Growing Lettuce In Gutters

Cover the seeds with a light layer of soil lettuce seeds require sunlight to germinate.

Growing lettuce in gutters.

Vertical gardening saves space while the convenient location means all you need to do is pick what you need when you need it. You ll never have to go outside to collect foods from the garden again. Cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw for plastic gutters. The middle rail was planted with 2 types of kale seeds.

Slide metal end. Drill holes for wire if your garden will hang and add drainage holes unless the gutter garden will be at an angle where it can drain. Scatter several lettuce seeds across the soil at a density of approximately one seed per inch of growing space. Measure and mark for plant spacing from either end of the gutter with a tape measure and pencil.

A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters. Indoors gutters work well for growing herbs lettuce spinach and other greens you use when cooking. Grow lettuce spinach or any of your favorite greens in this vertical patch. Learn how to build a rain gutter garden by spending less than 50 following this viral tutorial article available at the preparednessmama.

Using a planter i made from a piece of rain. Being in a gutter the soil will dry out faster and the temperature will fluctuate in larger increments. It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily. How to grow lettuce in a rain gutter 1.

Hanging vertical gutter garden. Trust me if you want your kids to eat it call it dinosaur kale finally i planted the bottom gutter with romaine lettuce and a cut and come again salad mix. Hang on a stand if desired. Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season.

Basic gutter garden tutorial. Dinosaur lacinato kale and red russian kale. A smart and inexpensive way to add some vertical growing space. Press the seeds about 1 4 inch deep into the soil with your finger or the eraser end of a pencil.

We are in nc and i like to plant lettuce in gutters around march. It s super easy i promise. See how i installed gutters in my greenhouse. Grow the best lettuce ever you can do it.

Simply line your gutters with a wee bit of pea gravel add potting soil then add your seeds or lettuce starts and water as you normally would. This is the way to grow lettuce without insect or slug damage.