Here are the primary benefits of growing strawberry plants in gutters.
Strawberry gutter garden.
With some scrap wood i made a support system for the two gutters one gutter holds water and the other holds soil.
Like you mentioned having the strawberry plants raised off the ground helps keep them clean which is a major benefit.
The gutter can now finally be filled with compost leave a small space below the rim for watering and you can plant your strawberries.
I decided to build hall s self irrigating gutter let s call it a sig to grow strawberries.
Create a productive hanging herb garden with plant stand.
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.
Strawberries are super easy fruits to grow in gutters.
Strawberry plants are small.
The diy tutorial is available here.
You can even keep it on your balcony rooftop or patio.
Here s how i did it.
Hanging herb garden with stand.
Growing strawberries in a gutter does not only offer you the opportunity to grow as many plants as you want but also offers your strawberry protection from diseases like crown rot and fruit rot.
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.
Strawberry planting in rain gutters may 22 2014 by laura 16 comments we ve have grown strawberries in our gardens going for five seasons now and we have thoroughly enjoyed it.
This type of growing gutter is also good for microgreens pea shoots and herbs.
There are definitely benefits to growing strawberries in gutters.
We are busy this year already harvesting our spring strawberries.
Cut a piece of gutter 4 1 2 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw or circular saw.
Growing strawberries vertically in the gutters can be a nice space saving option.
A section of rain gutter about 4 1 2 feet long is enough to grow three strawberry plants.
Benefits of growing strawberry plants in gutters.
We have tried growing strawberries out in our garden with all kinds of problems.
In the second part he shows a two gutter strawberry growing system.