Rain Barrel upgrade!

Before:


After:


So what did I do? Erik and I added a screen to the top of the rain barrel.

We took a 48-inch bungee cord and wrapped it around screen on the barrel.


Let me tell you, it is ABSOLUTELY a 2-person job. It took both Erik and I to wrestle it onto the barrrel.

We opted to do it because there was an awful lot of gunk in the barrel. We cleaned it out, and it was good as new. But, then it was empty (we watered the garden with all of the 50-55 gallons).

So, last night it rained about an inch and a half, and now it's full again! :)