Quick and Easy Rain Catch system

Making your own rain catching system does not have to be expensive or time consuming. It can be quite an easy, simple project you can do in just a few minutes!

I dream of someday when we'll have a more sophisticated rain catch system but due to other more important house remodel projects it is low on the priority list of things to do. I picked up a couple big barrels with spigots on the bottom at a local yard sale two summers ago and the idea is to have gutters installed along the edges of our roof that can be directed to dump rain water into the barrels.

That is the dream project. For now I have a very simple way of collecting rain that runs off our roof. I scoured the garage and found all the buckets we have. I lined them up on the deck in line with where the water falls off the roof onto our deck. 

When I need to water plants in my greenhouse or some pots of flowers out front that are on the covered porch, I just scoop out water. This is another one of those things were I get excited about the simplest things: being able to water plants without turning on the hose to get more water!

Unfortunately in Montana our endless spring/early summer rains stop by mid to late June and we rarely get rain later in the summer. For now I can utilize this method but someday when we have the dream collection system in place with larger barrels to store the rain water I should be able to have enough water to last me further into the summer!