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Posted by pwdsht NW Iowa 4 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 20, 11 at 17:56
| Has anybody had experience with strawberry barrels????? I just disc. them on the web |
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| I use round plastic dustbins with lots of 1.5" holes drilled in the sides for the plants. The bins have a 9" diameter central core of gravel for drainage/aeration which is surrounded by compost. They produce very well and the runners can be pushed into any spare holes. |
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| How do you over-winter them? Do they survive in the barrel or do you have to bring it inside? |
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- Posted by jolj 7b/8a-S.C.USA (My Page) on
Sun, Feb 5, 12 at 13:28
You can get 30 or 55 gallon plastic drums, cut the top out.
Then mark perforated rings every 8 inches around the drum.
The lines should be 6 inches wide & 8 inches apart.
Each line should be off set from the line above, you can get 3-4 rings.
Cut the 6" lines, then heat with a heat gun, using channel locks to pull the soften plastic as you heat it, until you form a3"-4" X 6" cup in the side of the drum.
OR you could use a 4-6 inch diameter PVC pipe with 2" holes cut in the sides at a angle, with a hole saw. This is a strawberry tower.
If you live near a company that makes a large metal drain pipe you can use 3 or 4 sizes to make a step tower like the fruit catalogs sale. |
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| If you have a tower, do all the plants get sun? I was thinking of buying a tower that stacks, but I thought some plants might be shaded by the others. |
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