Growing strawberries in gutters

Here's a simple guide on how to plant strawberries in a gutter. Using a gutter will help organize strawberry plants and minimize weeds.

Some friends were throwing out an old gutter recently and Mr. Wonderful brought it home and made us the coolest strawberry planter. First, he screwed it onto our stockade fence securely. Next, he just bent the open end shut and filled it with good soil. The hope here is that we can trail the strawberries out over the gutter instead of them sitting in the soil and rotting like they can do. Plus they are at the perfect height for our sprinklers to still hit them. AND, they will be much easier…

Growing strawberries in gutters is a viable option but it has it's benefits & drawbacks. Learn about them & start today!

If you want to grow strawberries this year, but don't have a lot of space, try making this DIY Strawberry Gutter - it's quick, easy and cheap to make.

You can convert a piece of rain gutter into a planter to grow your own strawberries. A...

I grew up with a deep appreciation for strawberries. My green-thumb dad worked in strawberry research, and he was always bringing home flats of fresh berries. I have good memories of visiting the u…

Here is another way to grow strawberries or herbs in gutters if you don’t have a fence! These are actually easy to cover with a tarp if your temps get too low. #strawberry #strawberries #berry...

Yesterday I walked out to the greenhouse, and decided the time had come to harvest my first vegetable of the 2012 growing season. As you know my goal this summer is simple; to grow 2,000 lbs of fresh fruits and vegetables in my very own backyard. And I think I can do it. After all, Read More >>

Caution. Lady with the palest legs on the planet ahead. We are going through a transition in the greenhouse this week. Since most of the seedlings have already been started and are breaking through the soil, I went ahead and removed the folding tables and put the flats on the ground. I plan on hauling Read More >>