It saves space and helps you maximize your produce output.
Growing strawberries in hanging gutters.
Michael drilled holes in the gutter towards the bottom every 1 1 2 or so for proper drainage.
How to grow strawberries in rain gutters.
A rain gutter about 4 and a half feet long is enough to grow 3 4 strawberry plants depending on plant size.
We are busy this year already harvesting our spring strawberries.
A variety of people have devised their own ways to come up with their own rain gutter gardens.
You can also use the same concept for growing lettuces and herbs.
There are definitely benefits to growing strawberries in gutters.
I got this idea from larry hall who made a video showing how he uses gutters as self watering containers.
In time we decided we just preferred the june bearing so we ripped out all of the ever bearing.
Growing strawberries in a self irrigating gutter sig.
We have tried growing strawberries out in our garden with all kinds of problems.
The great thing about some of these plants like strawberries is if you have them above they ll hand down and create a hanging garden you can pick from.
In the second part he shows a two gutter strawberry growing system.
Strawberry plants do not set large nets of roots and growing them in a gutter should not be a problem as properly evidenced in many places do a google image search for strawberry tunnel cultivation.
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.
Here are the primary benefits of growing strawberry plants in gutters.
Like you mentioned having the strawberry plants raised off the ground helps keep them clean which is a major benefit.
Things you will need tape measure pencil tin snips hand or circular saw gutter end caps pliers silicone caulk pvc glue 1 4 inch drill bit power drill potting soil gardening trowel strawberry transplants scissors watering can fertilizer.
Strawberry plants are small.
Strawberries in rain gutters is becoming a popular idea.
Not just strawberries either but all kinds of fruits and vegetables can be grown in gutters.
In the past in our strawberry bed we grew berries of the june bearing and ever bearing variety.