Going to use rainwater

[Clicio]

Rule number 1 [ from the Colonial British ]
No tree should be near enough to your house to drop leaves on the roof.

Logical enough!

[ 2 ]The piping flows through a colander.

Easily done.

* Use a composting toilet and watch the water and sewage company squirm .:-}

Good ideas!

Thanks, @Anthony ! very helpful!

 

[Velodog2]

Watch out for them skeeters!!!

I use two 100 gal Rubbermaid farm tubs for rainwater. Every spring go to your local Petsmart or whatever and get two fifty cent feeder goldfish for each barrel. They will eat all the mosquito larvae.

 

[Anthony]

Guppies @Velodog2 , from the drain

Just found out from the neighbours, no water for the week. We don't wash yards, water flowers,
wash cars, wash clothes [ vinegar in the rinse ] with treated water ---------- rain water if needed.
Good Day
Anthony

 

[Velodog2]

You’re right Anthony guppies are traditionally used for mosquitoes in tropical areas. I didn't check the op location but up north here goldfish are hardier, and cheaper.

 

[jriddell88]

Yup ? will add some nutes too ?

 

[Velodog2]

Ok I give. Wassa “nute”?

 

[Anthony]

@Velodog2 ,

just teasing
Anthony

 

[Velodog2]

@Velodog2 ,

just teasing
Anthony

Lol, ok ...

 

[cmeg1]

As I am not collecting rainwater at the moment, but will do in the near future (I have never done that), question is:
How do you guys filter the water from leaves, dirt, etc? Screens inside the container or external ones?

I installed the gutterguards in the link below...absolute nessesity on my home.Hopefully takes care of most of the debree.Mesh even blocks roof sand.
http://www.gutterguard.com

 

[jriddell88]

nutrients= nutes

 

[cmeg1]

Or add aged compost [ holds 20 times it's weight in water ]
to the soil mix.

I will be enjoying an organic mix,but with 50% perlite to grow out my future bonsai.Usually water once a day with that mix

 

[Anthony]

@cmeg1,

becareful , perlite does two things.

[1] Hold water [ if your organic already hold water, how much more do you need ?
Trees very thirsty types ? ]

[2] Breaks easily in use with roots ------- could compact.

Might try making your inorganic more durable.
Good Day
Anthony

 

[cmeg1]

@cmeg1,

becareful , perlite does two things.

[1] Hold water [ if your organic already hold water, how much more do you need ?
Trees very thirsty types ? ]

[2] Breaks easily in use with roots ------- could compact.

Might try making your inorganic more durable.
Good Day
Anthony

Yea,I see what you mean.Probably repot annualy and I am letting grow wild to thicken the trunk,so I imagine they will be extremely greedy trees.......This is grow out.
Plus have a huge bag of grade4 perlite I need to use.

I am going to bring home a couple barrels tomorrow.To eventually have six barrels at 30 gal. Apiece.Seems good starting point for me.....I estimate roughly 5 gallons per day will be used....so hope it rains good.Will have about 35 8” bulb pans to water.
Can always add a couple more barrels......I get them free

 

[cmeg1]

Worked on some rain barrels today.Just need to add the spigots and hoses come warm weather.And level them off better.
I have all the seals and diverters in place.Have a downspout on each side of the home.Went with 5 thirty gallon sealed drums for now,can easily add more later if needed.
This is going to be neat
Spring is gettin’ close,already some snowdrops sprouting in the yard.

 

[atlarsenal]

Get them another block higher if you can, it will give you better water pressure.

 

[cmeg1]

Get them another block higher if you can, it will give you better water pressure.

Yea,that’s a good idea.If your going to do something do it right.Will do

****edit*****. Although I fear it is too late....already put holes in down spout for diverters and they need to be level or higher than drums.Oh well, they are supposed to be high flow spigots and will probably only use five gallons per day ,so I can deal.

 

[cmeg1]

Although I do have winter time plugs I can put in the holes if I do drill higher ones!
Will see how it goes.Probably should do it earlier than later.

 

[Shima]

I know...I always do this. It's slow out here. H20 for everything, off the roof. 10.5 K gallons.

 

[cmeg1]

I know...I always do this. It's slow out here. H20 for everything, off the roof. 10.5 K gallons. View attachment 177825

That is lots of water!
I’m so excited for this!
Something tells me it’s really warm where you’re at.Now we’re approaching 50s and 40s anyway here in the northeast.

 

[Shima]

That is lots of water!
I’m so excited for this!
Something tells me it’s really warm where you’re at.Now we’re approaching 50s and 40s anyway here in the northeast.

I wish! At 4k feet it's never hot. Been down to 39F and in the 40's most nights. A fire in the wood stove and wearing wool. But hey, I can grow maples!