Plant the strawberries in early spring.
Gutter planting strawberries.
Strawberry plants are small.
This type of growing gutter is also good for microgreens pea shoots and herbs.
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.
The gutter can now be filled with compost leave a small space below the rim for watering and you can plant your strawberries.
Loop the zip ties around the hose and secure.
These rain gutters not only keep pests away but they make for much easier gardening.
Michael drilled holes in the gutter towards the bottom every 1 1 2 or so for proper drainage.
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.
Drill holes in the back edge of the gutter large enough to fit zip ties through.
Growing strawberries upside down things you ll need for growing strawberries in gutters.
A variety of people have devised their own ways to come up with their own rain gutter gardens.
Here are the primary benefits of growing strawberry plants in gutters.
You can also plant in the autumn where winters are milder.
Make strawberry picking easier.
Take the water line over the edge of the top gutter affix to the cable with a zip tie and train it down to the lower gutter.
They don t have woody stems so their growth is usually only.
In time we decided we just preferred the june bearing so we ripped out all of the ever bearing.
Since strawberry plants are short regular picking requires either a lot of.
Drill tiny holes near your strawberry plants for the water to drip out.
You can also use the same concept for growing lettuces and herbs.
Growing strawberries in gutters is the best way to use up your vertical space smartly.
Trim the roots of the strawberry transplant to 6 inches with scissors to make planting easier.
A rain gutter about 4 and a half feet long is enough to grow 3 4 strawberry plants depending on plant size.
Strawberries are super easy fruits to grow in gutters it also saves them from diseases like crown rot and fruit rot.
It saves space and helps you maximize your produce output.