You can grow shallow rooted annuals greens herbs and plants nasturtiums in this setup.
Growing vegetables in a gutter.
The idea behind this was to be able to keep lettuce growing so i can actually have a complete salad from the garden when cucumbers and tomatoes are harvested.
You can grow shallow rooted annuals greens herbs and plants nasturtiums in this setup.
Lettuce can be a great leafy vegetable to be grown in the rain gutter garden.
Chives parsley cilantro scallions.
Pack the soil firmly because your plants won t have a lot of soil to grow.
Soak fresh picked lettuce leaves in ice water before placing them in a storage bag to keep the lettuce leaves fresh and.
Drill small holes in the bottom of the gutters.
Add some fertilizer and fill the rest of the gutter with soil.
Strawberries greens lettuce spinach and colorful salad greens snap peas radish mint basil rosemary pothos jade plants sedum many varieties both upright and creeping.
Spray paint all the gutters with two coats of rust oleum plastic spray paint allowing for drying time between.
You can use compost or buy the bagged potting soil.
Rotate your lettuce crops to keep an abundant supply of fresh lettuce producing during the growing season.
Lettuce salad greens asian greens spinach or mustard radishes carrots beets strawberries snap peas chives garlic cilantro bunching onions mint thyme marjoram succulents annual flowers.
8 lettuce in rain gutter garden.
Gardening in the gutter literally.
This will allow the excess water to be drained.
Plant in your gutter garden.
They can be planted vertically on the lines and you will be able to produce the lettuce right in the comfort of your home.
Fill the gutters with soil to be about half full.
Dress up your boring wooden fence or walls using aluminum gutters following this idea.
Radishes beets and shallow carrot varieties.
Lettuces chard kale spinach arugula mache.
9 gutter garden plants for indoor planting.
Besides the plants already mentioned you can try.
Attach all the stop ends to the gutter lengths.
Your friends gardener greg and floraformer fred show you progress on growing in rain gutters.
Common plants grown in gutters include the following.
First off you need a soil medium.
Measure 45mm from the end of each gutter and drill a hole in the bottom 20mm in diameter with a hole saw.