Where to put strawberries

[piskieinboots]

....after they have finished fruiting - where/how do you keep your plants if you need the space that they are in?

[Two_Sheds]

er, you leave them be.
Where are yours? If you need the ground, you'd be better to keep your strawbs in their own container ~ a trench-style planter is good for them.

[piskieinboots]

mine are currently in the home garden plot which isn't huge and I would like the space for other things. I'll move 'em to pots after they are done they thing as you suggest - cheers

[gemlady]

Took a lot of mine out last year and put them in pots as slugs got all the strawberries in garden last year. They have survived fine and producing strawbs although the ones left in garden look ok too (so far ).

[Alison]

All mine are in pots, various big juicy style ones in a huge planter and I've just planted the 20 alpine ones from seed I sowed in January in window boxes. Am hoping that they'll look pretty and provide me with a few fruits for with my cereal.

[nilling]

Last year all my descent sized strawbs I grew in a wooden barrel got slugged

This year bought some black guttering and fixed it to fence posts so hopefully no problems with slugs or birds. They are doing fine but it does tend to dry out quickly, just need to keep an eye on it.

[southlondongardener]

er, you leave them be.
Where are yours? If you need the ground, you'd be better to keep your strawbs in their own container ~ a trench-style planter is good for them.

Where is a good place to buy such a thing from ?

[Lady Veg]

I had a problem like yours so I put them in hanging baskets. We thought this to be the answer (unless the slugs could bungi jump). They have been extrememly successful.