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Best way to grow strawberries (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by neomachino@lemmy.world to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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We're planning on growing strawberries this year. I was planning on putting them in pots with plant hangers on the sunny side of the fence, my wife suggested building a vertical tower with some dollar store tri-pots.

Both ideas make sense to me so i wanted to see if anyone had any experience/advice on what's the best way, or if it doesn't matter, or if there's a much better idea that we haven't thought of.

Thanks in advance!

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[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Going vertical is a good idea. One of the things I've been kicking around is planting them in gutters that have been repurposed.

If you've never grown strawberries before, know that they put out tons and tons of runners and will quickly fill, and try to grow out of, whatever you put them in. Keeping them at least a foot off the ground, be that with a tall container that's on the ground, or otherwise will help you find and trim runners before they can establish in whatever they're next to. The only thing more aggressive that I've grown is mint.

[–] Mpeach45@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not all strawberries are runners, but you’re right about those that are. The good news about runners is that they become more strawberry plants if you give them a chance.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Ah, I didn't realized that only some of them put out runners. And you're right - you do get more strawberries out of the deal. Ours are in a pair of decent sized pots near a pollinator friendly flower bed that we would prefer to be strawberry free though.