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Great article….thanks! I’ve been thinking about devising this type of water catchment system. Turns out you did the legwork for me on this project. Sounds like your home and garden set-up are identical to mine….even in the same state!
If I may gently point out that the world health organization said the leading cause of lead poisoning in the western world comes from PVC. The lead is used as a stabilizing agent when they manufacture PVC. If I may suggest that you go and do a search on it, I’m not much of an expert and I read that comment from the WHO more than ten years ago. Perhaps you should use galvanized iron, or poly ethelene, or copper pipes.
You didn’t address it but what kind of roof do you have? If it’s asphalt shingles then you should know that they will leach petroleum byproducts, not to mention all the grit, into your crops.
Great article, very informative & detailed. For 30 years I have been using a single 55 gal. barrel under 2 down spouts. It has always been enough water for my garden in between rains. Last summer I ran short. I’m going to add 4 barrels using your plans. I’m also looking into using gray water from my shower and bath tube. Thanks for sharing.