Technology of storing water in rain barrels is as old as the hills and most gardeners will name it even old-fashioned but I guess there is no use to discuss fashion issues when the world is suffering from financial crisis. 

Saving water in rain barrels is not only a cheap way of taking caring of your plants but it makes good sense for your environment. Rain water can be extremely valuable to your plants since it doesn’t contain any chemicals.

You can think that containing this water is a long and complicated process, however according to the recent data most gardeners can save approximately  1,300 gallons of water during the hot summer months.

There is no use to buy expensive equipment, you can take a simple water-tight container and place it at the bottom of your wastepipe.

But when it is cold outside and you can only view cold and grey landscapes out of your window and you can water only your indoor plants, you are welcome to buy this fantastic waterlogged watering can. It is not only cute but durable and easy to use.

One of the main peculiarities of fall – temperatures go down and become cooler and cooler just until the autumn rains begin. It goes without saying that type of watering depends upon the kind of plants, and when they were planted, where they are growing and when they were planted.

All plants located underneath roof overhangs need periodic and constant watering since they are out of reach of rainfall. Young plants need periodic and modest watering. Rather strong and already established trees and shrubs don’t need often watering, the only one thing, be sure that there is enough water around shallow-rooted shrubs such as rhododendrons.

Remember, that if you want your perennial and annual flowers to be green and even bloom as long as possible, keep them modestly moistened until the rains come. Anyway, just remember that watering in fall has nothing in common with summer watering, it must be as modest as possible. In late autumn, practice a deep watering with both evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs.

Most ads and news-papers treat a self-watering container as nostrum. But frankly speaking it is not. Manufacturers claim that your plants will be watered with this amazing item for 2 weeks. But I must ensure you that it depends on your plant and place where you put it.

It goes without saying, that all self-watering containers are easy to fill, wash and they look great, but I doubt that they can have enough water for your plant to drink for a couple of weeks. Not more than one week.