How to plant a strawberry hanging basket

How to plant a strawberry hanging basket

Find out how to create a strawberry hanging basket, for attractive flowers and tasty fruit through the summer.

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At its best
At its best

Plant is not at its best in January

Plant is not at its best in February

Plant is not at its best in March

Plant is not at its best in April

Plant is not at its best in May

Plant is at its best in June

Plant is at its best in July

Plant is not at its best in August

Plant is not at its best in September

Plant is not at its best in October

Plant is not at its best in November

Plant is not at its best in December

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Strawberries are not only delicious but versatile, too – you can grow them in the ground and strawberry planters.

Find out all you need to know about growing strawberries in our practical guide: How to grow strawberries.

You can also grow strawberries in a hanging basket – it will not only look great, but will provide you with rich pickings of fresh fruit over several weeks, and all for just a few pounds.

Choose your varieties carefully and you can have fruit from June until early autumn – find out how to enjoy strawberries all summer.

As a guide, a 35cm basket will hold four plants. Here’s how to create a strawberry hanging basket.

Strawberries in a hanging basket not only look great, but will provide you with rich pickings of fresh fruit over several weeks.
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You Will Need

  • Strawberry plants
  • Hanging basket and liner
  • Multi-purpose, peat-free compost

Step 1

Make a few holes in the polythene lining of your basket, to allow for drainage.

Adding drainage holes to the hanging basket
Adding drainage holes to the hanging basket

Step 2

Fill the basket with multipurpose compost to just below the rim.

Adding compost to the hanging basket
Adding compost to the hanging basket

Step 3

Space the strawberry plants evenly around the edge of the basket.

Planting strawberry plants in the hanging basket
Planting strawberry plants in the hanging basket

Step 4

Water the basket well to settle the compost and encourage the roots to grow. Start feeding the plants once flowering has started. Hang the basket in a sheltered, sunny spot to encourage pollinating insects and help the fruit ripen.

Watering the strawberry hanging basket
Watering the strawberry hanging basket
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Snip off runners

The strawberry plants will produce runners after they have fruited – snip them off and pot them on to create new plants for free. They’ll produce fruit of their own the following year so it really is worth the effort.

Kevin Smith