Slide metal end caps onto the.
Lettuce in gutters.
Measure and mark for plant spacing from either end of the gutter with a tape measure and pencil.
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.
Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season.
Being in a gutter the soil will dry out faster and the temperature will fluctuate in larger increments.
Start to finish in the spring most lettuce varieties only take about 45 60 days to reach maturity.
Gutter gardens work well for growing plants that you d typically place in a 4 inch pots.
It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily.
Under the low side of the bottom rail i added a drainage bucket to catch the wonderful compost tea that trickles down through the system.
It s super easy i promise.
The farmer s market blend from botanical interests is my favorite.
They allow you to grow many plants and herbs and gardeners typically use them to grow annuals with shallow roots along with herbs greens and flowers.
Growing lettuce in containers and gutters has got to be the easiest thing to grow on the planet.
Common plants grown in gutters include the following.
Cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw for plastic gutters.
Slide metal end.
Trust me if you want your kids to eat it call it dinosaur kale finally i planted the bottom gutter with romaine lettuce and a cut and come again salad mix.
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How to grow lettuce in a rain gutter 1.
Cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw for plastic gutters.
Measure and mark for plant spacing from either end of the gutter with a tape measure and pencil.