Here is what you will need.
Self watering gutter garden.
The rain gutter garden can be made with different small rooted plants.
1 1 2 inch swivel adapter.
You can use plastic buckets barrels or grow bags for containers.
You can make a self watering rain gutter grow system from a variety of gutter styles.
Two 2 4 wood pieces 5 feet long.
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Grow lettuce spinach or any of your favorite greens in this vertical patch.
2 10 ft treated 2 4 s 1 10 ft rain gutter 2 end caps i prefer the u snap brand because you can use standard pvc.
It is called the self watering rain gutter grow system.
Pvc pipe to fit bungs.
This system is relatively inexpensive and easy to build.
However another idea for these rain gutters is that it can have an automatic watering system especially for those plants which require a lot of watering this page link has lot of self watering rain gutter gardening ideas.
Vertical kitchen gutter garden.
Follow this exclusive guide here to build your very own hydroponic rain gutter garden with the 40 feet of vertical growing space and 50 gallon fish pond.
Final plan is to hook this up to an actual rain gutter to get some free water as well.
The containers soak up water from the rain gutter using a net cup on the bottom of each container.
No container garden is complete without a self watering system.
Some good vinyl sealant.
Vinyl gutters are preferred for this project as they won t react with the water or any chemicals you may use like the metal ones.
Fittings as shown in pictures.
10 foot gutter or two 5 foot gutters.
October 29 2012 how to build a self watering rain gutter grow system.
We finally added a rain barrel system to the gutters.
Ok so you want to build a rain gutter grow system.
4 35 gallon barrels.
Although it s a practical and extremely low maintenance way to grow food a vertical self watering gutter garden may take a bit more work and planning.
It will keep feeding the plants water on demand.
Self watering rain gutter garden fish pond.
In contrast a hydroponic rain gutter system means you don t need to water your garden saving you time later.
You ll be able to grow your own vegetables and fruits with little effort and no watering.
At the core the rain gutter grow system is a self watering container gardening method.
Here is an interesting gardening system you can try in your own backyard.
12 self watering rain gutter garden.