Rain water collection

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Over the last couple of years, collecting rain water has become a highly popular method of watering plants. Rain water harvesting, which refers to both collecting and storing rain water, is an easy, convenient, environment-friendly, and sustainable gardening practice. However, an issue that concerns many homeowners is how long is rain water good for plants. Below, I’ll explore if there are limits to how long you can store rain water before it becomes harmful to plants.

STAND-ALONE RAINWATER COLLECTOR: We are students industrial design and for the past 2 weeks we have been building a rain harvesting system. Our client is a community with a public garden because they don't have a private garden for themselves. The garden is a place where they can c…

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Essentially, my garden is annoyingly far away from larger sources of water (although I have and do use the hose from the house in the heat of the summer and I do have two IBC totes about 50 yards away connected to the outdoor shed) but I had these smaller rain barrels that could never be adequately filled due to lack of a roof to funnel the free rain water into them. Pinterest at the time didn’t have any good designs so this is what I finagled together. Basically it is a butterfly roof…

Why Harvest Rainwater? Water is life. Whether you're an experienced homesteader or a beginner, this is a fact you already know. But what if there comes a day when your usual water sources are not readily available? This is a frightening scenario to ponder, but it's better to be afraid and prepared than caught off

Isn't rainwater too acidic to drink? Isn't rainwater illegal? How do I know how much I need to collect? We have the answers and more on why rainwater collection is our preferred off grid water solution!

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When you’re off the grid, or getting ready for the day that we’re all off the grid, Collecting rainwater is a great option.

Learn all you need to know about rain diverters and where to buy. Take water from your downspout into rain barrels, tanks, cisterns and more!

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Here are the best places to find completely free rainwater harvesting barrels and other rainwater storage containers.

Collecting rainwater for drinking purposes may seem simple enough, but there are many ways it can go wrong – some of which can be dangerous.

Find information on rainwater harvesting tanks, including metal rain tanks and stainless steel rain barrels. Learn about the importance of collecting rainwater, pricing, availability, and sustainable building and landscaping practices. Discover durable and low-maintenance rain tanks for gardening and irrigation.

A home improvement project that I’ve always had on my list is installing rainwater tanks in our backyard. When I was living at home, my parents almost never used tap water to irrigate the garden, and always relied on their two 5000L rainwater tanks to look after the garden. Using water from the tap

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