Florida, particularly south Florida used to be wetter year round. I have lived here since '82 and the winters were always a lot drier and we have seasonal brush fires but it is usually only a few dry weeks before the drizzles start and then rain in feb through the summer and into nov.
in the last few years this has changed and the dry period is now a legit season stretching almost 4 months. This coincided perfectly with my increased passion for orchids and desire to catch rain water LOL
i grew into a three barrel system, one on each side of the house and a smaller on in the aviary for the quails and herbs
i found myself out of water by december the last two years and i started to do some research.
I am not supposed to catch water (dumb) so i have to be slightly clandestine and keep the catchment hidden from the street- this is my major constraint, and i only have a minivan so i cant haul massive stuff.
after a long time of searching i found an IBC tote (250 gallons) and got it delivered for $80 total ( i love Letgo)
i spent the few moments of baby0break time over a few days and slapped this together just in time for the rain last night
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J Solo, on Flickr
it filled 1/4 of the way in a night and the other three all over filled so i am in pretty good shape for H2O for a little while.
i am going to try to not use city water at all since i cant get any reliable info about the TDS or what's in it LOL
tips, tricks and opinions welcome
rethinking my water situation -OR- man plans, god laughs, man gets a bigger tank
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