Two 2 4 wood pieces 5 feet long.
Self watering rain gutter grow system.
Rain gutter grow systems rggs are self watering containers on steroids and they are new ways to grow plants that reduce watering and reduce weeding.
Ok so you want to build a rain gutter grow system.
Attach a small tubing to your valve and to your water reservoir.
Place your finished troughs in the area you want to grow in.
You can use plastic buckets barrels or grow bags for containers.
Space them out about 6 inches apart.
At the core the rain gutter grow system is a self watering container gardening method.
We added another float switch to a.
Use your hand drill to attach the gutter to the 2x4s using the pole barn screws.
If you ve got old gutters you don t have to throw them out.
Making and using the self watering rain gutter grow system.
The self watering rain gutter grow system.
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How to build a self watering rain gutter grow system.
The total no maintenance garden.
Here is what you will need 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 cement to glue on the ends 3 inch net cups they are cheap pole barn roofing screws.
Self watering rain gutter grow system.
10 foot gutter or two 5 foot gutters.
The containers soak up water from the rain gutter using a net cup on the bottom of each container.
You ll be able to grow your own vegetables and fruits with little effort and no watering.
You can make a self watering rain gutter grow system from a variety of gutter styles.
Fill the troughs with water and shim with wood or plastic until the level of the water is the same from end to end.
Ok so you want to build a rain gutter grow system.
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Here is what you will need.
Attach the float as high as you can on one of the the end caps.
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This system is relatively inexpensive and easy to build.