Watering System for Garden

This year, one of our friends gave us a tank that he used to use to take water out to his cows. So my hubby put it in our garden to collect rain water so we could save money when watering the garden. I love it! He put together a spout, an on/off valve and then attached a long hose so I could get the whole garden with it. We also have collection bins under each of the main areas of the roof that have the most run-off. After it rains, they are usually full, and my hubby will take a cart and wheel the bins over to our large tank and fill it up. We have a smaller one on the other garden which we use mainly for the pallet garden, until we get more planted on that side of the yard.

The other day we were talking to one of our friends (who lives across the state line, in Colorado) she told us that it is illegal to collect rain water in parts of Colorado. How silly is that - they say it's because they want it to run off into the streams and rivers. But when you live out in podunkville (like she does), it would totally evaporate before it could even find its way to the rivers.

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