Rain collection ideas

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…

Here's how I'm collecting water to store in my rain barrels - it's important to take steps to prevent debris from accumulating #rainwater... | Instagram

Capture precious runoff in catch basins, barrels, and cisterns

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