2x 10 foot long treated 2x4s 1x 10 foot long vinyl rain gutter 2x end caps for the gutter 5 gallon food buckets 3 inch net cups inch or inch float valve power drill and hole saw scissors or knife.
Rain gutter grow system plans.
1 1 2 inch swivel adapter.
Miracle grow potting mix works great or you can mix your own by using 2 3rds peat moss and 1 3 well rotted manure or compost and a couple of good handfuls of perlite.
You can use plastic buckets barrels or grow bags for containers.
At the core the rain gutter grow system is a self watering container gardening method.
This is a self watering bucket on steroids so naturally i had to try it.
Vertical indoor gutter garden.
Dec 17 2019 this board is all about rain gutter grow systems developed originally by larry hall.
In contrast a hydroponic rain gutter system means you don t need to water your garden saving you time later.
It lightens the soil.
The containers soak up water from the rain gutter using a net cup on the bottom of each container.
I also add about a cup of garden lime or dolomite i also throw in a handful of epsom salts.
Two 2 4 wood pieces 5 feet long.
This system is relatively inexpensive and easy to build.
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Perfect for small spaces you can also use them to create privacy or for decoration.
10 foot gutter or two 5 foot gutters.
Rain gutters as fence decoration.
Although it s a practical and extremely low maintenance way to grow food a vertical self watering gutter garden may take a bit more work and planning.
You can make a self watering rain gutter grow system from a variety of gutter styles.
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13 diy gutter garden ideas to grow plants vertically.