Rain Barrels

Ever notice how your flowers and vegetables seem to do so much better after it rains? Even if you have been watering them regularly from your municipal water system, they do far better with natural rainwater. Perfect for both indoor and outdoor plants, untreated natural rainwater can be of great benefit to your plants. It is also great to use when adding moisture to your compost rather than treated municipal water. Unfortunately, it doesn't always rain when we need or want it. Having rain barrels catching your rainwater helps solve this problem and provides other benefits as well. Rain Barrel water should be used for plants only and not human consumption unless filtered and properly treated.

A formula to calculate roof water yield is: 1 inch of rain on a 1000 sq ft roof yields 623 gallons of water. Calculate the yield of your roof by multiplying the square footage of your roof by 623 and divide by 1000.