Growing Herbs In Gutters

Paint your gutters i decided to make a design on my gutters so i grabbed some artist s tape and went to town.

Growing herbs in gutters.

You can also start your garden from seeds. Vertical gutter herb garden planter step 1. 1 cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw. Spray paint all the gutters with two coats of rust oleum plastic spray paint allowing for drying time between.

Strawberries greens lettuce spinach and colorful salad greens snap peas radish mint basil rosemary pothos jade plants sedum many varieties both upright and creeping. My garden contains spearmint orange mint lemon balm parsley cilantro and basil. Measure and mark 27 inches from either end of the gutter to find. This gardening practice also helps the environment and takes advantage of vertical garden space.

Here is a list of other herbs that you can usually find at your local nursery or garden center. The staggered arrangement allows for taller plants to reach a good height. I cut mine into 3 33 pieces. I will be mounting a frame and wire support once the cherry tomatoes get bigger.

You ll never have to go outside to collect foods from the garden again. 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. Gutter gardener puts flowers herbs and veggies within easy reach.

Indoors gutters work well for growing herbs lettuce spinach and other greens you use when cooking. At the moment the herb and veggie gutters contain basil lettuce cherry tomatoes parsley spinach and thyme. 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. Cut down your gutter first thing we are gonna do is cut down this 10 gutter.

Growing herbs in gutter gardens care great because they are generally smaller and lightweight. Attach all the stop ends to the gutter lengths.