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PSA: I compared a regular rain barrel to a linked 3-barrel system for my garden
The single barrel overflowed after a heavy storm in April, but the linked setup from a local co-op caught over 200 gallons and kept my plants watered for weeks. Anyone else find a simple upgrade that made a huge difference in cutting down water use?
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kevin_hernandez831mo ago
Yeah, and it helps stop that soil washout around your foundation too.
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margaretk891mo ago
Oh totally... I did something like that last summer with just two old food grade barrels I got for free. The single one would fill and spill over in like twenty minutes during a downpour, which felt so wasteful. Linking them with a piece of hose and an overflow kit was a game changer... it's crazy how much more you can actually save. My tomatoes didn't need the hose at all in July.
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