Growing Plants In Rain Gutters

Vertical kitchen gutter garden.

Growing plants in rain gutters.

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. 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. In summer it features white and brown flower spikes. Slide metal end.

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. Protecting the strawberries growing in gutters says. How to grow lettuce in a rain gutter 1. Besides the plants already mentioned you can try.

It grows 2 to 4 feet tall and forms dense mats of grassy foliage. And i think we should let you all know that growing strawberry plants in rain gutters reply. Strawberries greens lettuce spinach and colorful salad greens snap peas radish mint basil rosemary pothos jade plants sedum many varieties both upright and creeping. Add some fertilizer and fill the rest of the gutter with soil.

This will allow the excess water to be drained. Your friends gardener greg and floraformer fred show you progress on growing in rain gutters. Measure and mark for plant spacing from either end of the gutter with a tape measure and pencil. July 15 2014 at 3 07 pm work with day to day.

Grow lettuce spinach or any of your favorite greens in this vertical patch. 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. For instance in a wheelbarrow or in a large bucket. Don t forget to water them regularly.

Pack the soil firmly because your plants won t have a lot of soil to grow. Using it is simple. Progress from seed to harvest is shown with tomatoes lettuce. Fill the gutters with soil to be about half full.

You buy the coir pith as a brick look up 5kg coir pith block machine on youtube to see how it is produced. Self watering rain gutter garden fish pond. This will yield about 70 liter of coir pith ready to use. 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.

Drill small holes in the bottom of the gutters.