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 ...

The contest, which seeks out the gardens that help make the city livable, includes home gardener categories for flowers/landscape, vegetable ... @thedch.org. Rain barrels go on display at ...

Collecting rainwater in home rain barrels offers a chance for anyone ... Photo showing a vegetable garden in the spring, planted with rows of strawberry plants. The strawberries are pictured ...

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 ...

It's hard to justify rain barrels for major landscapes, but they are quite practical for small vegetable and flower gardens, especially plants grown in containers, according to gardeners.

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 ...