How Much Water To Store?

[Steve]

(24 September 2013, 18:52)Lightspeed Wrote:

(24 September 2013, 18:26)Steve Wrote: Let's not forget that it's difficult to grow food without water. My own storage will get to 10,000 litres next year, enough to keep the animals alive and the polytunnel OK through a short drought.

That's called a small lake, isn't it Steve? :-)

It's only 1mm of rainfall on 1 hectare, wouldn't last long if I had a field of spuds or cereal and there was a proper drought.

Even a smallish amount of water can mean the difference between your plants and animals surviving until the next rain or not. I might dig a pond for the pigs.