"Richard Watkin" wrote in message
"Farm1" wrote in message

One technique I've read about, not tired, but always wanted to try, was
to grow seedlings in strips of old house guttering. The idea is to get
the seeds growing strongly with some newspaper serving to block to ends
and then when it's time to plant to just scour a gutter shaped groove
intot he soil and to shove the seedlings out in a strip. Sarah Raven
(and English garden writer does this and it looks very effective).

It does work, I made ply wood ends in stead of news paper.
I have planted broad beans and peas in gutters.hope this helps you.

Thanks for the feedback Richard. I've got the guttering sitting under a
bush but need to get a hacksaw and cut it into more manageable lengths - it
must be at least 12 ft long ATM and that is way too long. Thank you for the
heads up.