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  • #1

    Charcoal in water butts.

    Anyone done this????

    I was nattering to a local- and they said they chuck in a couple of handfuls of normal BBQ charcoal into their water butts to help keep the water clear of algae.

    Never heard of this before- barley straw in ponds yes- but never charcoal in water butts!
    I'm going to give that one a try for sure!!!
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

    Location....Normandy France
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    No but... it might work

    I keep my butts in the shade (or with a lid on) to keep off the algae
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      Would it have the same effect as the carbon pellets you put in fish tank filters?
      www.gyoblog.co.uk

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        I use charcoal in the water butts and in the trays for my greenhouse watering trays. I think I heard it from Bob Flowerdew maybe...somewhere or other. It does keep the algae down.

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          yup .Bob Flowerdew recommends it.......I need to get some , our barbie runs on gas........
          S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
          a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

          You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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