tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post1024276631978346907..comments2023-10-30T11:25:30.658+01:00Comments on Mediterranean Garden Spain: Drought bustingColin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-64579461939129538782008-09-12T22:55:00.000+02:002008-09-12T22:55:00.000+02:00We actually had some useful rain last night enough...We actually had some useful rain last night enough to replenish our dwindling supply having once caught it in our rather ‘hotch potch’ collection of pots and containers. Often we see rain clouds drifting south across the mountains from France, only for the northern wind to rise and sweep them beyond us, frustrating but little we can do. On a recent trip to Perpignan France, we saw that water restrictions were still in force despite earlier rainfall. <BR/><BR/>CL. – Having battled against the elements it must be infuriating to loose your crop to thieves!<BR/><BR/> Jan and Steve you are obviously having a tough summer with the water situation in a young garden plants that have not established are particularly vulnerable. <BR/><BR/>Pam we were wondering about the cost of the cube tanks in the Spanish Deep South and contemplating if it would be cost effective to make the journey. Maybe you might have found a sideline supplying cubes to wannabe Finca owners?Colin and Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-63438352589390890692008-09-10T21:27:00.000+02:002008-09-10T21:27:00.000+02:00Hi Colin and Carol. I was very pleased to see th...Hi Colin and Carol. I was very pleased to see that you'd managed to find a tank suitable. It's exactly like the ones we have. We've painted them dark green to avoid the sunlight creating algae in the water. We have a movable down pipe from the guttering around the green wooden shed. We're just about coming to the end of our supply and longing for some rain. A little cloudburst last week for 20 minutes left everything fresh smelling and glowing, but that was it. <BR/><BR/>The tanks cost 60€ down here. I wonder if it's worth checking with a man with a van to make a trip and collect some. <BR/><BR/>There were some big robust plastic containers with lids and taps at Leroy Merlin recently for 35€, capacity around 350L. Useful maybe for those roof areas without guttering where the water streams down.LadyLuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425624818859182752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-40034797196908866522008-09-07T12:47:00.000+02:002008-09-07T12:47:00.000+02:00Water is a constant problem isn't it? We have two...Water is a constant problem isn't it? We have two of the cubes you mention, one of which was given by a friend and we purchased the other one. One of the cubes is sited on the next terrace down and takes the waste from the washing machine and the other is on the trailer so that Steve can collect water from the well outside the village about 2k away. We could do with another cube really, but it will have to wait.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-15673149523572122662008-08-27T22:33:00.000+02:002008-08-27T22:33:00.000+02:00I'm so glad to hear that you've had some much-need...I'm so glad to hear that you've had some much-needed rain at last, and found something to store it in. We've been luckier this side of the Pyrenees as we've had some rain this summer (more than usual), although our stream was dry today.chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.com