How to Grow Strawberries in a Hanging Planter

Last Updated on August 1, 2023 by Gary Stephen

If you want to grow strawberries but do not have enough space, you can grow them by using a hanging strawberry planter. They look beautiful and you can move the planter without any hamper of your strawberry plants. This is useful during hot or cold weather changes. It is a simple way to grow some strawberries when you have little space. You should hang the planter in a safe place where your plants can get enough water, sunlight, fertilizer, and enough care.

Tips for Hanging Strawberry Planter

Ultimate Hanging Strawberry Planter

There are many ways to grow strawberry plants. In the case of a small space, you can grow them in containers, hangers, or plant pots. My personal favorite is the Ultimate Hanging Baskets. Before planting strawberries, you should consider some things and follow some tips.

Location

Strawberry plants need a lot of sunlight. The plant will give you the sweet and large strawberries if it gets sunlight for 8-12 hours a day. The pots can make the soil much warmer. Creating an environment that is suitable and tolerable for the plants is key.

Planterhanging strawberry planter

You can use any suitable pots as the hanging strawberry planter. Besides, you can also consider the plant grow bags or Strawberry Towers or pots from the garden stores. You can also make a planter yourself with hardware and plastics. 12″ hanging baskets is a good size for a strawberry plantation.

SoilFoxfarm

The planter can get heavy after filling it with soil, I generally always recommend Foxfarm, but you can really use any soil. The best soil is one that can hold water and have good air circulation. You can also add some fertilizer and then mix it with the soil. The soil must be acidic. You can use the garden compost as the organic matter.

Planting time

You should plant your strawberry plants during the early spring with a little cold of winter. Some plants of strawberry can be planted throughout the year.fertilizer

Plants

You will find two types of strawberry plants named June-bearing and Ever-bearing. The ever-bearing will grow through the summer season but the June-bearing will grow in the early summer. The June-bearing plants will give you more strawberries. Choose healthy plants. Plant four or six plants in a planter.

Planting method

At first, fill the pot with soil. Then water it and make sure that the water absorbed throughout the soil. Now plant the strawberry plants by tacking them into the holes. Then again water.

Hanging

Hanging strawberry planting is not a hard process. You can use wire or chain and tie them with the planters. Then hang the planters in the place as your wish.

Watering

When watering your hanging strawberry planter, you should be careful. You can use a soda bottle with a spike attaching to it to water the plants. Water it and be patient. You can check the moisture of the soil with your finger. Do not over-water the plant. The soil of ground containers can dry at some point. So, if you want to grow strawberry in hanging strawberry planter, checking the moisture level of the soil is important.

fertilizerFertilizer

Strawberry plants need a lot of nitrogen. Compost fertilizer is good for the strawberry plant. Besides, you can use compost tea. But do not give fertilizer when the fruits come. Compost is a natural fertilizer that consists of decomposing leaves, grass. You can also use other vegetables and fruit materials.

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Care of Hanging Strawberry Planter

Hanging Strawberry Planter

After planting the strawberries, you should water daily and give them enough fertilizer. Do not allow the root of the plants to dry out. Give enough food to your plants till blooming. When it blooms give the controlled liquid fertilizer that contains low nitrogen and high potassium every ten days. Getting enough sun rays is also critical to fruit growth.

When you see that the fruits come out, put some dry straw around the fruits to prevent the soil moisture and splash on the fruits. You can also put a net around the hanging baskets to prevent the attack of birds.

When you harvest strawberries, remove all the nets and straws. It will allow air to flow around the plant. Take away all dead leaves and other foliages. Give fertilizers around the plants to keep them healthy.

How to Harvest Hanging Strawberry Planter

When your strawberries become red, pick the fruits. Morning is the best time of picking the strawberry. Strawberries can bruise, so picking the fruits without damaging them is important. Then place the fruits in the container. Do not store the damaged barriers because the damaged fruits get rotten. You can store the strawberry 4 or 5 days in the refrigerator.

It is not hard to grow strawberries in the hanging strawberry planter. If you follow the guidelines and the steps, you will enjoy strawberries of your own. It will give you much pleasure and increase the beauty of your yard, home or garden. The strawberry plants have a short life, you need to replace the strawberry plants every three years.

Gary Stephen
Gary Stephen

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