The fragrance of the herbs repels aphids and other pests while flowers of nasturtiums act as a trap for the pests.
How to grow planis in gutters.
Place all gutters then attach to the fence.
Plant nasturtiums into smaller pieces of gutter along with chives dill or lemon balm.
This may take a little effort as the caps fit the gutter ends snugly.
Pack the soil firmly because your plants won t have a lot of soil to grow.
Add some fertilizer and fill the rest of the gutter with soil.
Each gutter length will be capped on both ends.
This will yield about 70 liter of coir pith ready to use.
Water only as much to keep the seeds wet but don t go overboard.
Dress up your boring wooden fence or walls using aluminum gutters following this idea.
When you water the plants make sure to only water the gutters and not the siding.
You buy the coir pith as a brick look up 5kg coir pith block machine on youtube to see how it is produced.
Drill two holes at the end of the gutter.
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Don t forget to provide draining for your plants as good drainage is essential for plant growth.
Perfect for small spaces you can also use them to create privacy or for decoration.
You can either drill holes in the bottoms of your gutters or hang them at a slight angle so that excess water slides away.
Alternatively try planting succulents or use chicken wire or mesh to hold the soil in.
Add organic fertilizer to about 20 liters of water and add that to the brick.
If you select plants that grow outwards rather than up their growth may cause the dirt to fall out of the planter.
Space leaf lettuce every 4 inches loose headed varieties every 8 inches and firm headed varieties.
Try placing each plant closer together in order to seal the dirt from escaping.
Don t forget to water them regularly.
Make sure your gutters are securely attached or hung and then fill them with organic potting soil.
Move them as needed to areas where aphids are attacking new growth.
Rain gutters as fence decoration.
Using it is simple.
You can grow shallow rooted annuals greens herbs and plants nasturtiums in this.