Strawberry planter above ground
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Comments (4)In fall, they'll put out a good root system before going dormant, a couple months of growing weather. Then in spring they should be ready to go. Keep them well watered while growing and mulched after they go dormant. This post was edited by ltilton on Mon, Aug 25, 14 at 19:55...See MoreWintering for strawberry planter?
Comments (3)I should start with the disclaimer that I am no expert. Spring 2009 I planted several strawberry towers. That is, strawberries were planted along the sides of vertical pvc pipes. I put them in an unheated garage for the winter. I occasionally put snow in the top so that they wouldn't dry out. For the most part, they leafed out nicely in the spring of 2010. Issues were: 1) The plants along the bottom did not leaf out. If your berries are all in the the top of a normal pot, that won't be a problem for you. This winter I plan to try setting them up on wood blocks. 2) These plants leafed out beautifully. Be we had an extrodinarily warm and early spring. It snowed after the plants leafed out. I wasn't concerned because there were no buds yet, and snow would be a normal event for plants in the ground. Big mistake. I should have moved the plants back into the garage. That snow killed well over half of the plants. You might also want to post your question in the container gardening forum....See MoreOptions for strawberry pot/planter, please?
Comments (15)That's nice, Jlily - thanks for the pic! So one great idea is putting a structure - like a pole or maybe a tall cone or cylinder of wire fencing material - in the top and growing an annual vine... I do like the ferny leaves of cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) if I want to see the structure it's growing on (haven't done that one in a couple of years and it might make a nice centerpiece for a hummingbird garden I'm planning). Cardinal climber (Ipomoea sloteri) is the more palmy-leaved version that took over my fence last year and the hummingbirds and yellow sulfur moths just loved in September, but the seeds didn't materialize worth beans! Another great idea is planting with other colorful flowers like violas. I did a quick google for other ideas and came up with small herb gardens. Re the hens and chicks, I know there are some fancy sempervivum varieties that are just about as colorful as some flowers that I'd try if I could find them (and afford them). But I wouldn't put them in this, I want to bring it inside in the winter and the sempers I think are winter hardy. Any other ideas? Any "junky" ideas?...See MoreAbove ground pond vs in ground
Comments (39)This is a picture of my 7 year old below and above ground pond.I love my little pond. I have sence changed the Bio filter and installed a 100 gal stock tank with a spillway. I also purchased a larger pump for moving a whole lot more water. The hole i dug into the ground is about waste deep and then what you see is above ground. I figure is around 1500 plus gals of water. Here's a picture of the pond with the new spillway I added last year. There's over 40 plus fish in my little pond. The key to remember is AERATION....... Water exchange is a must.. I have the 100 gal stock full of different types and shapes of sponges and bio ribbon, I think I have 2 rolls of the ribbon in there. Water is always clear. With the spillway the water falls through the air which also aerates the water. I don't plan to clean the bio filter out at all during this pond season. Happy ponding Sandy...See Moremighty_turf
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