How To Make A Gutter Planter

How to make gutter planters for strawberries tools needed.

How to make a gutter planter.

Instructions measure your space and using a hacksaw cut the gutter to the lengths you require mine are 1 metre 39 inches long each. It should be free of dirt grime flaking paint etc. Then thread the brace piece through the same clamp and tighten it with a screwdriver. Tin snips bring to hardware store when getting the gutter unless you have a big truck you ll need.

All you need to do is go to your local home improvement store and get yourself some rain gutter with end caps and supports. In this video i show how to make rain gutter planters to use on your raised bed gardens. Thread the unknotted end of the rope through one of the holes in the bottom of the left gutter section and then out the. Measure 12 inches of.

Materials are very inexpensive plastic being cheaper than steel. Tie a knot at one end of the 10 foot rope. At least 4 wall anchors for the shelving brackets. These can be attached to any raised bed or elevated planter box and are made easily out of scrap rain gutters.

Using a drill make drainage holes in the base spaced about 15cm 6 inches apart. This will lock each segment along the suspension wire. Garden answer youtube for your project slide a cross clamp up the suspension wire to the bottom of each gutter segment. This step is optional but.

If drilling into brick or mortar you ll need a. Put the stop ends on and the gutter is ready. You ll be adding fresh.