Hang on a stand if desired.
Growing spinach in a gutter.
Soak fresh picked lettuce leaves in ice water before placing them in a storage bag to keep the lettuce leaves fresh and.
Make sure your gutters are securely attached or hung and then fill them with organic potting soil.
If you re having germination problems there are a few possible causes for these.
A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters.
Paint gutters for a more colorful display.
Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season.
When seedlings sprout to about two inches thin them to 3 4 inches apart.
Keep soil moist with.
Simply line your gutters with a wee bit of pea gravel add potting soil then add your seeds or lettuce starts and water as you normally would.
Fill the gutter within a half inch of the top lip with potting soil scooping the potting soil into the gutter by hand or with a gardening trowel.
See how i installed gutters in my greenhouse check out this stock tank filled with lettuce.
Being in a gutter the soil will dry out faster and the temperature will fluctuate in larger increments.
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.
Seeds that are buried too shallowly or too deep can fail to germinate aim for 1 4 to 1 2 planting depth.
It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily.
Common plants grown in gutters include the following.
Rotate your lettuce crops to keep an abundant supply of fresh lettuce producing during the growing season.
You can either drill holes in the bottoms of your gutters or hang them at a slight angle so that excess water slides away.
It s super easy i promise.
Learning how to grow spinach will also require you to be ready for these potential issues.
How to grow spinach fertilize only if necessary due to slow growth or use as a supplement if your soil ph is inadequate.
Beyond thinning no cultivation is necessary.
Roots are shallow and easily damaged.
Drill holes for wire if your garden will hang and add drainage holes unless the gutter garden will be at an angle where it can drain.