Rain water barrel ideas

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

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

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People have been filtering rainwater in barrels for over a century. Collecting nutritious rainwater in a rain barrel from a roof, has many uses: from watering lawns, gardens, or indoor plants to doing laundry. This process has many benefits. Collecting roof runoff in rain barrels reduces the amount of water that flows from your property. It is also a great way to conserve water for a relatively low cost of materials. Natural rainwater is best unfiltered for gardens.

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

Rain barrels benefit the environment, your yard, gardens, potted plants, and your budget. Learn about all of the advantages, both ecological and economical.

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…