Sep 22 2015 upcycle old and used gutters into a simple lettuce gutter garden.
Gutter planters for lettuce.
For full project details click here.
Plastic bottles make the best planters.
Basically these gardens are usually made using old rain gutters.
Learn how to make a rain gutter garden on your yard fence.
It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily.
3 slide metal end caps onto the gutter and crimp the edges of the end cap to the gutter with pliers.
This super cute 3 tier hanging gutter planter is exceptional to look at.
Space leaf lettuce every 4 inches loose headed varieties every 8 inches and firm headed varieties.
The name is a misnomer however.
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.
Sep 22 2015.
Polka dot 3 tier gutter planter.
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.
Grow lettuce spinach or any of your favorite greens in this vertical patch.
These painted gutters filled with annuals are fun and eyecatching.
A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters.
Using a planter i made from a piece of rain.
Measure and mark for plant spacing from either end of the gutter with a tape measure and pencil.
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.
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.
You can complete this project following this tutorial given here.
You don t actually need to use rain gutters specifically to make one of these space saving gardens.
Grow the best lettuce ever you can do it.
These are easily upcycled and repurposed into planters in a variety of clever and inventive ways.