Cheap idea for Strawberry Planters

Mummy_Jo

Hi all

I have about 12 strawberry plants and I was looking for a cheap way to plant them out. I have been to the garden centres but I refuse to pay £14.99 for a terracotta planter that holds 10 plants.:eek::eek::eek:

Please help me find a cheaper alternative. I'm not adverse to cobbling something together if anyone has any ideas.

Many Thanks

Jo

bizzylizzy

This idea will only be cheap if you have an old wooden ladder laying around........ I have used a ladder from a long gone bunk bed, which had metal hooky things to attach it to the bed. I hooked these over a fence, so the ladder was at an angle and screwed plastic plant pots to each rung. Then popped strawberry plants in the pots. It has worked a treat, and was virtually free!
Hope this helps someone.....

christon1

Someone posted on another thread on strawberries about the 3 section pots that they sell in B&M, these stack on top of one another and only cost 99p. Thanks to whoever posted this.

I bought some and they are very good, you have to make drainage holes yourself. I stuck a sharp knife in and twsted it around, it worked fine.

Mummy_Jo

Thanks for your replies. Unfortunately I have no ladder. What shop is B & M I've never heard of it.

Thanks

Pie123

Poundland had them in stock
They were plastic 3 section pots these stack on top of one another

mcspanna

can't remember if it was on here or another forum but i recently saw a picture of three different sized plant pots (clay in this case but you could use plastic) filled with soil. large one at the bottom, with medium sized one centred in the middle of the soil on top of the large one and so on...once the stawberries are planted up and have filled out a bit it will look just like one of the expensive strawberry planters from the garden centre...

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ETA: Haribojunkie has found the thread, next post down V

HariboJunkie

I think Nodwah posted the tiered pots idea and it's something I have done for a few years too and would highly recommend it.

Edioted to add. Here is the post with a picture of the tower.

christon1

B&M stores are mainly in the north http://www.bmstores.co.uk/maps.htm

Mummy_Jo

Brilliant. I live near Swindon so no B&M here but my inlaws live in Hinckley. I was wondering if you could describe a little better or show me a picture so that I could ask them to check the store for me as I am seeing them on Saturday.

I have a load of lettuces too so I might use the planter idea too.

Was thinking whilst I was washing the dishes - do you think a length of drainpipe would work either with holes cut out of it or with little plant pots fastened on to it.

I could secure it to the fence at the bottom of the garden

Jo

stilernin

Mummy_Jo wrote: »

Was thinking whilst I was washing the dishes - do you think a length of drainpipe would work either with holes cut out of it or with little plant pots fastened on to it.

Jo

You could put you strawberry plants in this, but the problem with a tall container, which this, is is that they are very hard to water effectively.

The three pot tower, described earlier, is far better. Just fill three different size pots with compost. Put strawberry plants around the edge of the large and middle size pots and stack them. Middle size one on top of the large one, avoiding the plants around the edge. Now put the small one on top of the middle sized one and top off with final strawberry plants. This is much harder to describe than actually do.

When you water the top pot, it will run through into the pots below. As two pots have much of their compost shaded they are kept moist, and the roots will stay cool under these pots too.

When the strawberries grow they hang down the side. Remember to net them from the birds.

christon1

Just been looking on ebay someone is selling them!!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stackable-Strawberry-Planter-Herb-Flower-Bulb-NEW_W0QQitemZ290310891047QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090418?IMSfp=TL090418117003r16516