Use a basic potting soil in the rain gutters.
Rain gutter grow system soil mix.
Also there is a tremendous amount of peat available.
Fnpt x 3 4 in.
In this video i go through the steps as we built our own version of larry hall s rain gutter grow system using 1 gallon grow bags we purchased from larry t.
The same hardware that you use to attach rain gutters to a roof can be used to attach your rain gutter garden containers to a vertical surface.
Grow bag garden systems has what you need to get started today.
Have you seen the youtube videos by larry hall on the rain gutter grow system and kiddie pool system using the grow pots.
And by that i mean well they are all dead big gardening fail.
At the core the rain gutter grow system is a self watering container gardening method.
He also has videos on worms.
Check out rain gutter grow system magazine by larry hall see lots od cutting edge container gardening http flip it fzi8uk also our face book rain gutter gr.
The rain gutter grow system takes container gardening to a whole new level.
You can use plastic buckets barrels or grow bags for containers.
He arrives to make gardening easier.
Before filling you can cover the drain holes with mesh or small pieces of window screen to keep soil from falling through.
This system is relatively inexpensive and easy to build.
I ve been feeling an urgency to get this blog post update out because i have been seeing ridiculous growing traffic on our strawberry planting in rain gutters post and i think we should let you all know that growing strawberry plants in rain gutters hasn t turned out so well for us.
He has a diy mix self watering systems and low maintenance.
It is a low maintenance mass growing system that can grow many large and small crops at once.