Why grow strawberries in planters?
Planting strawberries is great fun and so rewarding when the fruit starts to ripen. The beauty of strawberries as a plant is that not only do they bear edible fruit, but their small white flowers and pretty leaves make them a very attractive addition to your patio or deck. Over the years, people have developed particular types of pots in which to grow strawberries, some for convenience of harvesting the fruit, but some are also a very attractive looking style, unusual and charming. Those large farms growing strawberries will have huge fields, full of students on their hands and needs searching for fruit. The way strawberries grow make harvesting labor intensive, which is why "pick-your-own" fruit farms are now so popular as they save the farmer a lot of hard work. In your own garden, you can make your life easier by using strawberry planters terracotta, plastic or clay.
Types of strawberry planters
You can buy plastic or terracotta strawberry planters, but it is not just about the material used for the planter it is also about the shape. With a strawberry planter, you can grow a lot of plants in a small space, avoid the problem of the fruit rotting as it lies on the ground, ensure your plants have good drainage and eliminate the need for weeding. Kids love to grow strawberries, often because of the interesting shaped planters, and the chance to build their own strawberry pyramid planter or strawberry tree as it is often called. This requires wood slats and is a pyramid shape but with gaps at each level. Pictures of this can be found on the Internet and if you can cut wood and hammer nails you can make this planter. Strawberry jar planters with cut out holes is available in all materials including very expensive and heavy ceramic, the style you choose depends on your budget and style of your garden.
Which material is best for your strawberry planters terracotta or plastic?
There is obviously a budget consideration when buying products for your garden, which is where many plastic products can help, as they tend to be cheaper than the equivalent ceramic or terracotta product. However, when buying your strawberry planters plastic is an option but is very light, good for moving around the garden in or out of the sun but can tend to blow over in the wind and may not be able to take the weight of the strawberry plants. Whatever type of container you are using, it needs good drainage, so small pebbles at the base help also give the pot some stability. You also need to have a central drainage core; a neat way is to use a plastic bottle, fill with small stones etc, then once the compost is filled in around it remove the bottle. Some growers leave the bottle in place, punch holes in it and top it up with water as a simple way of watering the strawberries most effectively. If you choose strawberry planters terracotta, check that they are frost resistant or bring the pots indoors for the winter to avoid them becoming cracked.
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