Strawberry Pots

Strawberry plants can be grown almost anywhere – in borders, containers or hanging baskets. These tips are about how to plant a strawberry pot, check out early powdery mildew, protect raised beds from cats, convert a shoe caddy into a tool caddy and there are also some tips about how to prepare your lawn for summer!

Everybody loves strawberries, but not everyone has the space to grow them in raised beds.

Strawberries can grow very well in containers, and there are many ingenious ways to do this to maximise space.

Tips

• Strawberries are so versatile – they just need sun, shelter, and fertile, well-drained soil.
• Avoid areas prone to frost and soils that have previously grown potatoes, chrysanthemums,
  or tomatoes because they are all prone to the disease verticillium wilt.