Gutter Planting System

This system is relatively inexpensive and easy to build.

Gutter planting system.

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. The best garden gutter plants are those with spreading roots instead of those that continue to grow downward. Diy strawberry gutter system easiest way to grow strawberries click show more for all the links and other info i mentioned in the video in today s vide. At the core the rain gutter grow system is a self watering container gardening method.

Succulent plants generally have spreading roots and grow perfectly in shallow containers such as a portion of gutter. Using our mgs will enable a production increase of 25 30 per square meter as opposed to conventional greenhouse table systems thereby heavily reducing the energy consumption per plant. 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 systems rggs are self watering containers on steroids and they are new ways to grow plants that reduce watering and reduce weeding.

And by that i mean well they are all dead big gardening fail. You can use plastic buckets barrels or grow bags for containers. I ve seen others that run back and forth diagonally to create an easy watering system. Gutter gardens can also be used as a privacy screen plus they provide planting space.

Some people make hanging gutter gardens that are not attached to a wall. Check out rain gutter grow system magazine by larry hall see lots od cutting edge container gardening http flip it fzi8uk also our face book rain gutter gr. Of course some people also have plants growing out of their rain gutters that have gotten clogged with debris ok that s a joke. Our moving gutter system is designed to reduce labour energy and water consumption thereby both reducing your production costs and your environmental footprint.