Rain gutters as fence decoration dress up your boring wooden fence or walls using aluminum gutters following this idea.
Rain gutter grow system fence.
And by that i mean well they are all dead big gardening fail.
You can grow shallow rooted annuals greens herbs and plants nasturtiums in this setup.
Ok so you want to build a rain gutter grow system.
This system is relatively inexpensive and easy to build.
At the core the rain gutter grow system is a self watering container gardening method.
It can be placed against the side of a house shed or fence as an alternative to growing food in the ground.
Of course some people also have plants growing out of their rain gutters that have gotten clogged with debris ok that s a joke.
Use your creativity to put a gutter garden in some of your free space.
Dec 17 2019 this board is all about rain gutter grow systems developed originally by larry hall.
I ve been feeling an urgency to get this blog post update out because i have been seeing ridiculous growing traffic on our strawberry planting in rain gutters post and i think we should let you all know that growing strawberry plants in rain gutters hasn t turned out so well for us.
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2 10 ft treated 2x4 s 1 10 ft rain gutter and 2 end caps i prefer the u snap b.
Here is what you will need.
The containers soak up water from the rain gutter using a net cup on the bottom of each container.
This is a self watering bucket on steroids so naturally i had to try it.
Some people make hanging gutter gardens that are not attached to a wall.
Consider these uses for gutter gardens.
I ve seen others that run back and forth diagonally to create an easy watering system.
If you need inspiration take a look here.
Rain gutter grow systems are a new way to grow plants that reduce watering and reduce weeding.
It s a rain gutter designed to hold your choice of plants and decorate a wall fence porch railing or other area.