How to grow lettuce in a rain gutter.
Growing vegetables in a gutter.
With the aid of reclaimed gutters and a little imagination you can design a vertical garden for very little money and grow all kinds of plants flowers and vegetables.
If you have a long narrow garden space or a lot of vertical space to use rain gutter gardening is perfect for you.
From vegetables to flowers they will all grow in a gutter using hydroponic principles.
If you have a success with this type of gardening you can always add more rows of gutters under the initial row to grow even more plants or to produce more vegetables.
No one knows who originated the idea of growing shallow rooted plants in a prepared gutter but it is a worthwhile undertaking.
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However you don t need to use rain gutters to grow vegetables only.
The rain gutters you use for gardening need some preparation first.
Pvc rain gutters will last indefinitely.
Note that metal rain gutters will eventually rust although you can still use them.
The team couldn t resist sharing with you some of the fantastic ideas some of our readers have sent us for growing herbs vegetables and flowers in gutters.
Preparing for rain gutter gardening.
There are many other plants suitable for this kind of containers.