Growing lettuce is so easy takes up little space and you can even grow it among flowers.
Growing lettuce in gutter.
A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters.
Salad seedlings growing in guttering seed should germinate within a few days.
It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily.
Grow the best lettuce ever you can do it.
In some regions it s possible to plant a second crop of lettuce in the fall or even early winter.
Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season.
Cut them into appropriate lengths wearing safety glasses.
They act as barrier plants for the lettuce.
Leave to grow on for up to four weeks before planting out in the soil.
Nope if you have a fence or some type of wall you can attach a gutter to you can grow lettuce in gutters.
A smart and inexpensive way to add some vertical growing space.
Being in a gutter the soil will dry out faster and the temperature will fluctuate in larger increments.
It s super easy i promise.
Don t forget to keep plants well watered especially in hot weather.
Find tips for planting a second crop of lettuce here.
Grow lettuce spinach or any of your favorite greens in this vertical patch.
Lettuce grows for many weeks in the mild weather of spring and fall.
Hanging vertical gutter garden.
Paint gutters for a more colorful display.
Leaf lettuce is easy to tuck in between and under taller vegetables and is perfect for containers.
Drill holes for wire if your garden will hang and add drainage holes unless the gutter garden will be at an angle where it can drain.
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.
Dinosaur lacinato kale and red russian kale.
This is the way to grow lettuce without insect or slug damage.
If you d like to grow your lettuce inside your home check out these tips for growing lettuce indoors.
Hang on a stand if desired.
Fill the gutter with fertile well drained potting medium to within 1 2 inch of the top edge.
You don t have to have a greenhouse to try this.
Using a planter i made from a piece of rain.
Basic gutter garden tutorial.
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.