Fence gardening

Is it too early to start posting about garden ideas?  No, never too early.  The F1 has a stockade fence around her not-very-big garden/patio/yard.  It used to keep her Maine coon cat mostly confined.  Fences like this can look rather plain & ugly, and a lot of surface area seems to be wasted.  That's why the idea of using regular guttering, cheap and easy to install as linear fence garden beds seems like such a good idea, especially for smallish, faster growing plants, i.e., lettuces, baby bok choi, spinach, green onions & the like.  The picture says it all and TPP knows a good idea when he sees it again.  Water at the top and it flows down.  The system might even be hydroponic, but it need not be that complicated. Just some potting soil in some coconut fiber liner could do the job nicely.  It could also be a riot of color if you planted petunias or something like that.

Get your mind out of the gutter, put you garden there

Now why didn’t TPP think of this?  Using gutters to make hanging containers for gardening is just so obvious.   One look at a couple of our old gutters with the maple seedlings sprouting forth should have been the inspiration, should have triggered a creative idea, but instead it was just a damn the gutters need cleaning reaction.  The cost is minimal.  Gutters and gutter hangers can be purchased at just about every hardware store or home maintenance box store.   Truly this is one of those good ideas.  In particular the idea of picking salad greens without bending over is compelling. If you try this, or have tried this, tell us about your experience.