Grow Strawberries in Vertical Containers (FULL GROW GUIDE)
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Date: 2024-06-07
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NicolaiAAA
True facts about rolly pollys being fans of them. We had so much rain here early last month that their population exploded and they were snacking on anything and everything! I got two strawberry plants two years ago and let them make runners. It's kind of funny because the original strawberries were in a pot, and I decided to make a garden just for the strawberries so I set the pot in the middle and let the runners tumble over the sides and root around the pot. After a harsh winter, the pot strawberry died, but three of it's runners survived. I let those plants make runners the next year, so now I have plenty of strawberry plants that I'm letting grow (no runners allowed this year) and they're all about making plenty of strawberries!
Took your advice from another video though and I'm snipping off some of the flowers so that it makes less strawberries, but the ones it does make are big and juicy!
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True facts about rolly pollys being fans of them. We had so much rain here early last month that their population exploded and they were snacking on anything and everything! I got two strawberry plants two years ago and let them make runners. It's kind of funny because the original strawberries were in a pot, and I decided to make a garden just for the strawberries so I set the pot in the middle and let the runners tumble over the sides and root around the pot. After a harsh winter, the pot strawberry died, but three of it's runners survived. I let those plants make runners the next year, so now I have plenty of strawberry plants that I'm letting grow (no runners allowed this year) and they're all about making plenty of strawberries!
Took your advice from another video though and I'm snipping off some of the flowers so that it makes less strawberries, but the ones it does make are big and juicy!
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ColeSpolaric
I had 20 out of 25 die. I did what you did here planting them. They were fine for at least a week before slowly, one by one, more of them started dying. I'm not sure if the post office holding them for over a week was the problem or not. A second shipment of a different variety that got to me faster later on is still doing ok. My ones grown from seed are doing really well.
One thing i would add is to soak your roots in water for 3 days to a week before planting. As far as seeds, start those in like February and expect a 50% success rate. The seed sprouts are so small that extra care is required as to letting the soil dry out, but not over watering them. I do think from seed (when possible as not all varieties can be grown from seed) gives the best chance of success when transplanting.
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I had 20 out of 25 die. I did what you did here planting them. They were fine for at least a week before slowly, one by one, more of them started dying. I'm not sure if the post office holding them for over a week was the problem or not. A second shipment of a different variety that got to me faster later on is still doing ok. My ones grown from seed are doing really well.
One thing i would add is to soak your roots in water for 3 days to a week before planting. As far as seeds, start those in like February and expect a 50% success rate. The seed sprouts are so small that extra care is required as to letting the soil dry out, but not over watering them. I do think from seed (when possible as not all varieties can be grown from seed) gives the best chance of success when transplanting.
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francestaylor9156
You can look up varieties that do well in your state and they will take into consideration how cold it gets. There's a website that takes the data from the local university extension information for the state. It's a good place to start.
I have my greenstalks on my patio so when it gets super cold, I bring them right next to the house to stay warm. My strawberries survived the -11F winter a couple years ago which was very much not characteristic of the area. They were the only thing that survived that year in the garden because I moved the containers next to the house. Even my kale died that year. It was that cold for almost a week.
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You can look up varieties that do well in your state and they will take into consideration how cold it gets. There's a website that takes the data from the local university extension information for the state. It's a good place to start.
I have my greenstalks on my patio so when it gets super cold, I bring them right next to the house to stay warm. My strawberries survived the -11F winter a couple years ago which was very much not characteristic of the area. They were the only thing that survived that year in the garden because I moved the containers next to the house. Even my kale died that year. It was that cold for almost a week.
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Thingys-Jill
I loved growing strawberries in my Greenstalk when I lived in SoCal. I now live in Boise, ID area and I'm having challenging times getting them established. My bareroot June bearing plants just aren't surviving (1 out of 25 of Cabots and 9 of 25 of another kind. These are planted in Dollar Store towers. My everbearing (Seascapes and 2 other kinds) strawberries in the Greenstalk are mostly ok, with just some dying. I'm guessing it's the crazy weather (hot days but cool nights. The ones that are growing well are tasty! I plan to root any runners in water.
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I loved growing strawberries in my Greenstalk when I lived in SoCal. I now live in Boise, ID area and I'm having challenging times getting them established. My bareroot June bearing plants just aren't surviving (1 out of 25 of Cabots and 9 of 25 of another kind. These are planted in Dollar Store towers. My everbearing (Seascapes and 2 other kinds) strawberries in the Greenstalk are mostly ok, with just some dying. I'm guessing it's the crazy weather (hot days but cool nights. The ones that are growing well are tasty! I plan to root any runners in water.
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arnoldreiter435
after two winters of multiple nights at-20f and losing all my strawberry plants i ordered a GreenStalk late spring. Collected the correct amount of high speed container soil and then went to buy some starts. guess what every store was sold out! i managed to buy 4 sickly plants from Wal Mart, i am sure no one else wanted them. I ordered some bare root from online but it was already the second week of May. for now i have some lettuce radish and onions taking up the space till i can get more strawberry plants to get an early start on next year.
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after two winters of multiple nights at-20f and losing all my strawberry plants i ordered a GreenStalk late spring. Collected the correct amount of high speed container soil and then went to buy some starts. guess what every store was sold out! i managed to buy 4 sickly plants from Wal Mart, i am sure no one else wanted them. I ordered some bare root from online but it was already the second week of May. for now i have some lettuce radish and onions taking up the space till i can get more strawberry plants to get an early start on next year.
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savannalilly6547
So glad to see I did about the same thing for my first try at bare root strawberries (I was sure I was going to kill them all. They are green and getting a lot of new growth, and out of 20 plants only one died. Seeing I didn't do it completely wrong gives me some hope! Unfortunately everything outside my house is crawling with hundreds and hundreds of lanternfly nymphs, and they like to jump on you. So not sure how much attention the strawberries are going to get until we get the lanternflies under control.
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So glad to see I did about the same thing for my first try at bare root strawberries (I was sure I was going to kill them all. They are green and getting a lot of new growth, and out of 20 plants only one died. Seeing I didn't do it completely wrong gives me some hope! Unfortunately everything outside my house is crawling with hundreds and hundreds of lanternfly nymphs, and they like to jump on you. So not sure how much attention the strawberries are going to get until we get the lanternflies under control.
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tb6303
I keep stopping the video.
First, it was to check what kind of strawberry I have (I have only one; got it because it was only $1. 99. Didn't say June nor Everbearing, but it did say it would produce for a few months.
Then I stopped it to cut off the parts that were starting to flower (one actually is a flower; another might be an old flower - I don't know; it was like that when I bought it. I figure I've got nothing to lose, really.
I did learn the hard way several years ago not to bury the crown. :(
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I keep stopping the video.
First, it was to check what kind of strawberry I have (I have only one; got it because it was only $1. 99. Didn't say June nor Everbearing, but it did say it would produce for a few months.
Then I stopped it to cut off the parts that were starting to flower (one actually is a flower; another might be an old flower - I don't know; it was like that when I bought it. I figure I've got nothing to lose, really.
I did learn the hard way several years ago not to bury the crown. :(
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ulla. umlaut
Many strawberries, including Seascape, are evergreen perennials in the ground here in zone 5, and I've had luck with them in containers some years provided they are in the shade so they don't thaw every day and freeze every night in the spring! I'm going to try moving my greenstalk to the shade of my privacy fence during the winter to protect it from the harsh winter sun and see if the Sparkle june-bearing runners I planted into it this spring survive this winter!
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Many strawberries, including Seascape, are evergreen perennials in the ground here in zone 5, and I've had luck with them in containers some years provided they are in the shade so they don't thaw every day and freeze every night in the spring! I'm going to try moving my greenstalk to the shade of my privacy fence during the winter to protect it from the harsh winter sun and see if the Sparkle june-bearing runners I planted into it this spring survive this winter!
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GoingGreenMom
To anyone wanting to root runners, I find adding soil to the cardboard tray cases of wet cat food come in, and then using little pieces of floral wire like landscape staples to keep them in place works pretty well. Couple weeks to root, then you can move the box anywhere you would want to sheet mulch. Instant squarish foot of garden space. But don't leave them much longer or you will have to slide another box under.
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To anyone wanting to root runners, I find adding soil to the cardboard tray cases of wet cat food come in, and then using little pieces of floral wire like landscape staples to keep them in place works pretty well. Couple weeks to root, then you can move the box anywhere you would want to sheet mulch. Instant squarish foot of garden space. But don't leave them much longer or you will have to slide another box under.
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liddybird3608
My sister won't eat them. When we were kids we lived next to a huge garden whose owner let us take whatever we wanted. His daughter and my sister were the same age and while us older kids were in school the two of them would spend the morning feasting on strawberries. To the point they became sick of them. To this day my sister doesn't want to look at one, and it's many decades later now.
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My sister won't eat them. When we were kids we lived next to a huge garden whose owner let us take whatever we wanted. His daughter and my sister were the same age and while us older kids were in school the two of them would spend the morning feasting on strawberries. To the point they became sick of them. To this day my sister doesn't want to look at one, and it's many decades later now.
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francestaylor9156
I wasn't able to deal with the runners this season and clip them off before they started getting huge. I need to prune them and set them in some water to root (the ones with the root nodules showing) and then pot them up. Then plant them in some more greenstalks later in the season (in the fall so they can set before winter. As my son likes to say INFINITE STRAWBERRIES!
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I wasn't able to deal with the runners this season and clip them off before they started getting huge. I need to prune them and set them in some water to root (the ones with the root nodules showing) and then pot them up. Then plant them in some more greenstalks later in the season (in the fall so they can set before winter. As my son likes to say INFINITE STRAWBERRIES!
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roberthart897
I have two green stalks full of.
If you let the runners continue to grow, they will form roots on the ends. Then you can clip it and plant it directly into another pocket or,
keep the runner connected to the mother plant and plant the rooted end in a nearby pocket. Once it's rooted in and growing well, you can then clip the stem off from the motherplant.
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I have two green stalks full of.
If you let the runners continue to grow, they will form roots on the ends. Then you can clip it and plant it directly into another pocket or,
keep the runner connected to the mother plant and plant the rooted end in a nearby pocket. Once it's rooted in and growing well, you can then clip the stem off from the motherplant.
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samq1004
Strawberries is one of my favorite to grow. I have Everbearing strawberries. I live in Zone 3 and they come back after every winter. I tried growing a bunch in a vertical planter last season, but they all died in winter. Thankfully the ones in the ground are still fine. Beware the squirrels. I had to build a cage to keep them from eating my berries.
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Strawberries is one of my favorite to grow. I have Everbearing strawberries. I live in Zone 3 and they come back after every winter. I tried growing a bunch in a vertical planter last season, but they all died in winter. Thankfully the ones in the ground are still fine. Beware the squirrels. I had to build a cage to keep them from eating my berries.
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KENOMAN1969
I did my first tower this year and I have to warn you not to go too high because it did fall over. I then rebuilt it and put it on a work table and it's been great. To control birds getting access I used netting built in a box shape over the table anchored on tall plant stakes. The stakes were zip tied to raised beds on each side of the table.
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I did my first tower this year and I have to warn you not to go too high because it did fall over. I then rebuilt it and put it on a work table and it's been great. To control birds getting access I used netting built in a box shape over the table anchored on tall plant stakes. The stakes were zip tied to raised beds on each side of the table.
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deadbreakfast7714
Idk how to grow strawberries from bare root. I’ve tried for the last 2 years and they always die on me. I will keep trying with ur advice. I do have some that I got already started in my greenstalk. And they’re on their second year! Theyre definitely giving more this year. Very easy way to grow strawberries
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Idk how to grow strawberries from bare root. I’ve tried for the last 2 years and they always die on me. I will keep trying with ur advice. I do have some that I got already started in my greenstalk. And they’re on their second year! Theyre definitely giving more this year. Very easy way to grow strawberries
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Bluetree0502
How much direct sunlight do the strawberries need I’m in 10B like you, but I’m a few blocks from a SoCal beach and we are still socked in with June Gloom. I’m lucky to get 3 hours of weak sunlight per day.
EDIT: the high today is 69 degrees and is not expected to change for the next several weeks still.
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How much direct sunlight do the strawberries need I’m in 10B like you, but I’m a few blocks from a SoCal beach and we are still socked in with June Gloom. I’m lucky to get 3 hours of weak sunlight per day.
EDIT: the high today is 69 degrees and is not expected to change for the next several weeks still.
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Nathanvd1
My parents planted strawberries (I believe they’re wild strawberries Much smaller than normal strawberries) a few years ago and they haven’t left our garden since! And even spread out farther than we’d anticipated due to their runners I might have to plant some in a container so they don’t run off again
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My parents planted strawberries (I believe they’re wild strawberries Much smaller than normal strawberries) a few years ago and they haven’t left our garden since! And even spread out farther than we’d anticipated due to their runners I might have to plant some in a container so they don’t run off again
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epic_gardening
Ahhhhh I needed this like a month or two ago! I planted seeds. OMG They take forever to germinate, forever! The I bought some of the bare roots and nothing happened with that. Of course I didn't know what I was doing with them! The directions really didn't tell me any of this! Thank you! Now I know!
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Ahhhhh I needed this like a month or two ago! I planted seeds. OMG They take forever to germinate, forever! The I bought some of the bare roots and nothing happened with that. Of course I didn't know what I was doing with them! The directions really didn't tell me any of this! Thank you! Now I know!
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harrybarnes3539
Lord have mercy I love all the videos here man but the anti-trump commercials are borderline insane at this point. Walk away from the TV for just a minute. In other news I can't afford to do literally anything that I did four years ago but the videos here are pretty awesome and pretty helpful.
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Lord have mercy I love all the videos here man but the anti-trump commercials are borderline insane at this point. Walk away from the TV for just a minute. In other news I can't afford to do literally anything that I did four years ago but the videos here are pretty awesome and pretty helpful.
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NickMacKenzie
I have them out in my front garden. They come back every year, all I do is much /compost in the fall and late winter. I don't bother with taking back any buds or runners- it's not that big a space, maybe two feet by eight feet, but I pull like a quart of strawberries a day during my harvest season.
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I have them out in my front garden. They come back every year, all I do is much /compost in the fall and late winter. I don't bother with taking back any buds or runners- it's not that big a space, maybe two feet by eight feet, but I pull like a quart of strawberries a day during my harvest season.
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