Post #2332911
2026-04-27 14:50 UTC
We are a desert climate and the sunniest city in Canada. I have 2 large rain barrels and it wasn’t enough.
Also, little rabbit hole if you want to go down. It’s not recommended to collect roof rain water (caveat, especially shingles 99% here), due to the chemicals in the tar, and for every roof, diseases from bird and rodent shit on the roof.
Fine for flowers and other stuff though.
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@tburkhol@lemmy.world 2026-04-27 15:29
I've got a filter for chunky runoff. I'd worry more about chemical runoff if I was growing anything high volume consumption, but for peppers & herbs, not a personal concern. May rig up a first flush diverter if it seems like there are perceptible issues.