Comments on: How to Grow Strawberries In Containers

By: jonathan

jonathan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:17:48 +0000

I was always told that you don’t get a crop the first year. That is the year the roots get established.

By: callistus perera

callistus perera — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:15:04 +0000

I am from Sri Lanka,it is a trophical island in south Asia.Recently I bought a few strawberry plants from a nursery here and planted them in pots,now they are shooting out plants like creapers. no signs of fruits,. Will I have to wait for a long time to see fruits. Thank you

By: PA gardener

PA gardener — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:39:37 +0000

Rita and Cheeky Monkey,
Is it possible that squirrels or rabbits are eating your berries? The squirrels in my neighborhood are really aggressive – they’ve walked off with entire basil plants still in the little plastic pots! And I’ve seen the rabbits eat my green beans, tomatoes, and even marigolds (which all the gardening books say they hate).
You can try putting chicken wire or some other fencing around the plants, but if it’s squirrels, then you’ll need to cover the tops of the fence, too.
Hope this helps.

By: Cheeky monkey

Cheeky monkey — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:11:42 +0000

I bought 2 strawberry plants at the beginning of this year, and planted them in pots just as the containers them came in told me to and they were doing really well, 2 days later i went back to water them and on the first one the whole stalk the strawberries were on disappered and on the other one there was only one strawberry, I only got one strawberry this year,
What have i done wrong with them???
Please help .

By: Rita

Rita — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:30:37 +0000

I bought a large pot with strawberry plants in it this summer. It seemed to be doing great and then one day, all the strawberries disappeared! Can’t see any slugs or anything but something is eating them. The plant still looks healthy. I put the plant up on a larger platform and they are still disappearing. What could be eating them? I think it is happening mostly at night.

By: jonathan cox

jonathan cox — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:32:30 +0000

Hi steve,i too have had trouble with ants but i found a natural way to help.
Save your lids(plastic) from your peanut butter jars etc. I use 3 on my section.
Three quarter fill them with water and place around strawberry plot.Now add a teaspoon of sugar to each lid ! They go mad over it,much more appealing than the strawberries and develop chronic diabetes over night.They will be full of dead ants the next day.Repeat as needed.helps.

By: jonathan cox

jonathan cox — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:27:56 +0000

Are you feding them when they are ripening? i read you shouldnt feed them as the berries are ripening,also maybe too much watering or watering in the evening? only water in morning and keep berries dry,cheers

By: Kenny

Kenny — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:21:40 +0000

This is my first season to plant strawberries and they are planted in containers. They have a lot of blooms but are bearing very little fruit. My plants are fairly thick, they look to be real healthy with green leaves. Could you advise me on what may be the reason for these plants not making fruit?

By: Gillian

Gillian — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:34:19 +0000

I bought new plants this spring and planted them in special strawberry pots. They fruited a little but now have nothing on them. Some plants left over from last year have also grown just in the earth around the pots and have a few fruit but they are not filling out property. How can I do better? I live a little north of Boston. Thanks!

By: Nichole

Nichole — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:48:55 +0000

I just recently received plants from my sisters garden. They’re in containers and when I put them in the sun they start to wither like they haven’t been watered even though they have, then I will take them inside and they perk right back up again. Is something wrong? I thought they love sun?

By: Anitra

Anitra — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:01:59 +0000

I bought strawberry plants with little berries already on them. In a couple of weeks I already ate my first berry.

By: Jackelyn

Jackelyn — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:55:06 +0000

hi. did you just start it this year? i started my strawberries last year and was told that I should cut the plant the first year because they don’t produce good berries until the second year. i didn’t cut the plants down, had shriveled berries last year, but this year i have quite a bit! look forward to next years harvest, my friend.

By: arnasati

arnasati — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:49 +0000

do you have another article about this?

By: brad

brad — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:45:10 +0000

im growing mine in a plastic container and i want to know if a 60watt bulb is a good amount of light. my container is the size of a softball and about 6in deep

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:21:25 +0000

The problem with almost all indoor plants is related to insufficient sunlight. Fruiting plants require sunlight for much of the day to thrive. Lots of direct sunlight is what provides the plant with it’s food to grow and make fruit. Once your berries start ripening, they need to develop lots of sugar. The plant doesn’t have sufficient energy to do so and “aborts” its fruit.

By: debi daniels

debi daniels — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:27:04 +0000

I live in palmer, alaska, and own a fruit farm there. we winter the berries in the field usually without straw mulch , but they do better if you do use the mulch, especially if it gets cold without any snow. the potted plants do just fine if you put all the pots close together, then cover the whole thing with a plastic sheet and then severall inches of mulch on top of the plastic. be aware that little micies consider this a winter mouse mansion, so you need to use something to keep them from eating all the crowns. also, watch out for the mulch that you use that it does not contain weed seeds. good luck

By: Sharon Browning

Sharon Browning — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:55:16 +0000

How can I save potted strawberry plants over the winter living in Ontario Canada? I did read the wintering reply for N. Calif. but our Canadian winters are a lot colder.

By: eb219

eb219 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:47:32 +0000

Steve – hang your potting containers. Make those ants go out on a limb to get that sweetness . . . that is, if they can get past the ant spray on the hangar hooks (and just to state the obvious for good measure, take down the strawberry planters and set them well away from the spraying, wait a little bit before hanging them. Only had to do this once last summer and it worked like a charm).

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:13:55 +0000

I gave up growing strawberries…The ants eat more then i get to…I’ve tryed natural stuff that the co/op suggested…Don’t want to use chemicals if at all possibile. Any suggestions as to keeping ants from eating all the berries?

By: scchica01

scchica01 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:34:16 +0000

Last year was my first time. Nothing happened! I love strawberries so I was very disapponted.

By: How Did I Do It Staff

How Did I Do It Staff — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:55:31 +0000

Good luck and enjoy those berries!

By: james sizemore

james sizemore — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:11:35 +0000

hey this is my first year to plant strawbeery so wish me luck

By: ElleDee

ElleDee — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:48:29 +0000

Devin, I have heard someone else tell a story just like yours, only their strawberries only turned white and never red before they went bad. It turned out that they were growing a white alpine strawberry! Is it possible that you are growing a pink variety?

By: sue martinez

sue martinez — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:27:29 +0000

i saw strawberries growing on styrofoam containers like in layers, can you help me how to do this?

By: Allen

Allen — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:00:39 +0000

How do I grow strawberries in the winter? I live in Charleston,South Carolina.

Thanks,

Allen