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Collect Rain Water For Your Plants!

by Scott Lilly
(Delaware, OH, USA)

For the past two years, I have been collecting rain water to water my garden plants with instead of using city what from the garden hose. Not only is it more pleasant to smell when using and helps your budget because its free, the plants LOVE it.

Rain water is not full of all the chemicals found in city water and its full of nutrients absorbed during the evaporation process that leads to rain. Its a win win!

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Collect Rain Water For Your Plants!

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Sep 15, 2008
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starstarstarstarstar 		Great idea but...
by: Anonymous

The first time I saw someone do this was on Living with Ed. It's a great way to conserve but it doesn't seem very practical.
Aug 23, 2008
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starstarstarstar 		Great idea, but
by: Anonymous

This is truly a great idea. Not only is the water free, but it is also free of the chemicals that are found in tap water, as mentioned in the tip. One slight disagreement, though, is that the rainwater will not be full of nutrients as stated in the tip. Just as the evaporation process will leave behind bad chemicals that may be in the water, it will also leave behind nutrients (good chemicals) that are in the water.
Jul 10, 2008
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starstarstarstarstar 		curious
by: Anonymous

I am just curious if you use a cistern to collect the water, or if you use your gutters. Freat idea though.
Jul 09, 2008
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starstarstarstarstar 		Try fish tank water, too
by: Anonymous

I collect rain water also and my plants are doing great. I also use the water that I replace from my fish tanks instead of throwing it out. I had read somewhere...can't remember where, sorry!...that there was a ton of nutrients in that water as well. Plus, I don't feel like I'm wasting all that water, when I clean the tanks.
Jul 06, 2008
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starstarstarstarstar 		Great idea
by: Anonymous

I am very interested in doing this to conserve water and same money at the same time. We have new bushes and flowers to water daily and this would be very helpful and convenient!
Jul 05, 2008
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starstarstarstarstar 		Saves money too
by: Anonymous

We just started doing this a month ago. We get free 55 gallon plastic drums where I work. We place them under rain gutters and haven't had to run our pump and well yet to get water for the yard and garden.
Jul 05, 2008
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starstarstarstar 		Rain Water + Fertilizer
by: James Chillinger

In addition to collecting rain water I also add in a fertilizer stick and the combination seems to be amazing for my house plants.
Jul 05, 2008
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starstarstarstarstar 		I love it!
by: Melanie

Wow! What a great tip! I never would have thought to collect rain water to water my plants, but it makes perfect sense! Plus, it's all-natural and I love that. I love using stuff from nature in gardening, and what's more natural than the water that falls from the sky?

Thanks for the tip!

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