Using a planter i made from a piece of rain.
Growing lettuce in rain gutters.
Being in a gutter the soil will dry out faster and the temperature will fluctuate in larger increments.
It s super easy i promise.
It is easier to take care of but you do need to look at it daily.
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.
This is the way to grow lettuce without insect or slug damage.
The middle rail was planted with 2 types of kale seeds.
Make sure soil is at least 45 degrees and you have to keep the soil moist pretty much the entire growing season.
Thin out the plants as needed if they become crowded in the gutter after seeds germinate.
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.
Cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw for plastic gutters.
See how i installed gutters in my greenhouse.
Grow the best lettuce ever you can do it.
Dinosaur lacinato kale and red russian kale.
Place end caps on gutters.
A couple of tips for growing lettuce in gutters.
Cover the seeds with a light layer of soil lettuce seeds require sunlight to germinate.
Space gutters between 12 18 apart to allow plenty of room for lettuce seedlings to grow.
Nope if you have a fence or some type of wall you can attach a gutter to you can grow lettuce in gutters.
Measure and mark for plant spacing from either end of the gutter with a tape measure and pencil.
We are in nc and i like to plant lettuce in gutters around march.
How to grow lettuce in a rain gutter 1.