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Spring? Spring?  Please, spring...

4/5/2013

 
Happy April 5!  Snow is still banked and covering my yard, although the recent rains are helping it melt.  It has been an odd, odd winter, which is why I am going to HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you disconnect your rainbarrels in the autumn in preparation for upcoming winters.

I am so excited to…let the runoff from the melted snow on my roof…that ran into my barrel…that froze in my barrel…that froze SOLID in my barrel in April…thaw so I can use it to start to…water my spring flower beds that are tucked up close to the house…that were deprived of snow and moisture this winter.  I'm getting those soaker hoses out and ready.  

I can only imagine you are eager to get dirt under your nails also and start your seeds, or start watching for those first little green indicators that spring is really really going to happen this year.  The robins are here, spring has to be close behind.

Meanwhile, here are a few fun rainwater facts I thought you might enjoywhile you wait with me :                                       
1. The umbrella was originally invented to protect people from the hot sun.  
2. Rain starts off as ice or snow crystals at cloud level.                         
3. Rain that freezes before it hits the ground is known as frozen rain.
4. Rain is recycled water that evaporated from our world’s lakes, rivers, oceans, seas etc                                           
5. Rain drops can fall at speeds of about 22 miles an hour.
6. Light rain is classified as being no more then 0.10 inches of rain an hour.
7. Heavy rain is classified as being more then 0.30 inches of rain an hour.
8. Rain drops range in size from 0.02 inches to about .031 inches.
9. Louisiana is the wettest state in the U.S, which receives an annual rainfall of 56 inches.
10. Rain drops do not fall in a tear drop shape, they originally fall in the shape of a flat oval.

Remember, this blog is open for questions, comments, or an opportunity for you to share experiences you have had with your rain barrel, with using rain water, or in anything else in helping the rest of us be better patrons of Mother Earth.  We can all learn from each other.

Eager to hear from you!

Jeannie
Cousin Karen
4/7/2013 10:28:21 am

Hi Jeannie,
Just went through your web site. Quite interesting. I have at least a half dozen half wine barrels on my propertay that I use for various things such as flowers and growing certain veges. Of course, living next to California in Nevada is helpful in obraining those barrels....lol. I'm sure the ones I have aren't as nice as the ones you sell back in Wisconsin though. Mine are quite "weathered" now after several years of the Nevada dry heat of summer and cold and snow of the high dessert in the winter. Good luck on your venture. Sounds like you are doing well.

Jeannie Voeks link
4/9/2013 02:11:33 am

Nice hearing from you and nice to know you are also putting those wine barrels to work! The solid white oak that they are made from are very rot resistant and up there with cedar, redwood and teak, so expect them to last for decades! You can hand them down to Liberty ;). The weathered look is handsome also and fits in with many decor, so don't discount those valuable barrels. You're lucky to have a great resource so close by. If you do any gardening, get one and convert it into a rain barrel. You'll be amazed at the difference in your plants! Let me know when you're in the area again.


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