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Rainwater Downspout Redistributor

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Maybe a rain tank is just a little too intense for you, but you do want to find a way to make the most of your local rainfall?

(We're just wishing we had a little rainfall!)

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Why not invest in a rainwater downspout redistributor ($24.99)? We really like this, and it's something we can actually imagine doing (when we own our own downspout).

During the next Spring shower, just direct the hose to the portion of your garden that needs watering. According to Clean Air Gardening, "1 inch of rain on an average roof gives you over 1,000 gallons of water for your garden or trees."

Sweet!

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Comments (4)

I was sad to see this not get more attention, maybe because many of us do not have yards?
I hope you will continue to post things like this--because I am compiling them for the one day soon that I will have a small yard!

posted by ValHalla on 2008-06-11 11:11:41
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This is fantastic... I live in a condo-townhouse and I wonder if the HOA would object? What a great idea.

posted by jendavid99 on 2008-06-11 12:20:18
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I don't have a yard so maybe I'm missing something here. If it's raining, isn't the garden also getting rained on at the same time? Wouldn't it make more sense to have a rain barrel so the rain water from the downspout could be used in times when the garden is not already wet with rainwater?

posted by The Green Cat on 2008-06-11 12:32:08
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The Green Cat has a good point - don't need irrigation when its raining, unless its not raining very much, in which case this could help. But a 1" rainstorm is a huge rain event - something like that only happens a couple times a year in most places in the country, so if you needed 1,000 gallons on a regular basis, don't count on this to solve your problem.

posted by dahlia on 2008-06-11 15:55:11
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