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Strawberries in the gutter.
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Strawberries in the gutter.
I have come up with an idea to reduce the amount of space needed for my strawberries. Currently the five plants that I started with have grown to a patch about 12 ft. x 12 ft.
I plan to use a vertical gardening system using three posts and four gutters at different levels.
Each level will hold plants evenly spaced making a wall of berries.
Attached to the gutters I will be attaching mini pots to force propagate the runners. I plan on selling the extra plants.
I plan to use a vertical gardening system using three posts and four gutters at different levels.
Each level will hold plants evenly spaced making a wall of berries.
Attached to the gutters I will be attaching mini pots to force propagate the runners. I plan on selling the extra plants.
Dorsguy- Posts : 3
Join date : 2011-12-29
Age : 62
Location : Southern, Ontario, Canada
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
Please post a pic of it when you have it done - or even pics in the building stage. We love to see new plans and ideas!
GG
GG
Goosegirl- Posts : 3435
Join date : 2011-02-16
Age : 59
Location : Zone 4A - NE SD
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
Would love to see this I have lots of fence space I may be able to do this with
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
Ooh, I'd love to do this. You can't have too many strawberry plants, imho, and I'm short on space!
Mamachibi- Posts : 300
Join date : 2011-06-17
Location : Zone 6b
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
It's a great investment, barefoot. Be sure to get the book that's copyrighted 2006 or later.
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Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
perhaps buy it on line in the site store Barefoot if you can , then it gets mailed to you saving you hours of wasted time and fuel etc..
plantoid- Posts : 4096
Join date : 2011-11-09
Age : 73
Location : At the west end of M4 in the UK
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
I have seen on other garden website of strawberries growing in the gutters.......also lettuce.
CarolynPhillips- Posts : 779
Join date : 2010-09-06
Age : 54
Location : Alabama Zone 7a
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
Yes...PLEASE post photos when you get it done. If I can find some used gutters myself, I'd like to add them into my garden mix..
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
I'm planning to grow lettuce in the gutters that I just found for free on craigslist I may try strawberries if I find more guttering. I haven't grown them before because I always thought you had to have a fairly specialized environment for them to succeed. Someone generously shared alpine strawberry seed with me, but it didn't flourish, sadly
I think Mel's Mix might be the perfect soil for gutters, but I'll find out!
I think Mel's Mix might be the perfect soil for gutters, but I'll find out!
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
barefoot wrote:I went to Cheyenne yesterday and found the book at home depot.
I have read it already I am so excited to start a new garden.
There is a book for growing things in gutters?
SwampCatNana- Posts : 237
Join date : 2011-06-28
Age : 86
Location : Boston MA (Z6a)
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
Dorsguy wrote:I have come up with an idea to reduce the amount of space needed for my strawberries. Currently the five plants that I started with have grown to a patch about 12 ft. x 12 ft.
I plan to use a vertical gardening system using three posts and four gutters at different levels.
Each level will hold plants evenly spaced making a wall of berries.
Attached to the gutters I will be attaching mini pots to force propagate the runners. I plan on selling the extra plants.
WOW! Hope you can post some pics for us. I'd love to see how it works!
SwampCatNana- Posts : 237
Join date : 2011-06-28
Age : 86
Location : Boston MA (Z6a)
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
bofer has grown lettuce in gutters. He's posted pictures... they're around here somewhere.
ModernDayBetty- Posts : 298
Join date : 2011-03-19
Location : Central Washington Zone 7a
Re: Strawberries in the gutter.
Boffer's pictures prompted my research into the subject! I'm just now getting things lined up to actually try it. I'm wondering what orientation would be best for the gutters? I'm in central Virginia and I have a large open area where I can put them in any orientation I like.
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