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Tue, Feb 12, 08 at 11:25
| I have two of them from a carwash. They do not have removable tops, just a small hole. I was going to make water barrels, haven't gotten around to that. Also, I hate to cut my downspout. They are the original that came with the house (very old). What can I use them for? My husband probably wants them tossed come spring. |
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| another question - if I were to use one of them as a rain barrel - what do I do with them in the winter? For all I know, they may have cracked already in the back yard. Maybe I should just cut them up for planters? |
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- Posted by kathi_mdgd (My Page) on Fri, Feb 15, 08 at 23:47
| My next door neighbor has them lining the block wall that separates our houses with them,and has planted palm trees in them. Kathi |
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| You may not have to cut the downspout depending on how it's constructed. Mine came off the gutter with an elbow and then a straight section to the ground and another elbow to divert away from the house. In spring I remove the straight section and bottom elbow and run a flexible downspout to my rain barrell. Before freezing weather empty the rain barrell and store, I keep mine under the porch - as long as it's empty it will be fine. white plastic barrels make good planters for peas - the soil stays cool - I cut a couple of them up into 8" slices, filled them up with planting medium and planted peas. |
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- Posted by carol_from_ny (My Page) on Thu, Feb 21, 08 at 22:21
| You can cut the tops off with a jigsaw, they make great recycling containers for deposit cans and bottles. |
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