Growing Lettuce In Rain Gutters

Nope if you have a fence or some type of wall you can attach a gutter to you can grow lettuce in gutters.

Growing lettuce in rain gutters.

Using a planter i made from a piece of rain. Dinosaur lacinato kale and red russian kale. We are in nc and i like to plant lettuce in gutters around march. A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters.

Measure and mark for plant spacing from either end of the gutter with a tape measure and pencil. Grow the best lettuce ever you can do it. Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season. Cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw for plastic gutters.

Simply line your gutters with a wee bit of pea gravel add potting soil then add your seeds or lettuce starts and water as you normally would. Being in a gutter the soil will dry out faster and the temperature will fluctuate in larger increments. Place end caps on gutters. Space gutters between 12 18 apart to allow plenty of room for lettuce seedlings to grow.

Thin out the plants as needed if they become crowded in the gutter after seeds germinate. Using a tape measure space l brackets 3 apart centered on the wall where the gutter will be placed using 2 12x1 1 2 screws per bracket. Press the seeds about 1 4 inch deep into the soil with your finger or the eraser end of a pencil. How to grow lettuce in a rain gutter 1.

This is the way to grow lettuce without insect or slug damage. Cover the seeds with a light layer of soil lettuce seeds require sunlight to germinate. It s super easy i promise. It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily.

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.