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Sun, Feb 14, 10 at 15:17
| we have a trashcan that we dont really use much so i was wondering if i would make a good rain barrel. It doesnt leak or anything. (i need to get my moms approval to use it though)Just curious because we have been getting tons of rain and i want to collect some.
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- Posted by marlingardener 8b (browns@rgf-tx.com) on Tue, Feb 23, 10 at 9:03
| Trash cans, plastic ones, that is, make great rain barrels. Our rain collection system for 10 years was plastic trash cans that the drainpipes from the guttering fed into. Dip and carry, but it kept a beautiful garden, beautiful! If you have your barrel in the summertime, you need to prevent mosquitoes. The easiest way is to put a bacillus thuringensis (pardon the spelling) doughnut in the barrel. BT prevents eggs from hatching. Usually 1/4 doughnut is sufficient for about two months. |
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