Growing Herbs In Gutters

Besides the plants already mentioned you can try.

Growing herbs in gutters.

Vertical gardening saves space while the convenient location means all you need to do is pick what you need when you need it. 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. Vertical gutter herb garden planter step 1. The gutters are mounted and now it s time to add the herbs and veggies.

My garden contains spearmint orange mint lemon balm parsley cilantro and basil. I will be mounting a frame and wire support once the cherry tomatoes get bigger. Strawberries greens lettuce spinach and colorful salad greens snap peas radish mint basil rosemary pothos jade plants sedum many varieties both upright and creeping. 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 can also start your garden from seeds. This gardening practice also helps the environment and takes advantage of vertical garden space. Measure 45mm from the end of each gutter and drill a hole in the bottom 20mm in diameter with a hole saw. At the moment the herb and veggie gutters contain basil lettuce cherry tomatoes parsley spinach and thyme.

I cut mine into 3 33 pieces. Measure and mark 27 inches from either end of the gutter to find. 1 cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw. The staggered arrangement allows for taller plants to reach a good height.

Growing herbs in gutter gardens care great because they are generally smaller and lightweight. Cut down your gutter first thing we are gonna do is cut down this 10 gutter. Here is a list of other herbs that you can usually find at your local nursery or garden center. Gutter gardener puts flowers herbs and veggies within easy reach.

You ll never have to go outside to collect foods from the garden again. Paint your gutters i decided to make a design on my gutters so i grabbed some artist s tape and went to town.