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Message: [QUOTE="marlingardener, post: 144899, member: 1535"] FourishAnn, we are in Texas, famous for drought or downpours--we can't seem to hit a middle ground on water! We have three 250 gal. cubes to save rainwater off roofs, and three 55 gal. barrels. All the water that goes on vegetables and flowers, and into the chicken waterers in the coops, is rainwater. Our cubes have been emptied just once, during the historic drought in 2011. People see our vegetables or flowers during the dry months and comment on how high our water bills must be. When we show them our latest bill, they can't believe how low it is. Well surprise, rain water is free once you get the catchment set up! Here is the cube that gets water off the garage roof and is used for the fruit trees. The two that catch water off the barn hold water for the hens and vegetable gardens. The barrels are used to water our flower beds. I spend a lot of time hauling water in buckets or watering cans, but I do get to know my plants! [ATTACH=full]37304[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]