Post #1792800
2026-04-29 17:30 UTC
Replies (7)
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@Paul@hades.town 2026-04-30 10:35
As people have pointed out, it's probably buried for stability in wind. I think being cut in half is probably to make it easier to pull out detritus and/or use it to fill a watering can for the top of the plot.
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@Irisfreundin@troet.cafe 2026-04-29 17:40
@Paul Just a tip: Follow the gardening group and ask those questions there - you'll reach more people. @ gardening@fedigroups.social (without the blank)
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@rooftopjaxx@kolektiva.social 2026-04-29 17:45
@Paul Has the hosepipe perhaps been perforated as an irrigation line?
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@LitteRatty@bookstodon.com 2026-04-29 17:51
@Paul could it be it has been sawed to be easily filled with water from the stream and to also collect rain water? And buried - for stability perhaps?
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@Broadfork@mastodon.green 2026-04-29 17:59
@Paul Where is the stream in relation to your plot? If the stream runs close to the top of your plot it makes sense to fill the top butt from the stream and through the hosepipe to use gravity to take the water down hill to fill other butts along the way. Burying the butt would prevent it being blown about by the wind when it’s empty.
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@Florapis@toot.wales 2026-04-29 18:22
@Paul I can see the sense of burying the bottom one to increase the drop to facilitate a good syphon but not the top one🤔
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@Paul@hades.town 2026-05-18 18:35
If anyone's interested, I discovered just under the soil and bits of sticks there's a strategically positioned tarp just above the top bin, designed to funnel rain water into it, which the hose then pipes to the bottom bin. And it seems to work well!