Planting Strawberries in Containers: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners! 🍓
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
- Is it Summer yet? Who cares! It's always a good time to plant some bare root strawberries.
In today's video, we'll walk through every step of how to successfully plant strawberries into containers for years of delicious berry harvests from your own backyard. You'll learn everything from selecting the perfect container to filling it with strawberry-approved soil to proper placement in your garden for the happies plants.
Please join us we grow some amazing strawberries in pots this year!
Materials You May Need:
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Bare Root Strawberry Plants: www.johnnyseeds.com/fruits/st...
Strawberry Tower: www.amazon.com/Mr-Stacky-5-Ti...
Fertilizer: www.amazon.com/Espoma-Garden-...
Vermiculite: www.amazon.com/Organic-Vermic...
Written version of this video (if you'd rather read than watch):
nextdoorhomestead.com/blog/ho...
Resources Mentioned in the Video
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Cal Ag Strawberry Feeding Guidelines: www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/fre...
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Tomatoes get all the praise but the difference between the average store bought strawberry and one from the garden is extreme. Also they are one of the easiest to grow.
"Tomatoes get all the praise" is seriously the truth. You reminded me I was going to add a section on *why* strawberries are so great for a home garden. I totally agree with you, they're oddly underrated for an easy-to-grow perennial that self-spreads and can bear fruit 3x a year...
@@NextdoorHomestead have never had luck with strawberries, very little fruit and try died. Thanks for this, I am going to try again cos I just adore homegrown strawberries.... and tomatoes
@@papersongs3482 Good luck! It's going to be your year!
I find them hard keep alive 😢
@@kazzagreen84 this is guna be my first year I’m hoping to succeed I hear a lot of ppl say their not the easiest
I know I already replied once, but I have a little story to share with anyone who might be having the same problem I had..
So, long story short, I have suffered with bad migraine headaches for years (at least 5 bad ones a month that would last all day no matter what medicine I tried), and fruit has never been a part of my diet.. Well, I found of video of a woman explaining how fruit can relive and even prevent a migraine.. I started eating 4 to 5 strawberries every morning and I haven't had any migraines in over a month, which is a big change. The strawberry fruit alone was / is practically a miracle cure for my migraines. So, I'm currently growing strawberries in my garden, as well as other fruit.. :D
Omg, thank you thank you thank you! I get chronic migraines (currently am having one thats lasted over 24 hours) I haven't been eating as much fruit lately, so I will try this! This is the push I needed to grow strawberries this year! ❤❤❤
Thank you on migraine headaches l am also battling and l don't like fruits a lot ,l only eat banana and orange . I just started strawberries in containers hope it's gonna be my best fruit.
Wow that’s awesome!!
Imagine how many other cures plants actually hold
Please like all videos when you learn something. The time and effort content creators spend is much more than the average person imagines. Speaking from experience with over 100 videos made. Thanks for all the great information with necessary detail.
Those look like Dollar Tree planters. I love them! I have them loaded with different varieties of lettuce. I started another tower at my son/grandson's house. He loves picking fresh lettuce. Strawberries next!
thanks for the comprehensive tutorial.
You're very welcome! Hope you love your strawberries!
I actually just bought those stackable planters at the DT for strawberries. So glad you show how to do this because I have no clue what I’m doing! 😂
NICE! The ones we planted in this video are going strong so no complaints from me =)
Good luck!
My strawberry plant I planted in the ground here in Tennesee were green and growing even in snow. Covered in snow. It didn't kill it. Now in May Im picking bowls of them.
NICE! Nothing better to bring in the warm weather, right?
I’m going through some tough seasons in life and have been interested in gardening as a therapeutic hobby. I have zero experience with planting and growing things so I really appreciate the detail you put into this. Subscribed and liked!
I'm sorry to hear that Lisa, but very glad gardening has been a help. And thank you for letting me know our video was useful - always puts a smile on my face!
Sorry to hear that Lisa, I'm sure lots of us can relate and hang in there.
@@50--11 thank you so much for your kindness!!
My man finally found a hobby & got a hand transplant.
Is everyone depressed?? Every video has comments about how down or stressed they are. Yet they vote for presidents or congress who does not give a damn!! Trump 2024
Growing strawberries in containers is so much fun that I even made a vegetable growing video
I grow lots of Borage…one of the ways I use it is to make a “tea” of the stems and leaves and water my strawberries with it 👍
oh very cool! I'm trying to learn up on the different DIY fertilizer methods myself.
love the logical progression of these videos, and how brief but informative, and also loved the brief violin/classical
Well thank you very much! And I appreciate your note on the music - it's not always everyone's cup of tea ;)
I would really like to see a video about blackberry care specifically from first year canes on up including pruning, soil needs, etc.
Thank you for the idea!!!
@@NextdoorHomestead-and raspberries too please. I planted a plant I got at Lowe’s two years ago and I got some raspberries last year and they are going gangbusters this year. But I need to know how to cut them back when it gets cooler, all that stuff.
this video is the best! just purchased 6 small straberry plants for my mom for mothers day! wish me luck! ❤ thanks for the great vid!
Oh best of luck! I'm sure it will be a hit =)
Well. I had a tower I had never used. So I am using it now. Yep. Strawbs. 😊
Love it! I'm sure it will turn out awesome =)
I mean, it's a tower of strawberries...!
Fantastic tutorial, Im growing strawberries for the very first time in same stackable containers.
Thank you! Hope you have a blast with it!
Thank you for showing bare root strawberries. I wasn't sure the best way to go about it.
No problem! Best of luck with yours =)
Excellent video, I have subscribed. Thanks for sharing Alf🍓🍓🍓
I’m not a begginer but love your energy.
Thank you =) That's pretty darn nice to hear!
@@NextdoorHomestead
Yes he is right, everything on YT is about charisma
Oh, thank you! I can grow pretty much anything, with strawberries being the exception! I have those exact tri-plant pots. Let's try this 1 more time! 😅
Best of luck! Strawberries can definitely be weirdos. Luckily I find they generally *want* to put off fruit if you can get them there - even if the conditions aren't perfect =)
Thank you for the tips can’t wait for this growing season ❤
No problem! I'm so excited too 😁
Super helpful - thank you! 🍓
No problem at all - so happy to hear it was super helpful =)
My ducks broke into my garden and did my strawberry beds in. I was so sad. 😢 So I decided on towers for my porch. This video is so helpful, thank you so much.
Ouch! Our chickens actually ate a lot of the plants in *this* video so I feel your pain. Glad we could help though =)
Great information. Thank you!
All my strawberries died on me last year, but I still hope to get some this year!
Just discovered your channel, absolutely loving it!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! You answered all my questions and boosted my confidence 😁 I've tried growing strawberries 3 times now and haven't had any luck. Yet ☝🏼
Ok, this is such a delightful comment! Thank you for taking the time to say so.
I hope this is your year with Strawberries! Even if a few don't work out, they give you so many to experiment with in those bare root packs =)
I agree with you, it's been a long wet winter. Thank you for sharing.
I am so 1000% ready for sun and Spring. Bring out the berries and tomatoes!
This was so helpful. I haven't had much success in the past but these tips will definitely help!
I'm so glad Jenn! This will be the year =)
Thank you. Very helpful and easy to understand. 👏🏼
Glad it was helpful! And good luck with your strawberries!
I moved away from New York City last summer and now have a chance to grow plants in my new home for the first time in my life! Just got a strawberry plant today! Thanks for the tips :)
You're most welcome! And I hope you really enjoy the new garden space this year. Just the best =)
Thanks for the great tips!
You are so welcome!
There is nothing better than a fresh strawberry. My fave!
No kidding! So excited for the weather to heat up and start harvesting =)
My man finally found a hobby & a hand transant.
I wanted to grow strawberries for the first time and this was very helpful thanks
Yay! I'm so glad =)
And best of luck with your tomatoes.
Just bought 2 different kinds of strawberries to pot. Found ur video to be very helpful. Ty
So glad to hear it! Good 🤞
Thank you for the video😊
Thank YOU for watching!
I don’t let my strawberries fruit the first year, just pinch flower buds off, so that you can get a huge harvest next spring. It’s better for a plant to get established first.
It's a good strategy for the patient gardener!
Thank you for sharing =)
I just planted a small strawberry plant and it already has one flower...should I go pinch these off? Im in this for the long haul and didnt expect to harvest my first year anyway
@@phoenixmerridian9119 If you're in it for the long haul, I would pinch it off! Lots of season left for fruiting =)
I bought strawberries from my grocery store and they were BAD! so I'm watching this video so i can grow my own lol. thank you for the tutorial.
Oh, yeah, no comparison! They're better than store-bought tomatoes maybe but don't hold a candle to homegrown.
Thank you so much for the info. I just found your channel will watch more videos.
No problem Rosana - so glad it was informational =) And thanks for checking out our channel!
Thanks
Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge :) I love fabric growing bags, we use them to grow tomatoes on our balcony (sadly no real garden). This year I managed to buy fabric bags, only 15cms high. 34 cm diameter I hope our strawberries will love these :)
Sounds so fun! Best of luck =)
Thank you!!!
You're very welcome! I hope it helped!
Very useful channel 👍👍👍👍♥️♥️
Yay! That is so wonderful to hear - thank you for checking out our videos =)
I just found your channel and I'm super happy i did. I'm starting to grow strawberries on my own and my husband started jalapenos. You're helping me learn and get more joy out of doing my own garden. Thank you for showing us all the steps and best tips.
You are so very welcome! Strawberries and jalapenos sounds like my kind of garden 😁
You are so very welcome! Thank you for such a nice comment 😁
Strawberries and jalapenos sounds like my kinda garden! Best of luck to you both!
Thanks!
You are most welcome!
It looks like I will be moving in 2 years, that also helped me decide on planters for strawberries, I can take them with me .
Oh good point! We never talk about portability as a benefit but it's a big one. I once had to disassemble some handmade wooden planters when we moved across country and it about killed me.
I LOVE the basic design tbh. Don’t worry what anyone else says.
Word. 😁
Thanks bunches. Im putting mine in 4/11. I uave bare root Ozark. First time trying. Wish me luck
No problem! Best of luck and good choice on the variety!
Yes i agreed very hard work to create videos. I m sure even I'm not one. If we learn something it's only right to "like". Even if i don't like the video( others creaters) i always hit the "like" button it helps the creators. But all your videos i will be honest i do like all yours. More " likes " to come lol. Thank you!
This is incredibly kind - thank you for sharing your enjoyment and supporting us! Genuinely, genuinely appreciate it =)
I wish I would have found your video back in May when I was planting out my bareroot strawberries out. I very much appreciate your note about moving the strawberries into a shady spot in the summer! I lost two bareroot raspberries and 8/20 of my strawberry plants leaving them in full sun thinking they would be ok. Now I know for next time. :)
=( I have definitely been there. I'm not sure what your climate's like, but we keep our raspberry plants in the back corners of our garden because they absolutely fry anywhere else.
@@NextdoorHomestead I’m in Inland Valley Southern California so it’s very dry, hot and windy. The sad thing is that my raspberry plants were literally two feet away from a perfect spot that gets a bit of morning sun and then shady the rest of the day. I try not to think about it…. LOL.
Berry nice video
Thank you berry much for saying so ;)
I'm new to strawberry growing and this video was very helpful. Thank you very much, Sir, for sharing all this information with us. 😊🍓👍
That's awesome! I'm so glad it was helpful and best of luck with your strawberries this year. I don't think you'll regret giving them a try =)
Happy gardening!
Thanks for the Clarification clearly... not like other videos too fast & talk therefore (No Show & Tell) like you help u Beginner Farmer's.. God Bless You & Your Family & Friends Far & Near.
I'm so glad it was helpful for you Michael! Absolute best of luck in the garden to you this year =)
@@NextdoorHomesteadAppreciate it coming from my daughters & wife they Love Strawberries to the Infiniti google power
I never knew they can be VERY sensitive to root rotting. As for the fabric pots, bigger containers, etc that's would be the prefect opportunity to companion plant them with deeper rooted crops and so forth.
You are 100% correct, that's a really good tip. I generally do like companion planting my small perennials in year one with flowers =)
That’s a level above ’beginner’. ;)
@@TheEmbrio Just making sure everyone understands their options. :)
@rickytorres9089 how do you know what's a good companion plant?
@@karmen9514 Since they are shallow rooted you can try deeper rooted plants like tomatoes, peppers and such to go with them.
3rd year attempting 🤞🏻 not used to maine weather
This is going to be the year! Best of luck =)
I'll try my hand at planting strawberries next year. This is an excellent guide and I'll refer to it again when I do so. The fact that I can plant them in the Dollar Tree stackers is a bonus. I just have to get the smaller versions. Thanks! 😄
So I have random strawberries plants popping up everywhere, seeds must have been in my compost idk 😅. I’ll be gifting some strawberry plants. Thanks for these tips!
You're welcome! I hope you get some amazing fruit out of your strawberry volunteers =)
I just read through the comments and I see you reply to all comments. WOW! That is awesome! and kind of what I need, as a brand new gardener. I will go to you for many more videos!! Thank you so much for the time you are investing! Blessings to you!! I'm sharing you with my siblings who are also going to try growing food this year!
Oh wow, thanks for noticing Jolyn! Other than the odd nasty comment, replying to these is my favorite part of having a channel =)
I hope you all grow TONS of food this year! I'm so excited for Spring to be in full bloom.
Not really. He didn't reply to my comment at all.
@@thanhhahuynh977 Hey there! Was your comment on this video or another one? I can't find it atm.
@@NextdoorHomestead Hi nextdoor Homestead! Yes, it was on this video.
Finally a plant jesus figure who makes beatles references so I can relate.
It's a niche sure, but I'm happy fill it 😁
Jesus is Lord ❤
😂😂😂.. I seen all the cute puns
Ok, Maaaaybe I will try Strawberries again lol.
Haha at least the bare root packs come with a TON of plants 😁
Takes some of the sting out when pests get to some...
Thanks for the great video! What kind of maintenance to potted strawberries need in subsequent years? Additional fertilizer or anything else? How do you handle them when they start spreading beyond the pot? Thanks again!
You are most welcome! Definitely they need additional fertilizer - preferably during the season but at the very least before a new growing season. One nice thing about strawberries is they go dormant in the offseason and lose much of their growth (in most temperate climates) but you can also help maintain them with some careful pruning or overwintering them in a garage if your area is cold.
If you find your strawberries are overrunning the pot - consider propagating them via division! Great way to fill up more containers every year =)
I put my strawberry plant into my garage over the winter and basically didn't do anything with it and it lived the entire winter and already has some strawberries forming. I maybe gave it a splash of water like 2 or 3 times over the winter and that was pretty much it. I had no idea they were that hardy I full expected it to die off.
HAHA that's amazing! I don't think most of us have quite that level of luck with them. I'm super jealous yours is already fruiting - we've had such a wet, cloudy Spring.
regarding pot size, i have been doing some experiments. I have found the deeper the pot, the bigger the plants and number of crowns the following year. My pots are quite huge. I have them in 35L pots (5-6 gallon) and the roots do indeed hit near the bottom. In smaller pots the berries are not as numerous. By year 2, they were on fire! I have never seen that many trusses on one plant in my life. This year i have 12 of them
Growing strawberries in containers is so much fun that I even made a vegetable growing video
Thank you for the awesome report. I'll try to dig in and see if there's been any academic studies on the impact of soil depth vs. production. You've definitely sparked my curiosity!
About how big (in gallons) are each plant cup in your tower? I planted indiviual strawberry plants in one gallon grow bags with a single rooted cutting of sage - it's the only thing that seems to keep the slugs/bugs away! Thanks for all the great info!
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july 14 strawberries $1,88 a qt container canada brampton supermarket
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I have always had not so good luck with strawberries but now I know what to do thanks so much. Also I live in the Central Valley what part do you live in ? I would like to know so maybe I get get more advice from you if weather is similar
You are so welcome! I do have a little blurb about my climate in the About section of the channel, but we've decided not to share our specific location. Hope you understand and best of luck with your berries!
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Welcome and thank you!
Im actually planting strawberries and I’m gonna do the best I can to make them grow no matter how much weeks months or a year it takes
Best of luck to you! Super fun plant =)
what abt the runners? my strawberries gave me fruits then continuously shooting out runners, hence it stopped producing fruits.
Thank you for the full details this is my first yr doing strawberry I brought a starter it has small berries already so I’m so excited but nervous I have the allstars june berry any tips 😅
FUN! Biggest tip would be to keep in mind Allstar is a different category of strawberry to the ones I planted in this video because it's a June bearing type. Many folks who grow June bearing varieties will pinch of all flowers in the first year of growth to help the plant become well established for future years. Up to you if you want to do that or just let it produce what it can =)
Best of luck!
@@NextdoorHomestead ahhh I see THANK you !!! ☺️
Are we able to use peat moss as a substitute
I grew strawberries in containers, however they winter killed. How do you keep them over a very cold northern winter? Thanks for the info
Do stackable pots need to rotate to get sunlight evenly? Ive always wondering that... thank you for the good video.
It depends where you place them and time of year (and the height of the stack). I do find I have to rotate mine for best results.
Hi Thanks for the video can you tell me which is the suitable season to grow strawberries
They're very much a warm-weather crop but will live for multiple seasons! Assuming you baby them a bit in cold climate winters =)
What about Osmocote for fertilizer/food for strawberries.
Is the soil recipe (sphagnum/perlite/vermiculite) in addition to the potting mix or soil, or just on its own? I'm wondering if it's supposed to be 1 part mix, 2 parts peat, etc.
very informative, thank u for taking the time to do this. can u tell me, will strawberries, lettuce, cherry tomatoes grow is partial sun. Trying to garden on porch (container) seedlings dying. ( south florida) porch faces SW. dont know what to do.
No problem, thank you for watching! South Florida can definitely be a tricky place to grow veggies.
So lettuce can grow in partial shade no problem. Strawberries need more sun by far, but there is a type called "Alpine" Strawberries that grow well in less sun. Just be aware they are a very different kind of strawberry than the ones I grew in this video.
Cherry tomatoes can be hit or miss - it depends on how many hours of sun you can give them. If your porch receives at least 5 hours, I think it's worth trying. My favorite cherry tomato variety for shady spots is called "Black Cherry".
Good luck!
@@NextdoorHomestead wow thank u so very much for taking the time to respond: much appreciated
Have a great rest of day and weekend 😊
Looking forward to sun-ripe berries thanks for the help! Please consider alternatives to peat moss like coco coir!
No problem and me too! =)
I am very conflicted about mentioning sphagnum peat moss on this channel at all and appreciate that others are concerned as well.
Just to be transparent, here's where I'm at with it: I haven't yet found a viable 1:1 alternative that feels honest to recommend to viewers. Sphagnum peat moss' acidity and small fiber size makes it unique in my experience. And from what I can find - and this is not definitive nor do I feel like an expert - it seems like the Canadian Peat Moss harvesting industry is better regulated and more sustainable than the coco coir corollaries.
I very much hope to become more knowledgeable and be able to recommend better alternatives one day.
you look so kind i would trust you if you told me to grow strawberries in an old boot
*You* are so kind Marcy! What a lovely comment =)
But let me tell you about this new gardening style that utilizes old boots first... ;)
I have something very similar, I may plant them up again, we have this pain fox that liked to knock them over LOL
Haha oh no! I've been thinking about adding to ours and driving a thing metal pipe all the way down the middle for stability.
Also, it's so fun to hear about your experiences across the ocean! I suppose fox troubles are not inherently so different than our critter issues but it just sounds so cool and exciting =)
@@NextdoorHomestead lol yes they are a write pain lol we have so many where we live as there are lots of folks that feed them! And yes I have heard that!
I would love this catainer garden i dont have themoney to get one by myselth
It's unbelievably frustrating how expensive a lot of gardening equipment is. We do 95% of our garden in the ground with compost and aged manure for this reason.
Lovely video, thank you very much! The shape of these strawberry pots made me wonder something: wouldn't an Olla work great inside those stacking planters? Even less worry about overwatering, and you would need less soil.
I experimented a bit trying to get something like that to work and there just wasn't room in my small stackable planters. That said, I think it's the right intuition - either irrigate or setup something like an olla or those suckers are going to dry up and reduce fruit quality!
@@NextdoorHomestead Thank you so much for the reply, YT didn't give me a notification so I didn't see it up to now. :<
I thought the center of these strawberry stackers would be the perfect place for such a pot, but the shape would indeed need to be exactly right...
I've sent your videos to several online friends and plan on giving your tips a very careful go. Fingers crossed for a fruitful summer!
@@Roguechan Wow, thank you! So cool to think folks are sharing out our videos.
Best of luck with your garden this year!
What if you didn't fertilize at the beginning?
In my tropical lowland area I think they can only be grown in pots so they can be moved around or else they'd die if fhey get too much sun or they got rained on.
Yeah, I love growing berries in containers and this is definitely one of the major reasons!
Good to know about the growing conditions for potted strawberries. I’ve had those same towers and was planning them for strawberries.
Question: is coffee grounds good to add to the soil? Can it be used as a natural fertilizer every 6 weeks? Also I have ground egg shells. And worm castings. I’m trying to get away from store bought fertilizer and learn more natural methods. Thank you. 🦋
I generally recommend adding coffee grounds and eggshells to your compost bin instead. They take a long time to become useful to the plants. Good luck!
Worm castings however are great! Just don't use them as your only fertilizer as they're very low in NPK. Compost + worm castings are a very good combo.
I would love to plant them again yet without fail the inhabitants I share my land with help themselves & I rarely get a single strawberry. I tried the painted rock trick which worked for a season then following season i found the rocks dumped on side & bare plant
So so frustrating. Totally get it.
Have you tried netting at all?
Yes I had rabbits eating mine..had to put fence around it and net over the top.I fix that😅
Hi..
Back in January, I got Strawberry seeds from the Dollar Store. My first time trying to grow Strawberries. I put them in the freezer for a while. Then into starting cells.
Out of all the seeds only 3 started growing.
At the end of May I put the 3 little plants into a small hanging basket.
Today they are healthy ,and filled the top of planter.
I've been picking off the redist, smallest ,
tiniest , tastiest , sweetest Strawberries I've have ever seen 😅😂
They are no bigger than my baby fingernails 😂.
If they survive the winter, do you think the berries will be bigger next year?
Or is there a variety that only grows them this small? Lol
They are from Dollar Store so I have no idea what kind they are🤷♀️.😅
Now the weather is changing. Winter will be here soon 😭😢😭
I have no clue how to winterize such young Strawberry plants.
I'm in Canada we get cold, snow,freezing rain weather.
I cant find any help winterizing such young Strawberry plants .
Should I just dig a holp in the ground , bury the basket water, then cover with leaves.
Or put them in my shed covered with leaves.
It's not insulated at all. It will just be weather protected. Not cold protected.
Should I take them out of this small hanging basket.
Separate them .?
Or bring into the house.
So confusing how people are saying this yes and that no.
Sooo sorrry for the questions 🙃😊
I'm thinking you will be able to guide me in the right direction 😉
To keep these young plants alive. I heard there hardy.
But their so young.
1 more thing that just happened to me
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2 weeks ago I found 2 small 2" seedling plants in 2 different containers.
Only have 4-5 leaves .
I have a app to identify plants.
It said their both Red Raspberry😮.
I have no idea where they came from. I am excited to have them tho.
They both are healthy.
Can you also help me winterize the Raspberrys seedlings to?
So i can sleep at night
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All your videos are amazing.
You have a wonderful technique that makes it so easy for us to understand.
And I really like how you answer most of your comments.
There isn't many out there that do that
Cheers from Toronto
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If your strawberries are that tiny and sweet, there's a good possibility that they're an alpine variety. They're a little different from the other types you usually find at garden centers, in that they don't propagate by sending off runners. Instead they grow in to clumps that you can separate out later when they start to get crowded, kind-of like artichokes. As far as cold tolerance, I live a good bit south of you in Washington State, but mine have survived winters that got down in the single digits just protecting them with mulch. Hope your little strawberry plants make it through the winter!
Thank you for the clear informative video. Now my head just jumps way ahead and i am wondering what is the overwintering procedure be? I am in Zone 6. Do I need to bring it in indoor? Thanks
I don't have a ton of personal experience with this because I live in a climate with milder winters! But yes - if your strawberries are in planters and convenient to move, you can prep them for winter (prune and mulch) and place into a garage for the dormant period =)
@@NextdoorHomestead thank you!
Would adding some compost to soil help? Like a bit ofcow manure ? Also I put a coffee filter over drain holes so soil doesn't escape..seems to work...c'mon spring! 😊
Hey Shirley! Yep, some compost or well aged steer manure is a good amendment. No kidding - I am *SO* ready for Spring to be here in earnest.
I use "straw" to mulch my strawberries... that's why they call them "Strawberries". lol
Thank you for the reminder to mulch my new "straw"berry beds ;)
hi hope you still see this!! I just bought these stackable towers from DT literally EXACTLY to grow strawberries indoors (also got grow lights) but i’m unable to get started plants in my area. would you say i’m okay to start (like plant the seeds in these containers and if so a little advice) or would it be better to start in a small starter pot and transfer it over later? Also i’m binging your channel since I just decided to start growing veggies (i’ve only grown herbs before) so any other advice would be helpful!!
I'm SO sorry for the late response! It has been a crazy few days here. I would personally focus on starting your seeds in controlled conditions and then transplanting into stackers. It's just a great strategy in general, especially if you want lots of seedlings and not just a few successes.
Best of luck! Hope they grow great =)
What do you have planted in the the stackable pots can you plant these strawberries in them?? Thank you !
Yep, the strawberries are planted in the stackable pots =)
What type of soil for planting strawberry in containers
did you put the Epsoma garden tone fertilizer in the mix of potting soil and vermiculite ?
Yes, I do!
Hi I made a comment and asked question but forgot to ask about the amount of sun I can give to my plants. I am grieving on a balcony with afternoon sun. I get a good 6 hours and am hoping that will be enough for my strawberry tomatoes and such. Also the porch gets very hot in the summer so I’m wondering if things will do well is I give them filtered sun through a shade. Thank you in advance 🦋
Six hours of good sun is typically enough but it's worth trying a few different varieties to see if any work better for you. I prefer cherry toms for shady spots 😁
My bareroot plants are arriving on Friday. I'm going to use 5 liter white buckets, as far as I've found they should hold 2 plants. I'm going to hang them on a west facing wall. They'll get like 7h of full sun in july. Would you recommend making the buckets self-watering or make the drainage holes 1cm above the bottom and add a layer of clay balls that retain water on the bottom?
So exciting Vera! I'm a little skeptical of the clay balls honestly but that could just be my inexperience with them! It's not clear to me how they're superior to adding a water retention ingredient like vermiculite with similar properties and I'd worry they would cause drainage issues and soggy roots.
Would it be possible to try both approaches? If not, I would personally opt for a self-watering option like ollas.
@@NextdoorHomestead I do have vermiculite in my potting mix, but with the, for our climate, hot summers we're having I fear that a 1,5 gallon bucket might dry out in a day. They are too small for a olla. But yes, I'm going to experiment and see wat works best 🙏😊
@@veraw2121 Please let me know! I want to do a hanging wall shade garden this next year in a sitting area I'm working on =)
Can I substitute coco coir for the peat moss in the DIY soil? I don’t have peat but lots of coir
Coir is generally very good or even better. Only challenge is it's neutral whereas peat moss is acidic and strawberries prefer moderately acidic soil. You can add a bit of an acidifier product to make up for it. Just don't overdo it 😛
I just subscribed and liked. I like how you say if you look up are strawberries heavy feeders and you get yes and no answers which is so true. Very confusing! I would like a garden tour of all of your gardens and what is the amount of space you garden in? I have a fairly small amount of garden area (3 raised beds, totalling approximately 72 sf) and I'm trying to make the most of it. Also, a neighbor left raspberry cuttings on the curb of an unknown variety which I grabbed and planted with my blueberries and strawberries. Bad location (and these are in ground). Is there any way I can make this work? I probably have to move it but I'm not sure where else I could put it. I don't think a container would work or would it?
Hey Sheri! Welcome to the channel and thank you kindly =)
I don't have an exact square footage but most of my garden is a small converted front lawn on our suburban house. I'd love to do a full your though, that's a terrific idea. 72 square feet is a good size though! Especially for Spring leafy greens =)
I personally do think raspberries do well in the right container setup and I actually made a video on doing it last year!
@@NextdoorHomestead I'll look for your video on the raspberries. Hopefully I can find a solution to getting it to produce. Once I got the cuttings I put them in my raised bed (2 out of 3 died) but had to take the 1 survivor and move in ground because I needed to replace the bed. This was maybe 3 years ago that I got the cuttings and I think it's been in ground for almost 2. Not knowing the variety when do you suggest cutting it back?
Hope you see this... Im getting ready to plant strawberries in those same exact tower planters. How did they work for you? Any advice? I have been agonizing over where to put the drainage holes, along with adding a self-watering reservoir at the bottom of each cup, because i heard these planters dry out quickly. Thanks and blessings for sharing your knowledge.
They worked well but only if you're pretty diligent! They do dry out quickly, but on the same note can get waterlogged pretty easily. For us, overwatering was a bigger concern but that's going to be up to your habits and irrigation.
My biggest advice is to start with good, well-draining soil, put them in a spot where all plants will receive sunlight, and pay close attention to the moisture levels in the soil.
Oh, and keep it away from chickens. I don't know why but that thing is a magnet for our chickens =)
@NextdoorHomestead You're awesome. Thanks so much.
The only thing to go in McKinney is to go to fridge and just live there 😂
May be a silly question. When you "re-fertilize", do you mix the powder with soil again. Then add on top?
This is my first year growing strawberries.
Good question! Just go ahead and scratch into the surface of the soil and water in. Even better if you can reapply mulch after.
Cheers!