How to Grow Delicious Strawberries in Hanging Pots

Just about everybody likes strawberries. Try to imagine summer without strawberry ice cream. How can you think of your grandmother’s house in the country and not envision strawberry shortcake? For the summer frozen strawberries will not suffice. You don’t have to have a garden to enjoy a few fresh strawberries once you learn how to grow strawberries in hanging pots.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. You will need to get several hanging pots. The larger they are the better. Many people think spring is the time for planting. Not so with strawberries. The mother plants need to be planted in the fall so they can become strong and firmly rooted. Since this is the case you will need to begin planning for your June strawberries in early fall. Your first task will be to choose a place where they will be protected from frost and freezing. This can be a protected porch or green house.

2. Fill the pots with rich dirt. You may put one to two mother plants in each pot for the fall. You will need additional pots for the spring. The mother plants will need water and fertilizer all winter. You must watch them and be sure they are staying healthy. When spring comes, fill three to five smaller hanging pots with rich dirt.

3. Hang these smaller pots below the larger ones. The mother strawberry plants will begin to sprout daughters. These daughters must be guided to the smaller hanging pots where they can take root and begin to grow.

4. Strawberries require nitrogen rich soil. Be sure your fertilizer has sufficient nitrogen to produce abundant strawberries. Continue to watch your mother and daughter plants so they remain healthy.
   Eventually the mother plant will die, but you should notice pretty white blossoms on the daughter plants. These are the beginnings of your strawberries.

Resources

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[cmanny]

on 6/7/2009 We love strawberries! Thanks for the tips, we will give this a try this fall. 5*