How To Make A Gutter Planter

Using a drill make drainage holes in the base spaced about 15cm 6 inches apart.

How to make a gutter planter. In this video i show how to make rain gutter planters to use on your raised bed gardens. Tie a knot at one end of the 10 foot rope. At least 4 wall anchors for the shelving brackets. You can attach these to a wall or a fence or build a frame see video below to attach the gutters together and then hang them.

Tin snips bring to hardware store when getting the gutter unless you have a big truck you ll need. Instructions measure your space and using a hacksaw cut the gutter to the lengths you require mine are 1 metre 39 inches long each. Materials are very inexpensive plastic being cheaper than steel. This will lock each segment along the suspension wire.

Thread the unknotted end of the rope through one of the holes in the bottom of the left gutter section and then out the. This step is optional but. Garden answer youtube for your project slide a cross clamp up the suspension wire to the bottom of each gutter segment. Repeat threading up through the bottom hole and out through the side hole on the next two left gutter sections.

Then thread the brace piece through the same clamp and tighten it with a screwdriver. These can be attached to any raised bed or elevated planter box and are made easily out of scrap rain gutters. If drilling into brick or mortar you ll need a. Measure 12 inches of.

It should be free of dirt grime flaking paint etc. All you need to do is go to your local home improvement store and get yourself some rain gutter with end caps and supports. You ll be adding fresh.