Brighten up a boring spot and create a lovely water feature at the same time! Not into the recycled look? Simply use new lengths of Colorbond steel guttering for a sleeker look.
Turn that leftover guttering from a recent reno or that stash you found under the house into a hydroponic garden. With a couple or three tilted gutters placed vertically, and a concealed pump, you can have a continuous flow of water to irrigate your garden of summer annuals. Just add liquid fertilizer.
EASY STEPS TO A HYDROPONIC GUTTER GARDEN
Gather your supplies
• Guttering and stop ends
• Brackets to suit guttering
• 90 x 45mm treated pine
• Fired clay pebbles
• Large pot
• Pond pump
• 13mm irrigation pipe and fittings
• 1/2in copper pipe
• 15mm pipe saddles
• Plants such as marigolds, strawberries
You’ll also need
Hacksaw; drill; 3mm drill bit; pop rivets; pop rivet gun; silicone; caulking gun; 30mm screws; drill; geotextile fabric; pond sealer; paintbrush; aquatic epoxy putty; pipe bender; liquid fertiliser
Here’s how
STEP 1 Cut guttering into 3 equal lengths with a hacksaw.
STEP 2 Place stop ends in one gutter flush with the end. Use 3mm drill bit to drill 2 holes through the back of the gutter and tab on the top end.
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