Make a Double Hanging Strawberry Basket

Hi Everyone!

I have been thinking about summer berries lately.


We had to cut back our beautiful blackberry bushes to put up a new fence.


They are coming back slowly but we won't have many berries this year.


I thought I might want to add some strawberries to the garden.



Let's make a hanging basket!

 You will need 2 of these hanging baskets.


These came from the Dollar Tree.

 

 

And 2 of these Coco Liners also from Dollar Tree.

I hope you have a Dollar Tree near you!
 

These single baskets were $8 at Home Depot......so quit a savings!
 

I bought some strawberry plants at Home Depot.


These were the Sequoia variety.


I wasn't sure how many plants I would need......I decided on 6.

 

I will probably use 3 plants for the top basket and 3 plants for the lower basket.


If your plants are large go with less than 3 per basket.


 Strawberries don't like to be crowded, they need room to grow.



The plants will send out runners- new plants,


that you will be able to stick in another pot or basket!

You will need some heavy gauge wire and pliers.

  





Just 3 pieces about an inch or so....

Remove one of the top hanging hooks, so the chain pieces

 

are attached to the basket but not at the top.

This basket will be the one under the top basket.

Use pliers to attach chain ends to center ring.

Space as even as you can.



At this point you can hang your basket.

 

It will be much easier to plant your strawberries.

You can add your coco liners.

   

 

 



Fill the basket about half way with potting soil.
 

Remove your plants from their container.
 

 

Separate plants if possible, by gently pulling apart.


Do not break off the roots, just remove some of the dirt.

Plant top and bottom basket with strawberries and fill with more potting soil.

The plant 'crown' needs to be at soil level.

 

 

 

You can water the berries from top and let the water trickle down to the lower basket!

 

 I like to give my transplants Vitamin B mixed with water


 to prevent transplant shock.



It helps give the plants a good start.

 

Now hang your basket in full sun.....and wait!

I am so happy to maybe out smart some slugs....and I think the

 

chickens will not see the hanging strawberries!

 

xo Lisa S