun when I come to assemble the system.....fingers crossed....Malc
@@MalcolmKingswell Keep an eye open for local farm sales as you sometimes pick up quality bargains like the 2 metre high water tanks but there are IBC tanks and the old water troughs make fantastic raised beds.
All best and good luck.
On my old plot i had a funnel at the end of guttering with a bit of hose attached going into water butts....................great video's
👍👍👍
Perfect Michael ….Malc
Hi Malc, i'm trying to imagine in my head this IBC and Barrel solution of yours and what i think would work is this, on your new Shed put some guttering on one side leading into one of the IBCs which then overflows into the other IBC via the Blue Water Pipe, then more Blue Water Pipe leading into your first Barrel then into the second the same way and so on. As TuftyMcTavish said below, Terry King has a Playlist about his Barrels and how they are hooked up etc on his channel that should give you some ideas as well.
Stay Safe,
Barry (Wirral)
That’s just about how I am planning to do it Barry ….great minds
I spend most of your videos trying to work out where you are, I know that mountain behind you I'm sure we're the other side
Your comment reminds me of the campfire song. The Bear went over the mountain ....to see what he could see. And all that he could see ...was ...
Tredegar valley James at the top though ….take care Malc
From mine you see the folly tower, so I knew I recognised those mountains, cheers malc!
Beechgrove garden had a programme where someone saved water from the run-off from a polytunnell with some plastic 90 degree trim. Check it out. X
I’ll check it out Sharon thanks Malc
Hi Malcolm ..I hope you've both had a good Christmas and best wishes for the new year...you wouldn't catch me out in the garden in our welsh rain no matter what !. Going back to your "camera fail " video and your black Bean I've only just learnt from real seeds that runner beans easily cross polinate even from neighbouring plots !..I've not bothered reading the advice they give about saving runner bean seeds over the years as I always thought it to be so simple ..perhaps you've got a cross pollinated bean
I think you are right Christine, fortunately I can choose what to grow based on seed colour....good times
Happy New Year Malcom. I always enjoy your videos and I look forward to seeing how the new look plot develops over the coming year.
Happy new year! JC I always love your comments too.....Malc
Hi malc you busy as usual. Hope you had a lovely Christmas with your family. A lot of our brassicas rotted and leeks went slimey. Tree cabbages got hit too but centre is green so will grow again. Elephant and normal garlic up and all my onion sets and 8 shallots. Chard has rotted and some of my purple sprouting broccoli have been hit. But we had -8 or 9 for 15 days on trot then snow. But I picked sprouts and cavello nero and they had white fly😮anyway happy new year malk and Mrs K xxx
Sounds like the harsh Winter weather took its toll but you still had some great veg....take care Malc
Good job today Malcom, does English potatoes grow from seed because I think I have two growing in my grow pots and I didn't put any seeds in the pot but I'm going to keep looking in because it have a window, I use an app also to identify the plant and it said it was a potato but I'll be very happy if it's so, but you did good today
We grow from potato seed but they are like small potatoes 🥔 hope that helps and good luck with your growing Malc
Malcolm check out Terry kings method so you have covers on them which protects the water and you from mosquitoes too cum summer.
Thanks Tassie Girl …Malc
Just connected my butts up last week but i connected them at the bottom so they'll fill equally and you only need one tap, I have an open top butt to use as a dip butt and that is fed from the over flow from the others connected at the top !!
I hope that makes sense ???
Might be worth thinking about x
Cheers
Sounds like our 3 IBCs at home .... connected together nearer the bottom, and one tap on the end one. Harvesting the rain is good for the soul isn't it? And everybody loves something for almost nothing.
Thanks I will give that some thought Malc
@@jacquelinewhittaker4651 exactly that x They fill and empty equally x
Good vid again what is the song at the start ?
Its a royalty free track from Soundcloud John , its by Chan Redfield music for productions volume 1.....Malc
Bit like South London.. horrible all day...hard day to move wet manure!! Water in the ibc's .. all off shed roof or do you think it will need topping up from tap? Would love ibc but too heavy for me now with dodgy back... will be interested to see how the buts go on tho...
Bet I will need a top up … take care Malc
Do you find you get more fun than food from your plot, crops are hit and miss in Aberdeenshire and my plot is smaller than yours, so I don't get that much but I do enjoy it. I go in all weather too.🙄🥶😎
I’m hi Steve , I get both in heaps , take care Malc
Hi Malcom, I am a new allotment holder I really like you channel it’s inspiring and very helpful 👍🏻 please can you let me know what size your potato pots are ?
Thanks and best wishes Matt
The common size seems to be 30lts
Amazing thanks for the advice 👍🏻 eBay here I come 🧑🏻🌾
I have some 50litre and some 60 litre Matthew the larger ones are better but heavy to move Malc
Keep your eyes open on gumtree and you can get flower buckets for free in Morrisons and Lidl.
Hi Malcom May I ask where did you get your IBC tanks from? Cheers Mandy
Hi Truth I purchased them from allotment holders who were giving up so not much help sorry. Malc
@@MalcolmKingswell thank you for your reply. It’s hard to get a food grade one near us in Devon but thought it was worth asking
Cheers Mandy
Apparently we use SYPHONS to go between our 3 IBCs, to avoid stale water. We DON'T connect them together low down. Drilling plastic leads to cracks. After 50 years of marriage, you would think I should have learned not to speak on husband's behalf. I get it half wrong. Please ignore my previously WIFELY comment on Mr W's behalf.🤔
lol no problem Jacqueline
Why don't you add a gutter to your poly tunnel to collect water to fill the barrels
I think I’ll look into that , take care Malc
I’ll take a look thanks Malc