http://www.buildabarrel.com Great water for the green gardener Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:07:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well the goldfish experiment has been a great success! We decided that the fish would be better off as one big happy family in one big barrel so we transferred them from the smaller clean barrel. Not only have the fish been keeping the rain barrel free of mosquito larva ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2008/11/10/goldfish-in-a-rain-barrel-update/  I have read a bit about people putting a 1" gold fish in their rain barrels and having it grow to 6" long. There is also the added bonus that they eat mosquito larvae as well! We don't have mosquito problems with our barrels but the idea of having fish ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2008/07/21/goldfish-in-a-rain-barrel/ We have been getting more requests for rain barrels this summer then I would have ever expected. This is great! It feels good knowing that we have helped people conserve thousands of liters or water. But with all of this progress there is a down side. I am really beginning to ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2008/07/15/why-i-am-beginning-to-hate-olives/ We have 4 rain barrels left over from this weekend that did not get picked up. They are available for $70 each These rain barrels are built from reused 55 gallon (220 L) food grade olive barrels. We use new mesh screen to reinforce the water intake and have aluminum window ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2008/06/23/4-rain-barrels-for-sale/ This post is not rain barrel related, it is a plug for a great event that happens twice a year in Ottawa. Give Away Weekend - Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8, 2008 Give Away Weekend is when you put any useful, unwanted items at the end of your driveway to ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2008/06/03/give-away-weekend-ottawa/ This is a plug for a person/company who is one making a difference when it comes to making recycled rain barrels available to the general public. This is the description of the company Envirosponsible as provided by owner Chad Pescod. "I've opened a store in Whitby, Ontario selling used building ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2008/05/03/envirosponsible-in-whitby-ontario/ Now that spring is finally here it is time to get back to the garden and get the rain barrels hooked back up. Fortunately we disconnected our barrels for the winter. With the amount of snow on our roof the runoff would have filled hundreds of barrels. The unfortunate part ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2008/04/24/spring-is-here-or-is-it-already-summer/ I had a reader forward this info on to me. These are not the exact type of barrels that we prefer to use but in the absence of any other options these will certainly do the trick. Calgary Plastic Container Supply Ltd. 1000 - 55 Ave. N.E. Calgary Alberta T2E 6Y4 Phone 403-273-0170 Fax 403-273-0278 http://www.buildabarrel.com/2008/04/24/source-for-barrels-in-calgary-alberta/ We received an email from Rebecca in MN. She and her husband have been building rain barrels for quite a while now. It is worth checking out her site. http://home.comcast.net/~leavesdance/rainbarrels/construction.html A bit about Rebecca "First I started gardening. Then I became more interested in the beauty, low maintenance, and ecological benefits of native ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2008/02/12/a-good-rain-barrrel-resource/ While on a trip to Boston a couple of days ago, I found myself watching a show discussing the merits of rain barrels on the local news. The host discussed the many uses of the water you collect. Things like watering your lawn and plants, washing your car and filling ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2007/09/13/rain-barrel-water-is-not-for-kiddy-pools/ We got an email today from Recycling Service in Hamilton, Ontario. They have a large amount of salvaged barrels for sale that are perfect for building rain barrels. They also plan to start selling rain barrels in spring 2008. As always call or email beforehand to make sure that they ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2007/08/13/food-grade-barrels-in-hamilton-ontario/ 43.258794 -79.829594 This month has been a very dry month. We have have had lots of blue sky which has been great for just sitting in our yard but not so good for our gardens. If we hadn't installed our 3 rain barrels we would have been using the hose long ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2007/08/11/capacity-capacity-must-have-more-capacity/ We have 2 rain barrels available for sale right now that are left over from a batch that we built for some people. 220 L (55 Gallon) rain barrel. These barrels have been built using all recycled parts except for the brass spigot and the hardware for the overflow. This is ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2007/07/31/rain-barrels-for-sale-ottawa-area/ As of a result of our experimentation we have determined that for our use, the 55 Gallon (220 L) olive barrels are the best option for the do it yourself rain barrel builder. They are the least expensive and require the least amount of modification. Generally these food grade barrels come ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2007/07/25/2-piece-lid-vs-1-piece-lid-which-is-better/ A few weeks ago I decided that it would be a good exercise to try out some different rain barrel designs. It seems that many people only have access to the large white or blue barrels that are used for transporting detergent and soft drink syrup as opposed to the ... http://www.buildabarrel.com/2007/07/21/not-the-best-rain-barrel-in-world-but-it-works/