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Rainwater collection illegal?

by Bobbi Chukran

Hi all,

I was horrified yesterday when a reader told me that rainwater collection is illegal in Colorado. I would never tell someone to do something illegal…except in this case! I think it horrifying that a state in general would not put any controls on over-development or population, but would make it illegal for a gardener to collect rainwater for their garden. So, if you live in CO, get a bucket, collect some rain (next time it rains) and collect it for your gardens. THEN try and get the laws changed. Thank goodness there are no such silly laws in Texas!!

On other more pleasant matters, yesterday I received an order of dibbers from my Nova Scotian woodturner friend and artist, Derek Andrews. I had never even heard of dibbers (AKA dibblers or dibbles) until I saw them on his Seafoam Woodturning Studio website, but now I’m finding out what great little tools they can be in the garden. You can use them for planting bulbs, seedlings or young plants, and I love that he’s marked measurements on them. Derek does wonderful work, and we have a few of his other pieces in our collection. His dibbers are smooth as glass, and I *almost* hate to get them dirty. I had to run outside and try them, and I love the way they work! I’ll write more about them when I use them to plant my new tomato babies. It’s so seldom that you find handmade garden tools! (And these are VERY affordable, too, and will last forever!)

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dig it!

bobbi c.

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Posted in General, Seafoam Woodturning Studio, bucket, dibber, dibblers, dibbles, garden tools, handmade tools, organic gardening, rainwater, rainwater collection, tomatoes, woodturned tools on March 6th, 2007

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4 Responses to “Rainwater collection illegal?”

  1. Amy E. Fraser Says:
    March 6th, 2007 at 10:10 am

    Those are certainly some interesting gardening tools! :)
    I love Derek’s work!
    He is an amazing artist.
    Great find Bobbi!
    :) Amy

  2. Stephanie Says:
    March 6th, 2007 at 10:18 pm

    Hi Bobbi! This is off today’s topic… BUT… Do you have any suggestions for growing vegetables in pots? Our house is in the city without enough room for a “garden.” Each year, I grow herbs & tomatoes (Italian) in pots, and we have some raspberry bushes, but that’s it! Is there a type of lettuce or anything more adventuresome we can do on our porch? Thanks!

  3. Bobbi Chukran Says:
    March 7th, 2007 at 10:11 am

    Stephanie,

    Check out the blog for Wednesday, I’ll talk about that!

    bobbi c.

  4. Lourdes Says:
    March 7th, 2007 at 9:56 pm

    Can’t colelct rainwater? How very silly

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