Step 5: Installing your rain barrel. Your rain barrel needs to be raised above the ground to allow access to the spigot and provide enough head pressure to water your plants through gravity flow.

The installed rain barrel was painted brown and fitted with a brass spigot for feeding the garden hose. Putting a scrap lattice on its sides isn’t necessary, but does make the setup look more ...

If the rain barrels are attached near the top, each rain barrel would need its own spigot. In my backyard, I have a rain barrel and a large trash can, set side by side on two sides of my house.

The Waterwise column secured the use of a 30-gallon barrel. The plastic barrel had all the fittings to connect a garden hose to a spout and use the water later. The second step was to find a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – There are several communities in Massachusetts offering rain barrels at a discounted price to supplement outdoor water needs. Rain barrels capture rainwater from ...