"shazzbat" wrote ...


"harry" wrote
Topdown wrote:
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 ...............


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.

Easy solution to that, use a old stocking, sock, etc over the end of the
inlet pipe. Will need to remember to clean it out every now and then. Some
years ago they used to sell Coffee filters made of plastic and they used to
fit perfectly in the hole on the top of a water but lid.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK