[Fire2920]

Maybe this has been done a thousand times but, this is a first for me. Sweet corn planted in lengths of old guttering, its easy to lay on shelves in the green house and even easier to water you just water one end and let it run though. Once the plants were big enough I lifted the gutter out side and slid the whole lot out in one go. The plants are now covered in cobs and doing well. Pleased I planted them so close together so that the wind wouldn't blow them down so easy.

Go on tell me it's been done a thousand times

 

[m1ckz]

its been done thousands of times he he heeeee
but

[DD.]

It's a very common technique for peas, but well done for thinking outside the box.

[Fire2920]

Aaaah right peas, I'll try that next year, anyone used this for other plants?

[Y.E.A.H]

i never thought of this before, thanks you very much 

[Lottie Mary]

This is a really clever idea!  And you get nice straight rows 

Thanks for the tip!

[Ivor Backache]

I have used them to grow carrots. As soon as the seed germinate, thin and transplant in the allotment. Had my best crop doing this. Just sown Nantes Frubund for an early crop in spring.

[Babstreefern]

Methinks there will be a shortage of gutters around where I live

[evie2]

Did it with strawberries once and last year a friends son grew radish this way, he grew other veg too but can't remember what, they had a tiny garden and he used all sorts of things to extend his growing space.  Tyres were used to grow potatoes in and the guttering was fixed to the garden walls and shed.

Great idea Fire, I'll be trying it next year

[Fisherman]

Baby salad crops are good in gutters in the greenhouse until mid may when it gets too warm and they dry out too quick. Sow lettuce, spinach, pak choi, mixed salad etc. every fortnight for a constant supply.

They are also good for starting off carrots, beetroot, peas, spring onions etc. before sliding the seedlings out of the gutter into their final outdoor position.

Gutters can be cut to any size to fit your greenhouse benches and they are easy to handle when hardening off the plants.

By the way flat bottom gutters are best as they don't roll over.

[losco]

I had a problem with mice eating pea seed and broad bean, so I sowed them in guttering and hung the gutter up in the polytunnel with string loops also gives you more room.

[Fire2920]

  WOW it has been done "a thousand times"

Im hooked on it now, thanks for all the ideas and advice. Never thought about ranging it up,
or that so much could be grown in it.

I like the use of old tyres for potatoes, suppose you could add a tyre and fill it each time the shoots come though 

[evie2]

That's exactly what he did