Growing Herbs In Gutters

At the moment the herb and veggie gutters contain basil lettuce cherry tomatoes parsley spinach and thyme.

Growing herbs in gutters.

1 cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw. Indoors gutters work well for growing herbs lettuce spinach and other greens you use when cooking. Besides the plants already mentioned you can try. This gardening practice also helps the environment and takes advantage of vertical garden space.

Spray paint all the gutters with two coats of rust oleum plastic spray paint allowing for drying time between. Vertical gutter herb garden planter step 1. 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.

I cut mine into 3 33 pieces. Strawberries greens lettuce spinach and colorful salad greens snap peas radish mint basil rosemary pothos jade plants sedum many varieties both upright and creeping. Measure and mark 27 inches from either end of the gutter to find. Growing herbs in gutter gardens care great because they are generally smaller and lightweight.

My garden contains spearmint orange mint lemon balm parsley cilantro and basil. Attach all the stop ends to the gutter lengths. You can also start your garden from seeds. 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.

The gutters are mounted and now it s time to add the herbs and veggies. You ll never have to go outside to collect foods from the garden again. Cut down your gutter first thing we are gonna do is cut down this 10 gutter. Vertical gardening saves space while the convenient location means all you need to do is pick what you need when you need it.

Gutter gardener puts flowers herbs and veggies within easy reach. I will be mounting a frame and wire support once the cherry tomatoes get bigger.