On Sun, 15 May 2005 20:51:53 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote:

MM wrote:
:: I can't visualise the quantity. Is it a lot? It's 219 UK gallons,
:: but that is still a quantity I can't really get my head around.

Visualise six 40 gallon drums, five of them full to the top and the last one
half full, together they are 1 cubic metre of water.

Hey, now we're really cooking on gas! My mind picture is working
overtime, as I know exactly how big a 40 gallon drum is.


:: How much would I use watering the garden? 20 minutes with a spray
:: head on a hose over approx 75 square meters, that is.

depending on water pressure etc, approximately 40 gallons, I know this
because today I filled a 40 gallon drum in the greenhouse[1] with the
hosepipe and it took about 20 - 25 mins.

Excellent! So it will be costing me around 16 pence per watering. Not
as dear as I thought. This is great news.


[1]
I always keep a drum of water in the GH so that it warms up on hot days, the
plants in there don't appreciate cold water too much.

This isn't such great news. I didn't know about the cold water effect.
The water from the hose is certainly freezing cold. However, I am
watering my new lawn mainly.

MM