with all this rain and in our case snow! i thought it would be fun to post something about collecting rain water for gardening . Luckily I stumbled apon some posts that in some states it is illegal to so so because of some first come first go law from centuries ago which states that the water initially “belonged to someone else”…. So before you decide to do anything, make sure you are allowed ( in MI we are)

https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/states-where-it-is-illegal-to-collect-rainwater/

I do not know about other parts of the world….

But… if you are allowed:

23 Awesome DIY Rainwater Harvesting Systems You Can Build at Home