How to Make a Rain Gauge (& Save Water in the Garden).
A rain gauge measures the quantities of water that has fallen into the garden or vegetable patch.
That way, when watering, we know exactly how much water to add!
It is an essential tool for measuring precipitation and therefore saving water.
It's so easy to make that it would be a shame to buy one!
here is how to make your homemade rain gauge in 2 minutes with a plastic bottle. Look :
What you need
- plastic bottle (preferably with a flat bottom)
- pair of scissors (or cutter)
- tape
- chatterton (opaque and solid tape)
- indelible marker
- ruler
How to do
1. With the scissors, cut off the top of the bottle just where it starts to shrink.
2. Invert the cut part into the bottle to form a funnel.
3. Hold these two parts together by fixing them well with the adhesive tape.
4. Cut a strip of chatterton the length of the bottle.
5. Glue this strip vertically along the bottle, starting from the flat bottom.
6. Using the ruler and the marker, graduate the strip of chatterton every 0.5 cm to the top.
7. Place the rain gauge in an open area and on a flat surface.
8. Read your rain gauge every 24 hours, and empty it after each reading.
Results
And There you go ! Your homemade DIY rain gauge is already ready to measure the fallen rain :-)
Easy, fast and efficient isn't it?
You don't even have to buy one in a garden center thanks to this 100% recycled DIY.
Now you know how much rain is falling. It suffices to add the quantities over a week or over a month.
If your bottle does not have a flat bottom, fill the bottom with gravel to create a flat bottom.
It is also a great project to do with your children especially if they are in kindergarten.
Your turn...
Have you tried this easy tutorial to create your homemade rain gauge? Tell us in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!
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