subject: Rain Barrel Water - Best For Gardening [print this page] For gardeners, having rain barrel water is heaven sent, why? The rich nutrients found in rain water have the power to turn wilting, withering plants into beautiful blooms faster than the strongest artificial fertilizer. Chlorine-free rainwater is the choice of many for use in watering pot plants, seedlings and tricky, fussy plants. But then during drought season, Mother Nature just cant give in to your whim to rain just for your beloved garden plants, but with the help of rain barrel you can save and store rain barrel water for your plants delight.
One big misconception surrounding rain barrels is that it will take all summer to fill it up just once. That is a hyperbolic statement. Dont you know that it only takes one-fourth of the total downpour to fill up a rain barrel with sixty gallon water capacity? To make sure that you get every precious drop, you can set up a system of barrels linked together to soak it all up. Aside from gardening purposes, rain barrel water can be used for car, patio or furniture washing. By doing this religiously you will be surprised at the end of the month with the drastic low of your water bill.
Aside from the fact that you are less dependent with water resources, you are also nurturing the environment. By using rain barrels you are making and using more with Mother Natures gift and making water available to others who need them most. As Earths inhabitants we all just share the same water resources to keep us alive. Nothing can be happier seeing your garden blooming with flowers with all those butterflies fluttering around. That is priceless in a gardeners eyes.
rain barrel features are user friendly. They hole at the top and one hole at the side on the bottom part. The hole at the bottom will have a plug in it and it is from here where you can tap your hose into to use it just as you would your house tap hookup. The hole at the top is for the downspout to drain into and the downspout should fit easily into this hole. But then there are other rain barrel designs that suit individual preferences. Putting a fine mesh at the rain barrels lids a good way to keep your rain barrel water debris free and to keep mosquitoes and their eggs at bay
