Water barrel

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

Elevate your rain barrels to get the proper water flow to your garden! Build this DIY rain barrel stand with just two 4x4 boards!

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Rain barrel

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Looking for your next garden project? We have the full instructions for a DIY rain barrel out of a heavy-duty trash can.

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…

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Step-by-step instructions on how to make your own rainwater barrels for chepa, including connecting multiple rain barrels together.

Brand Nutritrust Colour Prcol-354 Material Oak Wood Capacity 181 litres Item weight 75 Kilograms

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!

rain barrel

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Turn an old plastic barrel into a functional and beautiful rain barrel.

Capture rainwater from your roof and use it in your garden with these unique DIY rain barrel ideas, ranging from simple to complex.