Spotted a clever downspout solution in my alley... tried it myself.

The guy two houses over had connected a black corrugated tube to his gutter outlet... it was just draped into a rain barrel. I used a similar tube from the store and some hose clamps to aim water toward my garden. Total cost was about eight bucks and it took twenty minutes... my plants are much happier now. Simple things, right?

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eric_adams1118h ago

Sweet setup, always feels good to nail a cheap fix like that. @the_brooke makes a good point about the clamps coming loose, did you have to do anything special to stop the barrel from overflowing? I'm wondering if you thought about burying that tube partway to keep it out of the way.

mila_park15h ago

That black corrugated tube from the store, is it the flexible kind without the wire mesh? Ngl, I tried one that collapsed after a few months. How are you handling overflow from the rain barrel, just letting it drain into the garden? Did you cement the barrel down or anything to stop it from moving?

the_brooke18h ago

Yeah, hose clamps are the way to go. Just check that connection every so often after a big rain, mine popped off once.