Water Flower Box Gutter

With the variety of length options available wickinator perfectly fits all custom sizes of our pvc flower window boxes and planters.

Water flower box gutter.

Attaching a few over the rail hooks to a regular old gutter turns it into a pretty railing box perfect for plants with shallow roots. You could actually connect the piping from this project to a yard french drainage system for an all in one solution. The technological solution that allows our flower box to become a self watering window box is our patented water reservoir wickinator tm. Rain barrels which are especially useful for lawns and gardens during droughts or periods of water restrictions can be made of plastic ceramic wood stone or metal pick the type that matches your home s exterior style and meets your water saving needs.

Common plants grown in gutters include the following. They allow you to grow many plants and herbs and gardeners typically use them to grow annuals with shallow roots along with herbs greens and flowers. Residential rain barrels range from small 15 gallon models to larger commercial and industrial models that hold up to 5 000 gallons. Flowers in window boxes need be watered more frequently than those planted in the ground.

Plants can easily be maintained from within the house while they benefit from the outdoor sunlight and air. If the box gutter has no overflow provisions this causes a waterfall over the sides of the box gutter typically running down the walls. It sounds like you have an overflow situation. I cut them about 3 feet long slipped on the mounting brackets and end caps and drilled 1 4 inch holes in the bottom for drainage.

In this type of planter the water is stored in the bottom and gradually feeds the plants as the soil dries out and oxygenates. Window boxes are often used to add a touch of nature to the exterior of a house. The ability to store up to an additional gallon of water or more below. Gutter gardens work well for growing plants that you d typically place in a 4 inch pots.

I wanted to dress up my porch railing but rather than build flower boxes out of wood i took a shortcut and used plastic rain gutters. Painted rain gutters as fence decoration. Cista rain water harvesting system. If routing water from your flower bed causes standing water in your yard read my post on how i added a french drainage system to my yard.

Check for underground cables and pipes. The outlet of the box gutter may be blocked by debris or the box gutter outlet simply cannot discharge the water fast enough. The solution is to install a self watering window box.