The idea behind this was to be able to keep lettuce growing so i can actually have a complete salad from the garden when cucumbers and tomatoes are harvested.
Growing lettuce in gutter.
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.
Plant in your gutter garden.
Dinosaur lacinato kale and red russian kale.
The middle rail was planted with 2 types of kale seeds.
First off you need a soil medium.
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.
Lettuce lactuca sativa a cool season crop hardy to u s.
Lettuce lactuca sativa a cool season crop hardy to u s.
Nope if you have a fence or some type of wall you can attach a gutter to you can grow lettuce in gutters.
See how i installed gutters in my greenhouse.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 9 is frequently grown in shallow containers.
You can use compost or buy the bagged potting soil.
It s super easy i promise.