The tops have a window-screen type of insert that keeps most debris and such from getting into the barrels, although the granules from our roof shingles can get through. There are short hoses coming off the bottom of each barrel, which make it easy to fill watering cans; for direct watering on the garden we've been using a small pump, which is kind of a hassle and I think we might try adding an extra row of the cement blocks for a little more height next year, in hopes of being able to use the soaker hoses directly from the barrels.

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