How to Grow Strawberries in a Pot
Buy a starter plant or runner from a nursery.. Start growing the strawberries in late spring or early summer.. Get a pot that is 16–18 inches (41–46 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) deep.
Steps
Buy a starter plant or runner from a nursery.
Buy a starter plant or runner from a nursery.
Start growing the strawberries in late spring or early summer.
Start growing the strawberries in late spring or early summer.
Get a pot that is 16–18 inches (41–46 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) deep.
Get a pot that is 16–18 inches (41–46 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) deep.
Fill the pot with potting mix or compost.
Fill the pot with potting mix or compost.
Transplant the strawberries into the pot.
Transplant the strawberries into the pot.
Space separate plants about 10–12 inches (25–30 cm) apart.
Space separate plants about 10–12 inches (25–30 cm) apart.
Give the strawberries about 6-10 hours of sunlight a day.
Give the strawberries about 6-10 hours of sunlight a day.
Water the plant whenever the soil gets dry.
Water the plant whenever the soil gets dry.
Protect the pots from windy conditions.
Protect the pots from windy conditions.
Give the plant liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks in the spring and summer.
Give the plant liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks in the spring and summer.
Use insecticides
Use insecticides
Kill fungus with a fungicide.
Kill fungus with a fungicide.
Move the strawberry plants indoors in the winter.
Move the strawberry plants indoors in the winter.
Remove the flowers that appear in the first year.
Remove the flowers that appear in the first year.
Add new soil or compost to the pot in spring.
Add new soil or compost to the pot in spring.
Get rid of runners unless you want to grow new strawberry plants.
Get rid of runners unless you want to grow new strawberry plants.
Harvest the strawberries when they turn mostly red.
Harvest the strawberries when they turn mostly red.
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!