You CAN water your garden with a hose pipe ban.

[ameliagrey]

I just thought it was worth starting a new thread to add to the others here on this.

You CAn water your garden with a watering can or bucket, or a pipe syphoning water from those, and fill them with a hosepipe.

You can't use the pipe directly onto your plot or flower border, or lawn.

The ban is to stop people being indiscriminate and using zillions of gallons of water to keep their lawns in perfect condition, and using sprinklers all day long. But you can still water the garden- just fill your watering can from the hose.

keep checking your local rules. I belong to an allotment society, we are banning use of hoses on the field altogether - fines are paid by the bill payer so absolutely no point in getting into a row.

But how can an allotment society enforce a ban? It's not their place to make laws.

An association can make rules for its members though.

Unless individually metered and charged directly to plot holders the society will be the bill payer. The society will have rules (we certainly do). In my society abuse of water is one of the more serious breaches of the rules and could lead to a member being expelled. Our land, our rules, like it or lump it!

We have three water butts in out garden and NEVER use a hose pipe (don't own one ) We have a water meter.

If plants are so delicate they need constant watering we don't plant them in the first place.

MeanMom - makes a good point, choosing the plant is important, there are so many to choose from after all, and considering where to plant it is another. Once plants are established they should survive. If you over water, the plant will create shallow roots and be dependent on watering. Better to leave them to seek the damper soil below. You can underplant salad leaves with rhubarb for example.