Strawberries in hanging baskets?

Started by genlistlass, February 03, 2009, 04:19:10

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genlistlass

February 03, 2009, 04:19:10
Last year the slugs and the dog got all my strawberries. They are around the edge of the raised bed veggie patch. I have several empty hanging baskets, can I plant the strawberries in them? I can hang them under the apple trees.......

Gen in Outer Northumberland
No allotment but medium sized garden with greenhouse, small-ish raised veggie plot and little shed.....my little kingdom:-)

genlistlass

February 03, 2009, 04:19:10
No allotment but medium sized garden with greenhouse, small-ish raised veggie plot and little shed.....my little kingdom:-)

carrot-cruncher

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February 03, 2009, 04:36:55
I grew some in hanging baskets a couple of years ago with quite a lot of success.   The best tip I can offer to ensure you've got some water retaining crystalls mixed in with your compost to reduce the chance of them drying out & going seedy.

I used hanging baskets for mine as I had such a small garden at the time I found myself strapped for space.   By using hangin baskets (or in my case - window boxes) I found I could go some of my own produce & pretty up a rather dull looking yard at the same time.

Just be careful where you put the hanging baskets though - I tried some on front of the house & found several little blighters helping themselves en-route to & from school!!!!!

CC
"Grow you bugger, grow!!"

saddad

#2
February 03, 2009, 07:37:05
Keeping them damp enough is the real problem... and don't forget birds like them too!  :)

genlistlass

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February 05, 2009, 16:39:01
Dacre and Saddad
Thanks for your inputs......I have some of those cystals, a bit old but maybe still viable???

Didnt think of other Pests. No school-kids in the back garden but loads of birds..... how can I have both them and strawberries? Net curtains over fruits???  A bit ugly though............
Gen in Outer Northumberland
No allotment but medium sized garden with greenhouse, small-ish raised veggie plot and little shed.....my little kingdom:-)

saddad

#4
February 05, 2009, 16:45:17
The crystals should be fine... if they got damp you would have a bag of gel...
bird protection? Net is the only answer... but only needed for about two months...  :-\

terrier

#5
February 05, 2009, 18:35:12
My strawbs planted in the ground last year were ruined by slugs but the ones in small window boxes grew really well, so I'm not going to waste the ground this year and just plant in boxes. The only problem is what to do with the runners? I have this idea to try this year of hanging plastic cups of compost aside the planters to root the runners in, all I need to do is make some stiff wire hangers for the cups.

Mowhay

#6
February 06, 2009, 08:30:24
You could also try putting a plantpot saucer in the bottom of the basket to act as a reservoir. I do this with my baskets and it does help.

manicscousers

#7
February 06, 2009, 08:34:09
I use a piece cut off the bottom of a 2 litre plastic bottle  ;D
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