How to Plant a Strawberry Pot (Strawberries Optional)
Tuesday May 20, 2008
I posted this strawberry pot step-by-step last July and received a lot of nice letters, so I’m hoping I’ll be seeing strawberry pots in many of the gardens I visit this year. I just replaced an old one of mine with divisions of some of my smaller sedum plants and lots of rosy hens and chicks - the ultimate in low maintenance. In the past I’ve filled strawberry pots with everything from ageratum to ‘Zagreb’ coreopsis. Two of my favorite strawberry pot plants are portulaca, because it’s so bright and cheery and mint, to keep it from spreading. And don’t forget the obvious, strawberries. I hope you’ll give a strawberry pot a try, so once again, here are my tips for planting and caring for strawberry pots.
Photo: © Marie Iannotti (2008) licensed to About.com, Inc.
Comments
I made the mistake of thinking I could save on potting mix by inverting a pot inside the planter. Don’t do it. The soil becomes too shallow for the roots.
It really depends on the size of the pots and the type of plant. If you’re planting annuals in a tall planter, say 2′ or taller, you can easily tuck a 6-8″ pot into the bottom as filler. I’ve done this for several years, especially with planters that are heavy to begin with, and as long as the top of the planter is wide enough to accommodate all your plants, the roots will be fine.
hello there i love strawberry but i never get to pick any because the rabbit and other animals eat them and i have the growing like crazy around my home and i don’t know what to do to kept the animals from eating them all.ps help
Rabbits do love strawberries. The only luck I’ve ever had was covering them with a net, as they got ripe. I used to plant a lot of marigolds around them and that kept them out for awhile, but it’s not failsafe.