I finally caved and bought him. Its silly but every time I went to Target I went and looked at him. I didn't realize it but he's a solar light! He was on sale and by himself so I decided to splurge and bring him home. 

Well looks like the water barrels work. Its not the perfect fix but big improvement. It rained all day and the cellar wasn't as damp as it normally would be. I will add a hose to direct the water away from the house. I also have a plan to use gutters on one part of the house but will need to wait until it stops raining!

Look stuff is growing! Not sure what is growing...but stuff is growing, that's the important part. :)