Rain Gutter Strawberry Beds
Measure and mark 27 inches from either end of the gutter to find.
Rain gutter strawberry beds. 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. Rain gutter strawberry beds. Like any plant give strawberry plants what they like and you will reap a good harvest. You can convert a piece of rain gutter into a container to grow strawberries.
For instance in a wheelbarrow or in a large bucket. Using it is simple. In the past in our strawberry bed we grew berries of the june bearing and ever bearing variety. A section of rain gutter about 120cm long is enough to grow four strawberry plants.
These rain gutters not only keep pests away but they make for much easier gardening. Michael drilled holes in the gutter towards the bottom every 1 1 2 or so for proper drainage. Strawberry beds strawberry planters diy strawberry garden strawberry plants planting raised garden beds garden soil edible garden vegetable garden gardening. Add organic fertilizer to about 20 liters of water and add that to the brick.
Snipping first year blooms is easier snipping runners is easier and the renovation tasks that are still applicable for gutter systems are usually easier as well. Location for strawberry raised bed. Gutter strawberries are very flexible systems. See more ideas about strawberry beds raised garden beds garden beds.
Cut a piece of gutter 120cm long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw or circular saw for pvc rain gutters. In time we decided we just preferred the june bearing so we ripped out all of the ever bearing. This will yield about 70 liter of coir pith ready to use. This is very important and the first thing you need to consider when growing strawberries in a raised bed.
Apr 20 2013 explore pattie giedd s board strawberry beds followed by 108 people on pinterest. Gutter gardens are great because they keep the berry plants up off the ground no canopy to hide creepy crawly things and the berries are at a convenient height for picking. Just like picking is easier with most gutter systems growing strawberries in gutters allows for ease during certain maintenance tasks. Measure and mark 15cm from the end of the gutter as a margin.
Gutters also make very cost effective garden beds we used 10 foot long plastic gutters and they only cost about 4 each. Easy and neat rain gutter garden ideas indoor and outdoor design shasta goode backyard.