It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily.
Gutter planters for lettuce.
Install this upcycled gutter garden anywhere to grow all your loose leaf plants.
Space leaf lettuce every 4 inches loose headed varieties every 8 inches and firm headed varieties 16 inches apart.
Using a planter i made from a piece of rain.
This super cute 3 tier hanging gutter planter is exceptional to look at.
The name is a misnomer however.
Basically these gardens are usually made using old rain gutters.
This is the way to grow lettuce without insect or slug damage.
Measure and mark for plant spacing from either end of the gutter with a tape measure and pencil.
Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season.
Here s a fun vertical gardening idea.
For full project details click here.
Learn how to make a rain gutter garden on your yard fence.
A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters.
Sep 22 2015 upcycle old and used gutters into a simple lettuce gutter garden.
3 slide metal end caps onto the gutter and crimp the edges of the end cap to the gutter with pliers.
Grow lettuce spinach or any of your favorite greens in this vertical patch.
You can complete this project following this tutorial given here.
These are easily upcycled and repurposed into planters in a variety of clever and inventive ways.
Gutter gardens are becoming popular for growing lettuce and other vegetables in a small amount of space but there s no reason they can t be decorative too.
You don t actually need to use rain gutters specifically to make one of these space saving gardens.
Being in a gutter the soil will dry out faster and the temperature will fluctuate in larger increments.
Vertical wall planter 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.
Measure and mark for plant spacing from either end of the gutter with a tape measure and pencil.
Sep 22 2015.
These painted gutters filled with annuals are fun and eyecatching.
Plastic bottles make the best planters.