The Gardener's Best Buddy - The Basic Rain Barrel
by Sabriel S Lacey
When your garden has an unlimited supply of water, you are very lucky. Many people are now living in regions where the water is rationed during certain times of the year, and this isn't good for the health of their plants. Many folks let go of creating a garden as a result while others find other ways to obtain water. You'll see that it is possible to conserve water while you still have a flourishing garden.
There are several ways to keep your garden from dying out just like using compost or mulch to help keep moisture in the ground. One more option is to group plants based on how much water they need so that water can be focused on plants that need more. You might like to do something called drip irrigation which slowly drips water directly at the roots. These options perform very well especially if your area experiences droughts regularly. Given that droughts are generally predicted, it is best to take steps when rain comes before the drought.
Someone who cares for their garden will have rain barrels to collect water from the rain. The foolish gardener will probably think it is a lot of work and a waste of time, so won't do anything. After you have the rain receptacles set up, it requires very little work, and you can get many gallons of water. The most difficult part might be finding the rain barrels, but you can use garbage cans, or 55 gallon drums that are plastic from the local home improvement store. These can be rather expensive, and filled with water, they will be hard to move. You will also want to get a cover of some kind that can screen out the leaves and other debris. You need to position the barrels in a location of your house where water runs off the most.
The easiest method to collect the water from your roof, is to change your gutter system slightly, so that all of the water from your roof is going to several spots, where you put the rain barrels. This can be achieved by slanting specific segments of the gutters, to divert the water to the corners. This will likely provide you with the most water from your roof top. It will require you to do a bit of work at the front end but once you are done, there is not much maintenance involved.
You'll find that this can be quite useful in keeping your garden from dying. It will certainly be no more challenging than what you went through when you started your garden.
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Title: The Gardener's Best Buddy - The Basic Rain Barrel
Author: Sabriel S Lacey
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Keywords: organic, organic gardening, organic vegetables, organic food, gardening, home and family, healthy living, natural living, health
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Category: Hobbies
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