These flowers still look healthy and beautiful because of the watering Sue Farmer has been able to keep up with this summer thanks to her new rain barrel.
Danvers, MA -
Into each rain barrel a little rain must fall, and this past week the spontaneous showers did make rain barrel owners like Sue Farmer of Danvers very happy.
Farmer is a first-year owner of a town-sponsored rain barrel and she’s very pleased with her acquisition.
“I’ve been using it all summer,” Farmer said, as she recently filled her watering can one of the several times she needs to water the many beautiful flower gardens she’s planted around her property. “Anyone who has a flower or vegetable garden almost has to have a rain barrel with the water bans we have in town. We can only water twice a week now.”
But that mandate doesn’t apply to people like Farmer who can tap into their own source of water, the one provided by Mother Nature. Even though a week ago, Farmer was down to a slow water trickle, one or two sudden rain showers this week have since filled the 55-gallon rain barrel. And that makes her husband, John, very happy.
“The water is all free,” John Farmer said, indicating the use of a rain barrel is a no-brainer for the home gardener. “After all, this is the way they did it in the old days.”
The Farmers’ rain barrel is just one of 133 sold this year despite a rainy July, according to Pam Irwin in her role as water conservation adviser. Current rain barrel sales were bigger than any other year, she said. The program is now in its sixth year and though she hasn’t an official accounting, Irwin estimates that more than 500 rain barrels have been sold to Danvers residents since it began.
“People are much more conscious of saving water,” said Irwin, who noted that 1 inch of rainwater fills the 55-gallon rain barrel. “I think the green explosion is reaching out to the other sustainable issues. It’s not just about recycling but saving water resources and using energy wisely.”
Bargain offer
Pam Irwin, water conservation advisor, reminds residents that the new rain barrels are part of the town’s rebate program. A $60 rain barrel will cost just $35, with the town picking up the other $25.
Call Norseman Plastic, 1-800-894-8397, ext. 824, and say you are a town of Danvers resident. Have your credit card ready for payment.
Pre-ordered, prepaid rain barrels may be picked up Oct. 3, at the Green Energy Fair at Holten-Richmond Middle School, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Courtesy of Salem News
By Myrna Fearer
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Geeee, $35 dollars for a rain barrel. Sure wish I lived in Danvers, MA and not Florida, right about now. I’m in need of two more rain barrels; however, the least expensive I can find here in Sarasota, is $65. Great buy, folks. I encourage y’all to get out there and buy two….there cheap!!!
I would like to encourage anyone that is participating in rainwater harvesting by channeling rainwater from rain gutters on their home, to be sure not to forget to keep those gutters squeaky clean? Why, you ask? Keep out stagnant water that breeds mosquitoes that may carry West Nile Virus. Keep out roaches that carry 33 different contagious diseases. Keep out leaves, pine needles, and other debris that clog up gutters and cause water to overflow and damage your roof tile, fascia, weight down the gutter and pull it away from your house, as well as damage anything underneath the gutters including your homes foundation. Is that reason enough???
Come visit me at http://www.gutterclutterbuster.com and see for yourself how you can save money, time, effort, and most of all stay safe by remaining on the ground while you vacuum out your gutters.
Then you take all debris from the gutters into your vac container (hopper) and empty it into a compost pile (bin,etc) or around your plants for mulch.
Again, you’re saving more time and perhaps injury to yourself by not having to get up on a ladder.
So, Stay well, Stay safe, Stay strong and “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled.”
God Bless the readers and God Bless America.
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