Raising Strawberries In Gutters

Growing your own strawberries is easy there are varieties that can be grown in sunny spots as well as shady areas.

Raising strawberries in gutters.

It is important however to keep this in mind when designing or choosing a gutter system. And by that i mean well they are all dead big gardening fail. Diy strawberry gutter system easiest way to grow strawberries click show more for all the links and other info i mentioned in the video in today s vide. The gutter can now finally be filled with compost leave a small space below the rim for watering and you can plant your strawberries.

Strawberries grown in gutters are easy to protect. Growing strawberries upside down. This type of growing gutter is also good for microgreens pea shoots and herbs. A rain gutter about 4 and a half feet long is enough to grow 3 4 strawberry plants depending on plant size.

We got ours from lowes but any big box hardware store will have them. Humans aren t the only creatures that love to nibble on strawberries. Remove runners in gutter containers because the growing area is not large enough to support the additional plants. How to grow strawberries in a small space.

July 15 2014 at 3 07 pm work with day to day. Things you ll need for growing strawberries in gutters. These rain gutters not only keep pests away but they make for much easier gardening. You can also use the same concept for growing lettuces and herbs.

Protecting the strawberries growing in gutters says. And let s face it. And while i m complaining i have to say i haven t loved this new experience of using the gutter system for growing strawberries either. So i transitioned out my lettuce and replanted the strawberries that i had dug up out of the garden.

How to grow strawberries in rain gutters. Growing strawberries in gutters is the best way to use up your vertical space smartly. Strawberries are super easy fruits to grow in gutters it also saves them from diseases like crown rot and fruit rot. The gutters are simple and easy to install.

Rabbits raccoons possums and. Water the strawberry plants with a garden watering can. I m trying to give it more time. I ve been feeling an urgency to get this blog post update out because i have been seeing ridiculous growing traffic on our strawberry planting in rain gutters post and i think we should let you all know that growing strawberry plants in rain gutters hasn t turned out so well for us.