Outdoor Gutter Growing

They can even help you adequately water your garden with less effort.

Outdoor gutter growing.

The bright colors and the lovely smell can be an excellent decoration for the exterior of the house. This was a very simple project. It has a spongy structure moisture retention qualities and it does not compact easily but will allow for oxygen for the plant underground to help the cells in the plant root to take up water and nutrients. See more ideas about grow system rain gutters gutter.

Thanks to their elevated existence gutter gardens resist rabbits bugs slugs and other pests that troll the ground for food. Rain gutters as fence decoration. You just use the gutter as a long planter. The possibilities for your garden are endless.

You can grow shallow rooted annuals greens herbs and plants nasturtiums in this setup. One of the cutest small gutter garden ideas includes planting different flowers especially the seasonal ones such as marigolds violas and pansies. These flowers are small and may bloom beautifully in their seasons. We screwed it all to the wall at a slight angle so that the water would drain and we drilled some drainage holes on the low side of each gutter.

Sep 13 2012 explore susan smith s board gardening rain gutter grow system followed by 185 people on pinterest. Radishes beets and shallow carrot varieties. In short gutter gardening is a term that implies growing a vertical garden in a rain gutter. Home gardeners should have enough insight regarding the properties of plants as they grow.

Dress up your boring wooden fence or walls using aluminum gutters following this idea. The concept is simple. Besides the plants already mentioned you can try. Lettuces chard kale spinach arugula mache.

Perfect for small spaces you can also use them to create privacy or for decoration. I have not done a direct comparison but soilless seems to be the way to go when growing in gutters and coir pith coco peat is a choice that is growing in popularity. Rain gutter grow systems rggs are self watering containers on steroids and they are new ways to grow plants that reduce watering and reduce weeding. These create suitable growing spaces for smaller plants like strawberries herbs and lettuces.