RAIN COLLECTION

[3forfree]

I collect water for my garden in a 30 gallon trash can. This has been fine until last year when it was quite dry and the can went empty. This year I decided I would go bigger, so I got a 55gal barrel and set it up with a hose in the bottom and redid my downspout to work with the bigger barrel. We got a llittle rain a couple of days ago and the barrel was about 3/4 full and I messed around with it and used most of it.Last night we got a good soaking and the barrel was full and running over this morning, looks like I'm going to have to make an overflow into another barrel to catch more. This pic shows where I put an old eaves trough that I put under my downspout to fill a tote I wanted to clean. It doens't take much rain to fill this barrel.

 

[mlongworth]

I have the 55 gal barrel set up to. My neighbor keeps getting these huge square tanks, has to be a few hundred gallon, and i really want to get one. The 55 gal doesnt last too long with all i water here especially with a drought like last year. By the way i love your avatar is it an APBT?

 

[3forfree]

By the way i love your avatar is it an APBT?
Yes he is. He was just a pup when that pic was taken. He's 2yo now and 90lbs.I have 2 apbt's the other is 11yo the best dogs I've ever owned

 

[mlongworth]

I have 2 apbt too. Mine is 7 she is like the best dog ever. His is 1 and 75 lbs of big goober.