Rain barrels may be able to produce enough gravity to push water out of a soaker hose very weakly, but probably not enough for most drip irrigation. “It’s just a nice soft water,” Dorsch said.

Tony Poeck, owner of Indra Designs, shows the water pump that is part of a 600-gallon barrel irrigation system at his home in Richmond, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.

Each year in the summer, residents break out the sprinklers and hoses to water thirsty, dry lawns. As a result, the summer means a yearly peak in residential use of the city of Prior Lake’s w… ...

So my sister, gardening mother and I were all delighted when he rigged up an irrigation system for the Sutton garden out of rain barrels, PVC pipe and a sump pump. I'm not quite sure how he got ...

Even a light rain would easily fill a 50-gallon rain barrel. Some of the local garden centers carry rain barrels that can be quickly installed to capture the water from a gutter.

As you begin to shop, you’ll find that rain collection systems come in all shapes and sizes, as well as all prices. After looking online, it looks like you can get a basic rain barrel for about ...

Irrigation water is not cheap plus it is in limited ... Usually a rain barrel is a 50- to 80-gallon container so it’s not large enough to capture all of the one-inch runoff from a 1,000-square ...

A rain barrel can help decrease your reliance on tap water for outdoor chores. Consider how bountiful Mother Nature is in the agua department. Per the U.S. Geological Survey, if your property ...

The law defines a rain barrel as a “storage container with a sealable lid that is located above ground outside of a residential home and used for collecting precipitation from a downspout of a rooftop ...

Rainwater harvesting became legal for the first time in Colorado in 2016. After several seasons of rain barrels being put to use, it’s a good time to ask an expert for an update.