Overwintering Strawberries In Gutters

A section of rain gutter about 4 1 2 feet long is enough to grow three strawberry plants.

Overwintering strawberries in gutters.

We have tried growing strawberries out in our garden with all kinds of problems. Container grown strawberries benefit from a little winter protection. Here s how i did it. These climate conditions in addition to the shallow metal gutters in such close proximity to the roots of the plant really did them in.

Can i overwinter the potted strawberries in our unheated garage. Overwintering strawberry towers or winterizing strawberry plants planted in gutters or pipe systems is more difficult. One of the best ways is to place the container in a bigger container and then insulate the space between with leaves or straw. So it couldn t blow anywhere.

The garage has a window and also glass panels along the top. Multiple blizzards and dangerously low temperatures. Our heating system is located there which probably helps keeps the garage temp reasonable unless we get an unusually long bitter cold spell in which case i could temporarily bring the pots into the house if necessary. Cut a piece of gutter 4 1 2 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw or circular saw.

With some scrap wood i made a support system for the two gutters one gutter holds water and the other holds soil. October 16 2017 at 11 49 am. Personally our strawberry bed has a framed hardware cloth cover. Elevating plants in gutters can make them overheat in the summers and die or produce no strawberries.

In the second part he shows a two gutter strawberry growing system. How did you keep the straw on top of the strawberries during the winter time from the wind blowing them out. These rain gutters not only keep pests away but they make for much easier gardening. This is my first summer growing strawberries in a rain gutter.

If the strawberry towers or gutters pipes can be moved into the garage or other similar shelter they will often do better than if left suspended above the ground and exposed to all the harshest weather winter can throw at them. Likewise soil warmed prematurely in the late winter or early spring can induce plants to leave dormancy too early and then suffer cold injury with sharp rapid temperature shifts downward. We are busy this year already harvesting our spring strawberries.