As soon as we start letting the plants produce berries we ll have the next step to contend with.
Rain gutter grow system strawberries.
Strawberry plants do not set large nets of roots and growing them in a gutter should not be a problem as properly evidenced in many places do a google image search for strawberry tunnel cultivation.
In the first part of the video larry shows how to use a gutter to supply water to a row of pots.
Things you will need tape measure pencil tin snips hand or circular saw gutter end caps pliers silicone caulk pvc glue 1 4 inch drill bit power drill potting soil gardening trowel strawberry transplants scissors watering can fertilizer.
But it s not quite done.
Protecting them from birds squirrels and the like.
Growing strawberries in a self irrigating gutter sig.
I got this idea from larry hall who made a video showing how he uses gutters as self watering containers.
These rain gutters not only keep pests away but they make for much easier gardening.
Most gutter systems place the height of the gutters to minimize the strain on the body during picking.
In the second part he shows a two gutter strawberry growing system.
A rain gutter about 4 and a half feet long is enough to grow 3 4 strawberry plants depending on plant size.
We do have a plan for that of course.
We have tried growing strawberries out in our garden with all kinds of problems.
Another great thing about this is that your berries will be portable.
So that s concludes where we are at with our new experiment of growing strawberry plants in rain gutters.
It is important however to keep this in mind when designing or choosing a gutter system.
We are busy this year already harvesting our spring strawberries.
Rain gutters can be mounted to the side of decks or vertically to the side of your house or shed to create a strawberry wall a rain gutter about 4 and a half feet long is enough to grow 3 4 strawberry plants depending on plant size.
Strawberries grown in gutters are easy to protect.
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