Gutter planted strawberries have no such natural insulation.
Gutter planting strawberries.
Consequently the soil can get too hot in the summer in many places and too cold in the winter.
I ended up planting 65 strawberry plants in 40 of galvanized gutters.
This type of growing gutter is also good for microgreens pea shoots and herbs.
Elevate gutters on flat stones bricks or.
Then i added moistened potting soil.
Move them as needed to areas where aphids are attacking new growth.
The gutter can now be filled with compost leave a small space below the rim for watering and you can plant your strawberries.
Strawberry planting in rain gutters may 22 2014 by laura 18 comments we ve have grown strawberries in our gardens going for five seasons now and we have thoroughly enjoyed it.
Place the gutter in a location that provides at least 6 hours of full sun per day before filling the gutter with soil and planting the strawberries.
After the gutters were in place i filled them with 1 4 of pea gravel.
Plant nasturtiums into smaller pieces of gutter along with chives dill or lemon balm.
Move them as needed to areas where aphids are attacking new growth.
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.
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.
These rain gutters not only keep pests away but they make for much easier gardening.
So keeping the roots cool enough to produce a good crop of strawberries can pose a problem for strawberries planted in gutters.