How to grow lettuce in a rain gutter.
Growing lettuce in gutters.
Your friends gardener greg and floraformer fred show you progress on growing in rain gutters.
Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season.
No one knows who originated the idea of growing shallow rooted plants in a prepared gutter but it is a worthwhile undertaking.
Progress from seed to harvest is shown with tomatoes lettuce.
The middle rail was planted with 2 types of kale seeds.
These days many containers are used to grow flowers herbs and vegetables including some for gutter garden ideas.
Growing lettuce in gutters.
Yesterday i spent the afternoon transplanting lettuce starts in the greenhouse.
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.
Being in a gutter the soil will dry out faster and the temperature will fluctuate in larger increments.
For the past two springs i have grown lettuce in my greenhouse gutters with great success so i figured hey.
Dinosaur lacinato kale and red russian kale.
It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily.
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Home vegetable gardening saves money versus purchasing produce from a grocery store or farmers market but you can end up spending more money than you save if.
Rain gutters are easy to find and come in a variety of shapes sizes and materials including plastic aluminum or copper.
A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters.
Home vegetable gardening saves money versus purchasing produce from a grocery store or farmers market but you can end up spending more money than you save if you purchase all new gardening equipment.
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