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Living Green | Are you Capturing That Rain Water Yet?

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Finally we are getting some rain. Oh, I know some parts of the country are getting way more than they need but for those of us in parts of the country where rain is scarce, we welcome every drop.

It’s time to think about how to capture this precious water any way we can, so that we can reuse it and disperse it in our gardens when the rain is not so forthcoming. The best way to do this I found is to use a Rain Barrel. I found this really attractive one over at the Garden Supermart, it has a Crown Planter that allows you to put a plant on top for a more attractive look than an average planter, it comes in two versions a 50 gal one and a 65 gallon one, with a spigot at the bottom, a connector with shut-off valve and a 6′ garden hose. Many more tips on Living Green can be found at the Garden Supermart.

Another way to save water during the rainy season is to have a rain sensor on your sprinkler system. So many times do I see sprinklers going on in the middle of a rain shower, what a waste. If you are not home to monitor when your sprinklers go off, a rain sensor will do that for you, so you don’t have to watch water and money go down the drain.

Collected rain water can not only be used for watering plants but also for washing driveways, cars, walkways, dogs, gardening tools. Use your imagination and I am sure you can come up with many other uses recycling rain water.

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June 21st, 2008 at 11:31 am by bibi in Environment, Go Green, Green Homes, Living Green, Recycle, The 3 R's, Xeriscaping

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Comments

  1. Solar Lights Said,

    It’s the next project on my list! My composting bins finally arrived after ordering them 2 months ago, once I get them going I am looking into 2 of the rain barrels.

  2. Linda Said,

    I am planning on taking my gutters and gathering the rain water into barrels and use the water to do all of the items you suggested! great post!

  3. Cozmo Said,

    My in-laws have one of those that connects inline with the gutter downspout, so you can use your home’s entire roof as the collector. It isn’t nearly as nice looking as those though..

  4. Pays to live green Said,

    Great ideas for collecting rain water. It’s great to see products out that help you recycle water.

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