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Save The Environment With Rain Barrels
By Flower | September 2, 2010
Want to do your part to save the environment and save money on your water bill every month? With Rain Barrels from Cool Garden Things that’s exactly what you can do. The concept behind a rain barrel is simple: when rain falls it collects in the 50 or 54 gallon barrel. The spout is used to keep plants watered and happy during dry spells. The included debris screen lets water in, but keeps bugs and plant matter out, ensuring clean rainwater everytime. The rain barrels can even be linked in order to expand capacity, using the included simple linking kit.
If you live in an area where rainfalls are few and far between a rain barrel is an excellent way to solve your water woes. During a rainfall, water falling on your roof is channeled into the gutter and most likely drains into a single spot on the ground and soaks a tiny patch of grass. Putting a rain barrel at the end of your gutter is a simple way to collect water that would normally be unused. It’s surprising how quickly these barrels fill and it’s a shock to realize how much rainwater is wasted, considering how useful it can be. These barrels pay for themselves, especially if you live in a dry region where you have to constantly keep outdoor plants watered to keep them alive. Living in a dry region shouldn’t stop you from having a beautiful,vibrant and with a rain barrel you no longer have to break the bank or feel guilty about using gallon after gallon of city water.
Using rain water on your plants is a great way to do your part to help the environment. Tap water goes through extensive processing that uses time, money, and energy that is unneccessary for plant use. Depending on your garden size, a good portion of that goes to watering plants or even the lawn when perfectly good rainwater would do the job. In fact Gardenguides.com states that “City water usually has chlorine in it, which is harmful to plants… rainwater is healthier for plants because it is relatively free of impurities and hard water minerals.” Every aspect of the rain barrel makes it an appealing idea and an obvious choice for those who love both their garden and helping the earth.
While watering the garden is the primary use of the rain barrel, it definitely isn’t the only one. Rainwater can be used on the car, cleaning exterior walls or fixtures, or anything else for which you would normally use the hose.
Rain barrels have been used for centuries. With a rain barrel your monthly savings on water will make you wonder why you never got one earlier. Order as many rain barrels as you would like, the entire order will be shipped free straight to your doorstep!
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