shazzbat wrote:
"pammyT" wrote in message
[...]
However I have been pondering this. If one needs the water from
the
butt, to water your garden during dry spells, how will the butt
get
filled in the first place if the garden is dry because of a dry
spell??

When it rains, it waters the garden *and* fills the butt. Then when
it's a dry spell, you've got a butt full of water.

If it's a long dry spell, you're toast. And so are your plants.

I'm going to keep on saying this till I'm green in the face. Most
plants in most situations in most parts of the British Isles in most
years (maybe decades) do not need watering once they're established.
You plant them properly in the first place in properly prepared soil,
mulch as necessary, and just let them grow.

--
Mike.