Growing Herbs In Gutters

Paint your gutters i decided to make a design on my gutters so i grabbed some artist s tape and went to town.

Growing herbs in gutters.

Growing herbs in gutter gardens care great because they are generally smaller and lightweight. Strawberries greens lettuce spinach and colorful salad greens snap peas radish mint basil rosemary pothos jade plants sedum many varieties both upright and creeping. You can also start your garden from seeds. Indoors gutters work well for growing herbs lettuce spinach and other greens you use when cooking.

I cut mine into 3 33 pieces. Attach all the stop ends to the gutter lengths. Vertical gutter herb garden planter step 1. Cut down your gutter first thing we are gonna do is cut down this 10 gutter.

I ve got one rutabaga plant in the dirt and one rutabaga plant growing in a gutter and i ll see which one does better. You ll never have to go outside to collect foods from the garden again. The gutters are mounted and now it s time to add the herbs and veggies. Spray paint all the gutters with two coats of rust oleum plastic spray paint allowing for drying time between.

Here is a list of other herbs that you can usually find at your local nursery or garden center. Cut a piece of gutter 4 1 2 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw or circular saw for pvc rain gutters. My garden contains spearmint orange mint lemon balm parsley cilantro and basil. Measure and mark 27 inches from either end of the gutter to find.

Gutter gardener puts flowers herbs and veggies within easy reach. 1 cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw. Besides the plants already mentioned you can try. Measure 45mm from the end of each gutter and drill a hole in the bottom 20mm in diameter with a hole saw.

Vertical gardening saves space while the convenient location means all you need to do is pick what you need when you need it. The staggered arrangement allows for taller plants to reach a good height.