best price for potato barrel and strawberry barrel

Welsh_Poppy · 3 January 2010 at 8:08PM

We have a tiny paved back garden and have tried lots of things but think the potato and strawberry barrel the best value per space.
Any ideas and cheapest....thanks

cootambear · 4 January 2010 at 11:36AM

Any well cleaned plastic container will work - eg for strawbs get a plastic oil drum from local gaerage, cut holes in it with a stanley knife. paint it white with emulsion. viola free planter that will hold maybe 20 plants for 30lb of delicious fruit.

Wookey · 5 January 2010 at 1:42PM

If you can source 6" spouting for free it can make for a great grow rack along a wall or fence. I've some strawberry plants along a fence in 3x4m lengths of spouting. Leave enough of space between plants to allow a runner from each to take root and transplant it out when its ready, once your plants are at the end of there usefullness take the spouting down, drop the soil mix out, wipe clean and refill and its good to go for another 3-4 years.

Welsh_Poppy · 5 January 2010 at 1:55PM

Thanks for advice 2 really great suggestions will get hubby on it....but can i ask what spouting is?

LilacPixie · 5 January 2010 at 2:15PM

I think its semi circular pipe used for guttering.

Wookey · 5 January 2010 at 3:04PM

Heh, aye sorry should have said guttering as opposed to spouting:)

Welsh_Poppy · 5 January 2010 at 3:50PM

I was thinking guttering but was unsure as i know different parts of country use difference words:D

Lilmiss_2 · 5 January 2010 at 11:53PM

If you can get hold of 4 tyres and stack them you can line them and fill with soil ( heavy duty garden bin liner with some holes in the bottom for drainage is perfect)
Then they make brilliant strawberry and potato planters.
Since garages have to pay to dispose of used tyres(and therefore pass the cost to you )you could always ask for yours back instead of paying for disposal when you get yours changed - if you are a car owner of course:T

pboae · 6 January 2010 at 12:11AM

I've given up on my potato barrels, they were useless, I get much better results from plain black rubble sacks. It's easier to earth them up, dig them out, and you can see how well the spuds are doing because they bulge against the side. Also you haven't got empty barrels sat around out of season either.

saveman · 6 January 2010 at 6:06PM

a nice strawberry and Herb planter is at gardening leprechaun .com I had a voucher code for them for something else I bought there and assume it will work there.
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