You can also paint your barrel to keep the light out. The build itself is rather simple: Rain barrels have inlets into which you direct a water source—you can direct the water from your gutter ...

You can make cheap, functional rain barrels with trash cans and simple PVC plumbing and electrical conduit fittings. Line up as many as you need to meet your watering needs and save water around your ...

A one-inch storm on a 1,000 ft roof generates over 600 gallons of free, soft, nonchlorinated rainwater! Capturing even a fraction of this volume in rain barrels can serve as a cost-effective ...

Making a rain barrel has been on my list of projects to do or almost a year now, and I finally got around to it this weekend. If I'd known ahead of time how easy it would be, I would ...

With rain in the forecast in southern Colorado today, there’s a way you can use this moisture to your advantage. We’re talking about rain barrels! These were banned up until last year, but now ...

How to make a rain barrel. Supplies and tools. Plastic food-grade barrel with tight-fitting lid. Brass faucet. ¾-inch male hose adapter. brass PVC female hose connector. 3 washers. 2 lock nuts.

Make it pretty. A rain barrel doesn’t have to be totally utilitarian. Make it pretty by adding some flowers to the top. Many rain barrels have a designated spot for planting flowers.

If you can't make either of those dates, RMSC Director of Outreach and Theatre Program Tim Cawley says that the museum sells materials for a rain barrel for $25 and will do its best to help you ...

Rock River Coalition will host a workshop on how to create and install your own rain barrel from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday at The Watermark, 209 S. Center St., Beaver Dam.

Harvest the rain, quickly and cheaply. View full size Peter Chen/The Post-Standard Amy Samuels, a member of Dewitt Advisory Conservation Commission, shows three types of rain barrels at Ryder Park ...