Growing Herbs In Gutters

The gutters are mounted and now it s time to add the herbs and veggies.

Growing herbs in gutters.

I will be mounting a frame and wire support once the cherry tomatoes get bigger. Here is a list of other herbs that you can usually find at your local nursery or garden center. Measure and mark 27 inches from either end of the gutter to find. Vertical gutter herb garden planter step 1.

Growing herbs in gutter gardens care great because they are generally smaller and lightweight. 1 cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw. 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. Attach all the stop ends to the gutter lengths.

Paint your gutters i decided to make a design on my gutters so i grabbed some artist s tape and went to town. Measure 45mm from the end of each gutter and drill a hole in the bottom 20mm in diameter with a hole saw. 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. Indoors gutters work well for growing herbs lettuce spinach and other greens you use when cooking.

Gutter gardener puts flowers herbs and veggies within easy reach. Vertical gardening saves space while the convenient location means all you need to do is pick what you need when you need it. Besides the plants already mentioned you can try. My garden contains spearmint orange mint lemon balm parsley cilantro and basil.

I cut mine into 3 33 pieces. You ll never have to go outside to collect foods from the garden again. You can also start your garden from seeds. Strawberries greens lettuce spinach and colorful salad greens snap peas radish mint basil rosemary pothos jade plants sedum many varieties both upright and creeping.

This gardening practice also helps the environment and takes advantage of vertical garden space. At the moment the herb and veggie gutters contain basil lettuce cherry tomatoes parsley spinach and thyme.