If you have a garden and are looking for cheap and efficient ways of watering it, then here’s a cool idea: transform a garbage can into a rain barrel. The best part is that this rain barrel is very easy to build and the entire project won’t take you longer than 1 hour. The difference when it comes to this barrel and other ones is that you don’t have to connect this one to a gutter, you can use it as a standalone rain barrel. Just place the barrel in a place where water isn’t necessarily accessible and collect the rainwater there for your plants. The entire list of supplies and the instructions for this little project can be found on the following link. Don’t forget to share it with your friends too!
In this video, the easy process of making a rain barrel is illustrated. (EASY )
Build your own rain barrel system with our DIY video. ( MODERATE)
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Additional items: angled downpout pipe, insect screen as a lid, and check your local city ordinances as is some jurisdictions, the rain water belongs to the city.