Any open container left outside can be useful for collecting rainwater.
Why water the garden with rainwater?
- No Chlorine
- No Fluoride
- Less demand on your city’s water system
- Free!
In the video below, I show my currently simple method of saving rainwater for watering my garden plants. I have plans to expand my rainwater collection. However, it doesn’t have to be complicated and I want to show you how simple it could be to get started collecting free, clean rainwater.
VIDEO
Mosquitoes
If you leave the container of water outside for a long time, you might want to cover the container to prevent mosquitoes from getting in and laying eggs in the water. I was told that if mosquitoes start breeding in your containers, a few of drops of vegetable oil in the containers will keep them from breathing and they will die off. Vegetable oil will not harm the plants. The more surface area of your water, the more oil is needed, but it only takes enough to put a light sheen on the surface, usually just a few drops.
Air Conditioner Water
You could also use the water that comes from your air conditioner. It’s basically distilled, pure water.
Also shown in the video:
Garlic scapes coming in early this year.
Update on tomatoes growing in free compost.
Update on tomato plants growing from old seed.
Leave a Reply