Vertical Gardening in Rain Gutters So You Can Grow Food Anywhere
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- John from www.growingyour... shares with you some of the booths at the National Heirloom Expo. In this episode you will learn about wild cucumbers, some edible, and some not-so edible and how they can be grown in a small container garden. In addition, you will discover the easy way you can start growing food in galvanized rain gutters today that can hang on most any surface. After watching this episode, you will have some good ideas for growing more food in your space.
I have rain gutter farmed on the balcony of my Toronto apartment for the last 3 years. I've had amazing success with this. I've used it for various lettuce, spinach, pak choy, herbs, and even bush beans. The only pitfall, since the soil is shallow, you really need to pay attention to watering.
Gutter gardening doesn't start until 7:34, save yourself some time :) Also, might want to see about lining these, I don't know if building materials are safe for growing food crops, concept is awesome though, ty for the information.
thx for saving my time :)
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Should have read your post before watching
Thanks for saving time.
John! I've been watching you for a decade. Love your videos. Just built a gutter garden last week: ruclips.net/video/0xWOlIFEaZg/видео.html
John, seen one of your raised bed garden videos a few years back and it has literally changed my life. Thank you.
Yes! I did the rain gutter planters this year and did a couple videos on how I made it and how I water it . It did really well. I just did flowers and a strawberry, but it did excellent. Love those cukes, so cute.
I saw a picture somewhere on the internet where someone grew strawberries in gutters. Plants hung over where the strawberries were easy picking. I was going to try it this year.
thanks for showing the galvanized metal rain gutters as vertical gardens. Can't wait to try this one.
Neat idea for vertical gardening and what a variety of cucumbers. Thanks!
I actually built one of those rain gutters after watching this and it works great! With only taking up MAYBE 4 cubic feet I have around 40 - 50 plants growing. I plan on covering my walls with these things!
John tends to recomend big box stores to make it more 'easier' for those who think they can't grow anything, or for those who find it intimidating to start. He mentions this every now and then, that's why I understand why he's not all super hippy about the Big Box hardwarestore :)
Love your videos. True you are a "loud talker" which is really not shouting but close, just like my husband. And your passion shows when you speak with the hand gestures., just like my sister. You give lots of information, sometimes more than expected, just like my mother. You could be in my family! Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I really enjoy your videos, ideas and information.
I've grown tomatoes in a gutter and the PVC gutter along with lettuce and Bush beans just fine. You need a little more room for the tomato plant but it works just fine. It's better to buy the bigger gutters than a small gutters and I used wood to fit on either end and I didn't worry about drainage because it was outside. But I'm sure I could have used caulking for fish tanks to close off the water at either end from leaking out. Good idea about tilting the gutter.
Hello, John. Thank you. Love this. I'm going to start asap.
I hope that the show is in one of the northern states next year.
Growin' in rain gutters,....COOL, this really grabbed my attention but,....learnin' about these wild cousins of the cucumber was even more interesting,...thumbs up John!! =)
Your videos should be mandatory viewing in schools!
So cool! I signed up for the Smart Gardener website and have been playing with it all morning! The web app is indeed free, but I bought the "Square Gardening" add on for $4.99. Totally worth it! Thanks for sharing!
I just got some of the Mexican Sour Gherkins seeds to plant this year !! Can't wait to try them!! So cool to come across this video and to see it grown in a container !! Will try them AFTER they fall off the vine !! I LOVE growing something new every year!!
That is incredible, wish I could have made it to the expo! Thanks for sharing!
Cool idea! Will for sure try this in my sun challenged yard. The fence gets plenty of sun, though, so this seems the best solution.
That's a pretty neat idea. I own a gutter company and we have many scrap sections, maybe we can give them to our customers if they want to make a garden like this.
those are eaten in India ,pretty good taste they grow during the monsoons.
I would use PVC before galvanized. PVC is used in 2/3 of the US water supply pipes so I am not too worried about my bucket garden getting water from a PVC gutter. Galvanized has cadmium, lead and zinc issues. Zinc is more of a taste issue than a health concern for galvanized. The biggest health concern with PVC has been off-gassing plasticizers into the air (like in car interiors).
You can pull your truck right up at Star Nursery, they will use an end loader to dump it right in for you.
I buy everything for my garden at the dollar store.
Sometimes it’s not cheaper tho are you doing the math?
Click 7:35 if you're looking for the rain gutter spot.
Great info regardless!
Just subscribed to you- always something creative that I hadn't thought about before! Your animated language makes your vids more interesting :)
Dude, don't worry if the west indies cucumbers are ripe and bitter, you can still cook with them!! Where I'm from we chop it up and make stew out of it with salted meat! Good stuff!
PS: Isn't the mexican sour gerkin also known as mouse melons?
Tough call...gotta worry about the PVC's etc. with plastic...these things are my main concerns with this method too.
Rain gutters are a great idea... BUT... Remember... They are going to heat up quite a bit and cook the roots of the plants... Lettuces will not like that, though there may be plants that DO... With all the research going on there should be a root zone temperature guide to know just where the sweet spot is for temp in the root zones...
Thanks for the tips, John!
use PVC, they do not rust and there's nothing to leach into your food
friggin love this channel
I agree with that one.. Great Idea!!!
If they are above each other, the water will drip down to the next level- only need to slope the bottom one. ...Surprised to hear John recommend the 'Big Box' hardware store. Why not suggest using reclaimed wood or even (gasp) local hardware store. I do love John- that's why expect better from him...
Why don't you like the PVC gutters? Metal can change the PH of the soil and water, so in aquaponics we generally try stay away from metal.
Dude, it took you 7:44 min to get to vertical gardening in rain gutters that is literally the title of this video. What the hell?
Lots of good info! thanks. I think if you edited the titles on your videos, to reflect the breadth of information therein, you would discourage the complainers/impatient people. I am a fan, and know I'm always gonna get a lot of useful information from your videos (and sometimes I just skip ahead.) :)
Oh man, I want to plant 4 of these containers on my balcony. Where can I get them? I hope Home Depot or Lowes will have them. My balcony is empty and full of sun. Might as well grow some edibles. Just got the GSE 5000, now I need to learn how to grow my own vegetation. Thanks John for spreading health.
AWESOME as always my friend
I appreciate all you do for us (mankind). Interesting vid, as usually.
Yep!
You please talk about the topsy tuvy,gardener revolution planter and the DIY upside down planter. The best soil for these planter. Also can you talk about the crystal soil ball/plant gel soil ball.
Inspiring outlook - well done - give us the TV show
Noticed that it gets a bit blurry when you zoom in on the plant description... just an FYI. :-)
very cool idea,,,doing this next year!
i would read up a little more on the galvanized metal gutters. The zinc in them might be harmful. Great idea though perhaps a plastic or rubber version or even applying a liner.. Thoughts?? i would really like to know as well
I am using air pruning containers,I put them to close to each other and the roots are all connected.ugh! what should I do?- They are only 2 mo's old, and growing like crazy- Will I mess something up if I re- pot - or just leave it be.
I'm so excited about
by the way awesome videos John
I appreciated the photo of the gutter planters, they do well, sometimes people even have trees growing in their gutters in the mulch that accumulated naturally, so that does work. And you need a better camera, when you did the close-ups on the name tags for the plants it wasn't clear at all. Surely you have made some money by now, get a better camera-so WE can read the little signs for ourselves and Thanks!
thanks
how big is the root system on say a blue lake bush bean? we recently moved to the city so needing to grow up and was looking at the gutters stuff for things as large as the bush beans (note was looking at 8" gutters and then the 5" gutters for lettuce and stuff. oh and how about cabbage too? thanks Keith
What kind of soil/medium was used in the gutters to balance nutrient and water use?
WONDERFUL VIDEO!
There is a native plant in northern Illinois woods and maybe prairies called a wild cucumber. I grew it by mistake many years ago when a quantity of aged horse manure brought the seeds to me. Whether is is edible? Not sure...
Why is it bad to use PVC or plastic gutters instead of the galvanized metal gutters? I am a beginner gardener and I want to start vertical gardening. Thanks.
Thanks.
Very very good job done LOL ..Cheers M8.
John, in Las Vegas, where would you recommend buying 30-40 cubic yards of mulch?
you are always inspiring.. :)
The very first plant (ornamental cucumber, not edible), looks almost exactly like the "thorn apple from the Sacred Datura plant". You can easily distinguish the Sacred Datura because of the large white, trumpet like flower called the Belladonna. The Datura is a psychedelic that is classified as a narcotic. It is known as the worlds scariest drug. Look up on the VICE documentary series where they go to Columbia in search of. I see it growing wild in the Phoenix, area where I live. I even know of a place where it is growing in a front yard as an ornamental, just a few blocks from my house. Evil and poisonous stuff and should never be messed with. I couldn't help but see the resemblance of that ornamental cucumber you were showing. Thanks for the video.
Great vid, John. :)
Can you use aluminum rain gutters ?
skip to 7:35 for rain gutter part
PVC releases chlorine and other toxins. Also unless UV stable will break down gradually in sunlight. Metal will gradually degrade also. Zinc or other coatings for iron may end up in food in unwanted amounts. What's the answer, maybe polyethylene or other more stable forms of plastics. Anyone have any other ideas?
wanted a video on rain gutter gardening but you dont get to that until nearly the end.
You should have called this "Cucumber gardening"
I am not an expert on galvanized, but I do know it is poisonous when welded, and reacts with some chemicals (possibly fertilizers?). II would trust the PVC instead.
i love you man!
Small containers always need so much watering.... bigger width keeps more moisture in the plants.. less watering....
Maybe use the steel 2x4's that are solid on all 3 sides instead of gutters... might be cheaper.
thank you!!! exo
You have to learn to focus your lens so that things are sharp on film ,
Whats the ribbon for?
Those rain gutters DONT WORK!. I tried them, the plants I have in them never grow. But when I move them to the ground, they grow. I used the same soil as the ground. All experiments were controlled. What am I doing wrong?
why galvanized over vinyl? did construction for many years and I know galvanized shit leeches into whatever
Rather than heading off to Home Depot to get 1x6s go grab a pallet and use the boards from. No need to spend extra money....
Larry Hall on youtube has a great approach to rain gutter growing systems! Check it out with a search!
The rain gutters are cool, but honestly; unless you put them in a place that only gets morning or afternoon sun the roots will get baked in no time :(
Thanks exo :)
Thanks ;)
They look nicer? More durable? I have no idea, I wouldn't use it.
thank you!!! :)
Most of this video has nothing to do with vertical gardening. Skip to 7:40 where the gutter stuf starts.
How do I keep cats from using my garden as a litter box??
so can we eat those cucumbers?
Is galvanized healthy?
Asked the same. The main thing in galvanization is zinc. It is thinly coated onto steel. The rate of deterioration is very slow for leaching, maybe a decade or more. So, if you compare with the amount of zinc already present in most soils, it is drastically less....
I wonder if you have to be concerned about cross pollination between edible and non edible cucumbers.
@ Willie Stubbs -- That's a definite maybe. Intra-genus crosses are fairly common among squashes, which are in the same family. I've never heard of it happening in Cucumis, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's possible.
I want want want your job!
The gutters don't start until 7:50
Yes! Why don't school kids grow their own lunches? It should be considered an essential part of their education. Then we would not have the problems with poor health in our kids and high prices for school lunches!
those cucumbers are not poisonous,they are edible
This idea is great, but can we get to the point., the tutorials please
7:33 what you came for. You can thank me later.
Yay! Now we can eat those chemicals in the roof material :)
Ha ha, Stitch laid it out for you...
id be afraid the poison would cross pollinate with the food! yikes!
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Just because the FDA allows PVC in our water system does not make it safe. They also allow sodium fluoride in our water, far more toxic than even lead.
perfect for herbs....a person could have a fenceful of herbs, lol.
Good to hear from the misery brigade. Why not suggest buying organic, free range gutters? Jeesh!