Growing Plants In Rain Gutters

Cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw for plastic gutters.

Growing plants in rain gutters.

Using it is simple. Measure and mark for plant spacing from either end of the gutter with a tape measure and pencil. And i think we should let you all know that growing strawberry plants in rain gutters reply. Things you will need tape measure pencil tin snips hand or circular saw gutter end caps pliers silicone caulk pvc glue 1 4 inch drill bit power drill potting soil gardening trowel strawberry transplants scissors watering can fertilizer.

You buy the coir pith as a brick look up 5kg coir pith block machine on youtube to see how it is produced. Progress from seed to harvest is shown with tomatoes lettuce. Grow lettuce spinach or any of your favorite greens in this vertical patch. Not every plant is suitable for rain gutter gardening but plants that have shallow root systems and don t require much space do wonderfully in a rain gutter garden.

Follow this exclusive guide here to build your very own hydroponic rain gutter garden with the 40 feet of vertical growing space and 50 gallon fish pond. This will yield about 70 liter of coir pith ready to use. And while i m complaining i have to say i haven t loved this new experience of using the gutter system for growing strawberries either. Your friends gardener greg and floraformer fred show you progress on growing in rain gutters.

Protecting the strawberries growing in gutters says. Pack the soil firmly because your plants won t have a lot of soil to grow. Strawberries greens lettuce spinach and colorful salad greens snap peas radish mint basil rosemary pothos jade plants sedum many varieties both upright and creeping. Spike rush eleocharis palustris can grow in either standing water or in medium wet soil so it s right at home edging a pond by a gutter downspout or in a rain garden.

For instance in a wheelbarrow or in a large bucket. If you have a long narrow garden space or a lot of vertical space to use rain gutter gardening is perfect for you. Drill small holes in the bottom of the gutters. Add some fertilizer and fill the rest of the gutter with soil.

Self watering rain gutter garden fish pond. July 15 2014 at 3 07 pm work with day to day. Fill the gutters with soil to be about half full. How to grow lettuce in a rain gutter 1.

This will allow the excess water to be drained. It grows 2 to 4 feet tall and forms dense mats of grassy foliage. Don t forget to water them regularly. Add organic fertilizer to about 20 liters of water and add that to the brick.

Vertical kitchen gutter garden.