Rain Barrels Part IV: Testing and Applying Harvested Water to Irrigate a Vegetable Garden
- First Paragraph:
- Summer months are the time of year when having a rain barrel can really be useful. Heavy thunderstorms fill up rain barrels quickly, storing water for hot, dry days when there is no rain in sight. Rain barrel water is usually soft, meaning free of dissolved minerals and slightly acidic which is excellent for nutrient uptake by plants.
- Publication Number:
- FS1218
- Author(s):
- Michele Bakacs
Michael Haberland
Steve Yergeau
- Publisher:
- Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
- Date Published:
- 12/5/2013
- Number of pages:
- 4
- Tags:
- water; safety; gardening; rain barrel; quality
