Growing Lettuce In Gutters
The middle rail was planted with 2 types of kale seeds.
Growing lettuce in gutters. Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season. Dinosaur lacinato kale and red russian kale. Growing lettuce in gutters. Yesterday i spent the afternoon transplanting lettuce starts in the greenhouse.
Rain gutters are easy to find and come in a variety of shapes sizes and materials including plastic aluminum or copper. Ideal for growing shallow container plants like lettuce strawberries and scallions gutter gardens can be assembled in a few hours and enjoyed all summer long. 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. A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters.
Progress from seed to harvest is shown with tomatoes lettuce. First find the gutters that you want to use. Your friends gardener greg and floraformer fred show you progress on growing in rain gutters. How to grow lettuce in a rain gutter.
It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily. These days many containers are used to grow flowers herbs and vegetables including some for gutter garden ideas. Read the full disclosure by mavis butterfield on march 19 2014 8 comments. 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.
Grow lettuce in a gutter i love this article on how to grow lettuce in a gutter really great for small gutters. 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.