There is no better water than rainwater. It is the only one that has all the minerals necessary for all living beings to survive. It is also the one that can be used to water all kinds of plants , including the most demanding ones such as carnivores.
Whether your area has a very rainy climate or, on the contrary, it is rather dry, we are going to discover how to store rainwater for irrigation.
Each climate is different, and in each corner there are unique weather conditions. But the water that falls from the sky is always welcome for plants, especially after a very hot and dry summer. So, what could be better than giving our beloved flowers water as good as this one . But, for this, we will need to do some things to be able to collect it.
The most economical thing is to put buckets or drums outside on the days that we see that it is going to rain. We will clean them with water and a few drops of dishwashing liquid, rinsing them in such a way that there are no traces of foam and then drying them. Any type of bucket will do, but plastic (or PVC) ones are more recommended since they are easier to clean and, therefore, they are the ones that will keep the rainwater pure.
Another option, somewhat more laborious, is to place irrigation channels on the facades and buckets at their ends. These channels, for sale in hardware stores, are pipes that at first glance appear to be cut longitudinally. We hold them by putting concrete on the rear face (on the part that will be in contact with the façade), and finally we place some cubes. As the water is going to be for irrigation, it can be stored in large plastic bottles in a preferably dark, cool and dry place.
Also, in this way, we can make the collected water go directly to the well or the pond , putting, if necessary, pipes connected to the channels that we have put on the façade.
And ready. Easy, right? 🙂
