make it permeable. That's right. Allowing rainwater to go down into the ground is the most natural, permaculture-esque form of rainwater harvesting. And you don't have to have a rain garden to do it. a permeable patio A simple change in basic materials, at no extra cost, can make your patio permeable. The one pictured [...]
Part 1 of an Infinite-Part Series... I was recently asked to speak to a great local group, the Evansville Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club, and was asked to tell about how Second Rain went through the product-patent-to-market process, which got me thinking, as the great Jack Handy once put it: "I don't pretend to know all the [...]
I know what you're thinking. Too good to be true, right? A self watering garden would be like a self-working job, or a self-oil-changing car... or a host of other things that we would like to do themselves, but just don't. there's no reason it shouldn't look nice, too Okay, so what's [...]
Alright, this is pretty much a companion post to the 'self watering garden.' The following is a list (compiled by Teri Gear, UW-Extension Wood County) of garden plants to use next to each other, and ones that don't get along so well. I like the layout, and I think you might, too :) Crop: Companion: [...]
Any rainwater harvesting/ sustainable living website would not be complete without a 'how to correctly install a rain barrel' post... First, check out the rain basics i and ii page here. (& click on the barrel to see how it was painted - very easy) Then let's cover the 4 fundamental requirements: safety, overflow, quality [...]
okay, a lot of people have asked us if we have an 'affiliate program'-- and we have pretty much said, "affiliate what? um, no, we don't have anything like that..." ...'til now. After we learned what an 'affiliate program' was (basically a way to reward those of you who love the product and ideas and [...]
an example of how nice rain water harvesting can look... 260 gallons of useful (seating), beautiful (cedar) multi-use landscape elements
plants pots dirtwater the potting bench has evolved. Here is an example of a RainBench DIY kit built to exact specs (21"h x 28"w x 36"l), holding 65 gallons, with a fully functional potting bench placed right on top. Perfect for more remote gardens where you don't want to string hoses or haul buckets. Notice the little [...]
Most of us would not try to fill a glass of water, or any container for that matter, by forcing it in the bottom. Why, then, do we insist that your rain bench be bottom-filled? Hopefully this post will explain that... Numero Uno: Most important is the concept of pressure release. Yes, I learned this the hard way. Picture [...]
This shows a very simple method of collecting water in the downspout diverter, hiding the tubing under the second story deck, and utilizing your space wisely by storing the rainwater in the benches. Then, when you want to water your window boxes up there or your hanging baskets, simply plug in the pump and use [...]
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