Gutter Lettuce Planters

These painted gutters filled with annuals are fun and eyecatching.

Gutter lettuce planters.

You can also grow lettuce vertically in a lettuce tower like this. Attaching simple white rain gutters to a wooden pallet is a great way to make a sturdy vertical wall garden and it s great for raising lettuce as shown in the image below. Vertical lettuce planter if you d like to add charming organic green accents to your shabby chic home try this vertical garden for herbs lettuce or any other lush and leafy vegetables. Grow lettuce spinach or any of your favorite greens in this vertical patch.

Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 9 is frequently grown in shallow containers. If you ve got an old ladder you can also repurpose it to grow plants vertically. It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily. Being in a gutter the soil will dry out faster and the temperature will fluctuate in larger increments.

See more ideas about rain gutters self watering gutter garden. Polka dot 3 tier gutter planter. Gutter gardens work well for growing plants that you d typically place in a 4 inch pots. Lettuce lactuca sativa a cool season crop hardy to u s.

If you can do some woodworking make a ladder planter holder like this. Consider these factors when choosing your container. Make sure you avoid paint contaminated with lead. You won t need large plot for this project just your vertical garden and a free corner or some empty spaces.

Gutters fascias metal surfaces and areas with enamel paint. You can complete this project following this tutorial given here. Feb 24 2014 explore mart85yahoocom s board larry hall s standard rain gutter system followed by 200 people on pinterest. If you want to reuse an item such as an old window frame it s important to check the age of the house it came from.

Hanging vegetable gutter garden. Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season. Common plants grown in gutters include the following. You can cut much of the start up.

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. A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters. Plastic gutter vertical garden. This super cute 3 tier hanging gutter planter is exceptional to look at.