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Container Gardening - Strawberries!

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Posted by Rich Dansereau on 05/13/2009 06:52 PM

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21 Comments on Container Gardening - Strawberries!

MAY

2009

Oh man, Rich...I LOVE strawberries! Ours aren't quite as far along as these are, so I keep eating the chocolate I plan to dip them in :-)

Rich, what size container is that? I bought a strawberry plant and a 21" planter to put it in, but now that I'm looking at yours I don't think I needed to get one that big! Can you tell I've never planted any fruits or vegetables before? :)

~Chanda (no 'r') :)

Rich, oh wow, I do love strawberrys, never think to grow them. Looks like you are ready to go with one of them, we need a picture of you eating it!

Not ready yet Rich - but they are at the farms around here and we love 'em...

Awesome!! I want to try that. Is that 1 plant in the pot?? So it yielded the first year you planted?

MAY

2009

AHHHHHH....so that's how strawberries grow. I thought they just showed up in thoses plastic boxes at A&P.

Karen - LOL! Like the strawberries, the chocolate is good by itself. This is a bit like those old peanut butter cup commercials; good individually but great together! LOL!

Chanda - You could probably fit 3 or 4 strawberry plants in a 21' container. The one in my photo is about 10' deep and has a 8' opening! I am also growing them in hanging baskets which are much deeper and shallower and I probably have at leat 4 plants in each! HERE is a photo.

Andrea - Nothing like sweet fresh strawberries right off the plant!

Kathy - Plump juicy strawberries, yum! I would imagine your blackberry, raspberry, and blueberry bushes are blooming just as ours are. Get ready for those fresh, straight from the garden, berry smoothies!

Debbie - I actually had these in my traditional garden last year, where they produced some. I transplanted them into the pots this year and have them scattered on my patio furniture. They look good and smell nice. The photos are actually two separate pots. One has only a parent plant, and the other has a parent plant and a 'sucker' offspring.

Kevin - LOL!

Who doesn't like strawberries? I never thought of growing them in a pot. We always have strawberry patches. Bake a white cake, put on the strawberries, cool whip and yum yum.

I'm thinking we may need more strawberry plants, and since my family is so "bug sensitive", containers would be a great way to do this. I'm thinking I'll try them with some tomatoes in the "upside down planters". What do you think?

Connie - Strawberry patches are fun when you are a kid. I remember going to the strawberry fields as a kid with the family. It was always fun; especially when somebody screamed upon encountering one of the spiders that make the strawberry fields home.

Karen - I had success with tomatoes, radishes, lettuce and a few other veggies in containers. I think the upside down planters seem pretty fun and they might reduce the bugs but I have no experience with them so I don't know for certain.

Ohhhhh ......... me looovvveeee strawberries. LOL And, for the record, we have tomatoes growing in the upside down container thingy. So far so good!

Mmmmmmmmmm, Rich!

Love those strawberries. Can't wait until they are in season here. The fresh ones from the garden always taste the best! :-)

Brigita

Carol - And these are coming along really nice. Glad those uside down tomatoes are working out. Are they somethin you can reuse next year?

Brigita - Plump and fresh and as they are on my outdoor tables and grown without pesticides they can be enjoyed by anyone near them!

Rich, Already? I'd have to try this in the house, it's still in the 50's here and the poor things would have died, not flourished!

Rich

Pretty Strawberries I bet they are going to be delicious when they are ready to eat.

MAY

2009

Carole - Strawberry plants are actually pretty hardy (not the fruit). These overwintered in my garden, under snow and everything! Strawberries are easy to grow with little work.

Jackie - I have to admit that I have plucked some off already!

MAY

2009

Rich these look like winners....I'll be over with the chocolate

WOW really beautiful I like those strawberries they look very nice I be they will be yummy when they are grown.

Have a Wonderful Weekend,

Kim White

MAY

2009

BLR Guy - Always a great combination! I'm sure the Plant City Strawberry feast saw some good ones this year as always.

Kim - Thanks, I can't wait until they are matured. Hope you have had a great weekend too.

MAY

2009

Rich, I drool from here! Fresh and organic, that garden may be a lot of work but is probably one of the BEST decisions you've ever made. I miss our old Farmer's Market with fresh, locally grown vegetables and fruits :(

MAY

2009

Carole - Every town should have a farmer's market for several reasons:

it keeps you connected to the food supply (I believe it is especially important that kids don't think food comes from the grocery store and is always in a box or shrink wrapped)
supports local business
generally healthy and organic
eco-friendly, generally doesn't have to be transported cross country

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