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Posted: Jul/10/2008 3:20 PM PST
Don't know where else to post this, but does anyone have any info on how to collect and use rainwater? We are looking into getting gutters and I want to be able to channel the water to my gardens. I don't want a bunch of surface hoses either. I've thought about building a rain garden but don't really have a spot to do it. Any advice would be appreciated! |
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Posted: Jul/10/2008 3:25 PM PST
my guess eighter lead all to the gardens or lead to buckets that hold the water till you wanna use it really tho im clueless (never herd of a rain garden before) |
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Posted: Jul/10/2008 6:42 PM PST
I have a rain barrel that collects some of the water from my roof. I want to put a pump in to increase the pressure though... |
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Posted: Jul/11/2008 5:24 AM PST
It's funny you should post this today. I have 2 100 gallon barrels and a 40 gallon tote i have been using. We found this link http://rainbarrelguide.com/index.html. Which also includes other links to accessories and such. It's kind of cool. Also a great saver on the water bill. I use the tote for dunking the water cans in. The other 2, one has a spigot, the other a hose attached. Hope this helps some. Sass |
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Posted: Jul/11/2008 6:45 AM PST
A couple of my downspouts are missing so I have buckets under those areas. One I replaced with a shorter length just so I can get a bucket under it. The other day I got the "brilliant" idea to stack my square buckets under the missing one on my one story garage. It worked for awhile. I need to revamp the arrangement though. What I will do is have the round one on the bottom, a couple slats on that for the square bucket to sit on. Then I'll add two slats on top of that and angle the bucket a little bit to the bottom so when it fills up the excess will run into the next bucket and then to the bottom one. I only used one board on each and let's just say going out when it's raining so hard you can't see is a bad idea. I found out my camoflague hat is waterproof though! The rest of my wasn't. I guess it depends on how much water you plan to collect. I have about 8 buckets in my brigade. |
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Posted: Jul/11/2008 10:43 AM PST
Believe it or not it was my "never ventures outdoors" allergy ridden husband who gave me the hot setups I have. He came out to ask me a question a couple of weeks ago, and saw the tote, them spied a couple of empty barrels from our greek neighbors and the lightbulb lit and he got a sudden burst of creativity. I'll make him a gardener yet. He's even been making suggestions on the new veggie bed. I told him I don't allow backseat gardening. Sass |
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Posted: Jul/11/2008 7:17 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by sassmuffin I told him I don't allow backseat gardening.You go gurrl! |
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Posted: Jul/11/2008 8:10 PM PST
ROFL about backseat gardening  That's where my rainbarrel came from- a large plastic barrel that held olives. The bottom has a hose spigot, and there is an overflow pipe too, could easily connect that to another barrel. I think it holds about 50-60 gals of water. When it's dry I can easily use that in a very short time watering my 10 beds!  I want a barrel (or 2 LOL) at every downspout in every garden bed
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Posted: Jul/11/2008 9:11 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by stereoman Quote: Originally posted by sassmuffin I told him I don't allow backseat gardening.You go gurrl! agreed LOL |
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Posted: Jul/12/2008 3:26 AM PST
We just put barrels on the corners of the house (in the back) and the outbuildings. We had gutters, but we had them removed. All they did was collect leaves and it became too difficult to clean them out. We've been happier without them and collect much more rainwater. |
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