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August 29, 2010 by admin
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This year we jumped on the band auto of going green starting with our own vegetable garden and rain barrel system. This video shows you how a prefabricated my garden beds, Compost and Rain Barrels and the cost on how much it was to make the rain barrel system.
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you should make more vids like this
One huge advantage of using rainwater to water gardens is that it does not contain the toxins commonly found in municiple water sytems: chlorine & it’s byproducts, flouride, and a ‘soup’ of chemical compounds from household cleaners, drug residues from prescription medications, solvents… etc.
Oak barrels are best for water, they hold water & are rot resistent – natrually. Most plastics leach toxins, but make sure they were not used to hold poisons before you got them!! Good video.
dude seriously DO NOT USE MIRACLE GROW for your food!!!
very good creativity!
nice work guy
If the top tank is full with water, the 2in PVC pipe will be under pressure.
PVC pipe, even with the PVC primer and cement are not made for hold back pressure. You will eventually have a leak where the joints with the PVC cement.
Great video Thank you!
YOU CAN ALSO GET FANTASTICS RESOLTS WITH AQUAPONIS
Great video, thank you!
dispersing some of your herbs throughout your veggies will help naturally repel bad insects and attract good pollinating ones! I recommend vietnamese coriander because it has a very fragrant scent, colorful foliage, and runs like a vine to act like a natural “growing” mulch!
String up the tape from an old video tape with a few twists in it to repel birds. They don’t like the flashes of light as the wind blows it.
@websuspect I recently learned that the barrels contained only detergent. So can’t they just be rinsed out with boiling water?
@TheMysteryGardener No there contaminated. If you use them everything will be contaminated.
silicon would work fine. i’m trying to figure out what the small hole you drilled in the top back of the barrel is for… can’t be for venting, because there is a giant hole for the down spout which of course would also vent…
loved the rain barrels
I must say, you made a beautiful system. It is a very nice back yard setup. You should be proud.
try using a piece of plexiglass for the top with a hinge. I used that and the same barrels for a tumbler composter.
I LOVE your set-up!! How is the gardening going this season?
the rain barrels were from a food distributor, so they were safe. this year we have expanded the beds, reducing the size of the pathways. we have added a garden table between the two barrel setups. a nice organized space for starting seeds and keeping pots/tools, trays. we are hoping to add a greenhouse in another part of the yard so we can start seeds sooner. its all a learning process!! but so much fun!
i love the organization and neatness of his set up…great job
Excellent video, Chris! I have an urban Canadian garden of the same size and you’ve given me many great ideas for developing a small space cheaply and neatly. Thanks!
I was given 2 plastic barrels that were used to store diesel fuel. Is there a way to completely clean the diesel fuel out of these barrels?
im new at making my garden compose tea seems like a good idea ill try it
Nice work. Love your garden. Neat rainwater tanks. Down here in the driest inhabited continent on earth, rainwater tanks are a common feature. Google “rainwater tanks Australia” and you’ll find a lot of useful design ideas and information. Have fun, and happy gardening!