The containers soak up water from the rain gutter using a net cup on the bottom of each container.
Self watering rain gutter garden.
This is stunning gutter gardening idea for those who live in apartments or in a limited yard space you make rain gutters as a base of colorful plant buckets and their roots will grow towards water source so you don t have to water overhead.
Fnpt x 3 4 in.
The rain gutter garden can be made with different small rooted plants.
Drill a 2 78 inch hole in your container that you are going to plant in and the 3 inch net cup fits perfectly.
11 rain gutter or trough garden.
Vertical kitchen gutter garden.
Here is what you will need.
This system is relatively inexpensive and easy to build.
You ll be able to grow your own vegetables and fruits with little effort and no watering.
Fittings as shown in pictures.
4 35 gallon barrels.
In contrast a hydroponic rain gutter system means you don t need to water your garden saving you time later.
1 roll of teflon tape.
This system allows you to grow your vegetables and never have to worry about watering them.
It is called the self watering rain gutter grow system.
12 self watering rain gutter garden.
At the core the rain gutter grow system is a self watering container gardening method.
10 foot gutter or two 5 foot gutters.
Some good vinyl sealant.
How to build a self watering rain gutter grow system.
Ok so you want to build a rain gutter grow system.
Self watering rain gutter garden fish pond.
1 1 2 inch swivel adapter.
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.
You can use plastic buckets barrels or grow bags for containers.
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.
Two 2 4 wood pieces 5 feet long.
Here is an interesting gardening system you can try in your own backyard.
3 inch net cups they are cheap.
Pvc pipe to fit bungs.
No container garden is complete without a self watering system.
It will keep feeding the plants water on demand.
We finally added a rain barrel system to the gutters.
Final plan is to hook this up to an actual rain gutter to get some free water as well.
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.
Vertical indoor gutter garden.