Strawberry plants do not set large nets of roots and growing them in a gutter should not be a problem as properly evidenced in many places do a google image search for strawberry tunnel cultivation.
Rain gutter grow system strawberries.
In the first part of the video larry shows how to use a gutter to supply water to a row of pots.
We are busy this year already harvesting our spring strawberries.
Most gutter systems place the height of the gutters to minimize the strain on the body during picking.
Another great thing about this is that your berries will be portable.
It is important however to keep this in mind when designing or choosing a gutter system.
I got this idea from larry hall who made a video showing how he uses gutters as self watering containers.
Things you will need tape measure pencil tin snips hand or circular saw gutter end caps pliers silicone caulk pvc glue 1 4 inch drill bit power drill potting soil gardening trowel strawberry transplants scissors watering can fertilizer.
These rain gutters not only keep pests away but they make for much easier gardening.
We do have a plan for that of course.
As soon as we start letting the plants produce berries we ll have the next step to contend with.
You can mount the gutters vertically or horizontally to save space.
Rain gutters can be mounted to the side of decks or vertically to the side of your house or shed to create a strawberry wall a rain gutter about 4 and a half feet long is enough to grow 3 4 strawberry plants depending on plant size.
So growing strawberries in gutters is a great idea for people with back and knee problems.
So that s concludes where we are at with our new experiment of growing strawberry plants in rain gutters.
Growing strawberries in a self irrigating gutter sig.
These rain gutters not only keep pests away but they make for much easier gardening.
A rain gutter about 4 and a half feet long is enough to grow 3 4 strawberry plants depending on plant size.
In the second part he shows a two gutter strawberry growing system.
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Strawberries grown in gutters are easy to protect.