"shazzbat" wrote in message
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"harry" wrote in message
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On Feb 25, 2:35 pm, Topdown
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I am new to this forum and indeed new to gardening having spent the last
40+ years playing with mechanical, electrical and computer things
...... Now retired ....

I have a very large (male) Yew Tree alongside and quite close to my
greenhouse, shed and garden. Parts of the tree, pollen, leaves etc blow
onto the roof of the shed and greenhouse and stay there for some time
until I clean them off.

I would like to collect rain water from the roof of the shed and
greenhouse to water the vegetable plants both in the garden and
greenhouse. The question is, is it safe to use the water that has yew
pollen and leaves have soaked in ??

The vast majority of leaves are dead and brown with only occasional
green leaves being on the roof

Many thanks ...............

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Topdown

I had a garden once surrounded with yew trees. I never noticed any
problems with the fallen needles.

The problem is going to be the tap on the water butt getting blocked with
debris. Some form of screening out the crap on the way to the butt would
be advisable.

Steve
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Hang a bucket on the edge of the butt with the downpipe leading into the
bucket.

Put some gravel/stones weight into the bottom of the bucket to ensure it
'sinks' to the depth of the hooks and stays stable.

Here is the filter bit. Put an old pair of tights over the downpipe, secured
with strong elastic bands.

How does it work?

Any debris/leaves/needles coming down the pipe stay in the tights.

The tights become waterlogged and heavy. The bucket, suspended from the edge
of the water butt, 'support' the tights.

Water is 'filtered' through the tights into the bucket but overflows into
the butt as clear water.

Does it work?

Been there, done that, got the tee shirt. This arrangement is on/in the butt
on the downpipe of my house.

WARNING Empty/replace the tights from time to time ;-))

Mike

;-))

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