Growing Strawberries in a Stackable Vertical Tower Pot
My strawberry patch is now five years old and it has spread immensely in those few years. It began as a 3-tier circle seen below:
Then it spread into an oval shape (the fence posts show where the patch has grown). Now the strawberry plants are also spreading into the rhubarb & asparagus section beyond the original circle patch (see picture below).
Since I am running out of spreading room I decided to try one of those vertical tower pots that seem to be so popular right now. I have to admit that they looked much larger and more sturdy online. However, it still provides 15 spots for strawberry plants and that is definitely substantial.
My husband always jokes about how I am incapable of planting a straight line (it's true - even with a line guide they always end up crooked). The fact that this vertical pot is a leaning tower fits in perfectly to my planting history - hahaha.
The tower pot is ready for planting!
The picture above shows some of the strawberry plants that spread outside of my fence. Below shows the plants that I extracted from the outer perimeter.
I planted one strawberry runner in each pot space (a total of 15 runners/plants).
The vertical pot is full! (see below):
I don't know how full of fruit each plant will be growing in this manner. I also am not sure how many (if any) I will be able to harvest this year since the plants are not yet established. I will let you know in June or next year.
ENJOY!
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