Growing Lettuce In Gutters

Cover the seeds with a light layer of soil lettuce seeds require sunlight to germinate.

Growing lettuce in gutters.

Hanging vertical gutter garden. You ll never have to go outside to collect foods from the garden again. Drill holes for wire if your garden will hang and add drainage holes unless the gutter garden will be at an angle where it can drain. It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily.

This is the way to grow lettuce without insect or slug damage. Nope if you have a fence or some type of wall you can attach a gutter to you can grow lettuce in gutters. Press the seeds about 1 4 inch deep into the soil with your finger or the eraser end of a pencil. It s super easy i promise.

Using a planter i made from a piece of rain. Slide metal end. Cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw for plastic gutters. Cut them into appropriate lengths wearing safety glasses.

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. Dinosaur lacinato kale and red russian kale. Basic gutter garden tutorial. How to grow lettuce in a rain gutter 1.

A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters. Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season. Scatter several lettuce seeds across the soil at a density of approximately one seed per inch of growing space. Grow the best lettuce ever you can do it.

We are in nc and i like to plant lettuce in gutters around march. A smart and inexpensive way to add some vertical growing space. Paint gutters for a more colorful display. Indoors gutters work well for growing herbs lettuce spinach and other greens you use when cooking.

Hang on a stand if desired. Being in a gutter the soil will dry out faster and the temperature will fluctuate in larger increments. Vertical gardening saves space while the convenient location means all you need to do is pick what you need when you need it. The middle rail was planted with 2 types of kale seeds.

Grow lettuce spinach or any of your favorite greens in this vertical patch. 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.