Using rainwater collected from your roof for the garden

[Kaleva]

6. After doing more research, it would not be cost effective for me to do this.

If I already had rain gutters installed, this would work for me but in figuring about how much water I'd need to supplement the average rainfall I do get in this area, the cost of installing the rain gutters would require a pay back of many, many years.

Replacing my over 20 year old top loading washing machine with a high efficient front loader would save every month about the amount of water I'd need for the garden. I'd be even further ahead investing in a fold-able clothes rack to dry my clothes indoors in the cold months and an outdoor clothesline to dry them in the warm months.