I went a little crazy last year with the rain barrels...I currently have 4 hooked up (but not in use over the winter), and 3 more assembled, but waiting to be hooked up. Wait a minute...you don't know about rain barrels? What you don't know could be costing you money!
In a nutshell, a rain barrel is any kind of container that holds water that you hook up to a downspout on your house, that collects water when it rains. The water can then be used to water plants, water your lawn, wash your car, etc. Cities charge you more money the more water you use, so it stands to reason that if you use rain water instead you will save money!
You can use a number of different kinds of containers as rain barrels:
1) Large, 50+ gallon plastic barrels that originally held food or cleaning products
2) Large, thick-walled trash cans (without wheels, as water will leak from where the wheels are attached)
3) Pre-made rain barrels from online stores or hardware stores (most expensive option)
When my entire rain barrel system is hooked up it will hold a total of 427 gallons. Pretty amazing if you ask me!
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