During winter, either empty and store your barrel or maintain a low water level so repeated freezing and thawing of water in your rain barrel does not split the screen or cause cracks in the plastic.

Learn to build your own rain barrel with just a few tools.

A revamped rain barrel has made life easier in the Miller household, allowing for options of where the water will land.

A workshop offered by Penn State Extension will answer questions and provide rain barrels for sale.