What You'll Need. With these simple, straightforward steps, anyone can make a DIY rain barrel by upcycling an outdoor trash ...

If algae start growing in your rain barrel, empty out the water and scrub out the inside of the barrel with a mix of 3/4 bleach to 1 gallon of water. Rinse it out very well and dump the bleach ...

For this weeks Weather Wednesday, StormTRACKER Meteorologist Jesse Ritka teams up with Kim Radebuagh of the River Keepers of Fargo-Moorhead to show us how to make a rain barrel at home.