Harvesting rain water

It's important to take steps to purify water to filter out potentially disease-causing bacteria and debris. Here's a summary of the water purification process.

Rainwater harvesting is the sustainable practice of collecting and storing rain for reuse. Learn more about how to harvest and use rainwater.

Capture precious runoff in catch basins, barrels, and cisterns

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.

It's easy to set up a rain barrel to collect rainwater from your home and put it to good use. Here's how to get started.

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These 15 rainwater harvesting benefits will have you thinking differently about those rainy days.

Rainwater harvesting is the sustainable practice of collecting and storing rain for reuse. Learn more about how to harvest and use rainwater.

Harvesting rainwater is an ability any long-term prepper should have. However, there are more considerations than you might expect.

10 Tips for Choosing Rainwater Barrels. I’ve seen lots of rainwater harvesting systems which use anything from modified trash cans to expensive designer wooden rain barrels. Regardless of what approach you are going with, here are some tips for choosing rainwater barrels to make sure you get ones right for your goals.