It's Frugal Friday again over at www.lifeasmom.com. Now that it's spring, I'm seeing more articles on making your own rain barrel to save water for outdoor use. I would love to have a rain barrel, but right now my budget is so tight, that's not an option. That doesn't mean, however, that I can't use the same principle - it's just going to take a little extra work. Emphasis on *little*!
So I don't have a barrel. That's okay. I DO have several buckets, and I DO have plenty of milk jugs. We had plenty of rain at the end of last week, and my buckets were out in the yard, collecting rain water. After the clouds passed, I poured that water into empty, clean milk jugs, capped them and put them in the basement. So far I have 3 full jugs. It's not much, but every bit helps, and my collection will continue to be replenished throughout the season.
It's a simple way to use things I already have, and I think the rain water makes my plants grow better than city water. Some day I might have that rain barrel (or two!), but for now, this works quite well. I'm going to head on over to www.lifeasmom.com and see what other frugal ideas are posted. Why don't you join me?
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I have just begun thinking about the rain barrel idea. Love the way you made it very frugal by using what you have!
I've been wanting to do this for my garden and fruit trees.
I like to take a gallon jug and poke a tiny hole in the bottom and the top to vent and sit it snugly beside the plants during the late summer months!
Fantastic idea!
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Good idea, trashcans work well at collecting too. Can you divert a downspout into a bucket or trashcan? You would really get a lot of water then.
I've thought about the diverting the downspouts but can't really right now the way they are set up; they are basically bolted to the house. There is one spot from a gutter that overflows the side (a bird is very persistent in putting a nest there!), and in a heavy rain, I'll put a bucket under there.
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