Decide early on how you'll water your garden when it doesn't rain enough so you'll be ready when the time comes.

A revamped rain barrel has made life easier in the Miller household, allowing for options of where the water will land.

“This probably saves me maybe $10 to $25 as long as we’re getting rain like we’re supposed to,” homeowner Stephen Lucke said. He showed us his simple barrel system that he uses to harvest rai ...

never on vegetable plants. Is that true? Or is rain-barrel water OK for edible crops? A: From the research I've read, I'd lean toward caution and stick with the magazine advice: use your rain ...

So long as the barrels are cleaned annually, though, the water should be clean enough to irrigate a vegetable garden. How much does it have to rain to fill a rain barrel? The rule of thumb is this ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: 1. For an exotic, drought-tolerant addition to your vegetable garden ... If you are thinking of utilizing rain barrels to store this coming winter ...

I like to store the water in a rain barrel and then let it drain out through my vegetable beds during dry spells, to keep me from needing to haul water around. But what do you do when your garden ...

Think beyond the rain barrel and figure out how to redirect water runoff. Harvest more water for your garden! Harvesting rainwater to use for growing vegetables makes a great deal of sense.

Water officials expect that less than 10 percent of residents will use rain barrels ... square feet for a vegetable garden or lawn. • Residents should expect their barrels to fill completely ...

On a 1,000-square-foot roof, one inch of rain ... of vegetable oil in your barrel. Be sure to place your rain barrel on a strong, sturdy, and flat base. Rainwater can be used in your garden ...

VALPARAISO — Scout Troop 35497 of Washington Township Elementary School recently helped obtain rain barrels for the vegetable garden at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Valparaiso. As part of ...

Rain barrels offer a sustainable option for using the water that falls on your property to maintain gardens and other plants. Each time you collect the maximum 110 gallons of water, then you can ...