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- Plant a gutter
- Prepare the gutter
- Plant the gutter
- How to plant the gutter?
- Rock garden in the gutter
- Hanging plants for the gutter
- Edible from the gutter
A gutter is ideal for growing strawberries
Plant a gutter
A gutter makes a perfect flower box and can be planted in different ways. In addition, using rain gutters, a terrace or balcony can be greened to save space. Learn more about how and how to grow your gutter.
Prepare the gutter
In order to be able to plant a rain gutter, it must be prepared accordingly so that rainwater and irrigation water run well and the plants and soil on the sides can not slip out. Do the following:
Plant the gutter
Now it's time to fill and plant:
How to plant the gutter?
When designing the gutter you should pay attention to two things: The plants should be small in size and they should like the location you have planned for your planted gutter. Then your imagination knows no bounds.
Rock garden in the gutter
Plant rock garden plants in your gutter, such as blue cushions, stonecrop, stonecrop or saxifrage, and cover the interstices with pebbles. This variant is easy to clean and looks Mediterranean beautiful.
Hanging plants for the gutter
If you would like to create a green, flowering curtain, you can hang several gutters on top of each other and plant them with hanging plants, such as plants. Suspension pétunias, mill Beckia, hanging geranium or Mandevilla.
Edible from the gutter
The gutter is not only suitable for planting with ornamental plants. You can also easily plant small vegetables or fruits. For this purpose, e.g. Cress, salad, spinach or even strawberries!