Re: Rainwater collectors and more tomatoes.

**Tamsin Salehian t*@sparecreative.com**

We are planning to put rainwater collection tanks in and went to look at
another garden which has put rainwater barrels against a brick wall which
faces the sun and they act as a heat store (dark plastic) and create a micro
climate  (the wall has been enhanced with two wooden fences at angles on
either side to create a heat trap so cold winds donšt blow in too easily)
Many plants grow for longer periods (tomatoes well into winter). Just a
thought that everything has more than one use - you can not only collect
water but depending where the tank goes it will affect the climate around
it.
Tamsin
Melbourne

On 27/3/03 8:27 AM, "David Smead" <smead@amplepower.com> wrote:

> Sean,
> 
> Using the weight of water at 8 pounds per gallon to make the math easy, 50
> gallons of water will weigh 400 pounds, so make sure you can support that.
> 
> One way to make a stand is to lay out a square of stacked 2X4s, where the
> square is about the diameter of a barrel, (about 30 inches).  You don't
> want the 2X4s to slip, so you can glue them together, screw them together,
> or interlock them by routing cross slots.
> 
> Rot is also an issue over the long term.  I made such a barrel stand using
> surplus crating wood that was slightly interloked by using a power plane
> to make the slots.  Then I epoxyed up the frame and pulled the corner
> tight with baling wire until the epoxy cured.  Finally the frame was
> painted to prevent UV from damaging the epoxy.  Sealed in such a fashion,
> the frame may last for 30 years.
> 
> Good luck on your project.

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