Water catchment rainwater harvesting

Learn about the best water collection methods and the 4 best ways to harvest rainwater and use it later for various needs around your home.

Three rainwater catchment systems that work best for our homestead. We irrigate our gardens 100% with captured rainwater #TexasHomesteader

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

With fresh water becoming more scarce, the time to learn this is now

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.

Using harvested rainwater is a popular frugal tactic for obvious reasons: rainwater is free, easy to collect, and abundant. However, it is always a good idea to filter rainwater first since it may have harmful contaminants. No need to fork out cash for an expensive commercial system though. Instead, check out this cool tutorial on Instructables.com for a homemade water treatment train. While

There are many reasons we may want to harvest rainwater, be it to supplement our water storage or for use

Successful rainwater harvesting is more than just sticking a barrel outside and waiting for it to fill up. Don't make these common mistakes.

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

Completed in 2010 in . Images by Shania Shegedyn. Introduction This project started as design for the subdivision of an existing residential block in East St Kilda, to be sold off as a house and...