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An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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Posted by
Bradybb wa8 (
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Fri, Jan 3, 14 at 23:54
| I saw this photo on another gardening site.The containers look like rain gutters.It will probably keep some pests away and make for easier harvesting.No information was given besides the picture. Brady |
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RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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| Great picture!! Would be nice to know how they are watering and what media they are rooted in. I should try some winter strawberries in my greenhouse. |
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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| That picture is awesome. Do you think it is hydroponic? Here in Florida strawberry season is right now, starts at thanksgiving , the berries are huge and gorgeous but just horrible compared to the strawberries grown up north. It would be nice to grow some better varieties. |
This post was edited by bamboo_rabbit on Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 10:09
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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- Posted by fruitnut z7b-8a,4500ft SW TX (My Page) on
Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 10:36
| Must be hydroponic. Can't tell if there is enough slope to drain out the water. I guess they could have one line dripping water on top and a suction line pulling it back out on the bottom of the gutter. On a small scale it's pretty easy to make up something that works. |
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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| If you do a Google search on that picture it comes up repeatedly on various sites. The ones which do give any further information seem to be saying the plants are growing in potting medium, not water but it is hard to find the original source. |
Here is a link that might be useful: The photo
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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| I'm trying to restrain my eyeballs from popping out and reminding myself that I've tried all kinds of methods for growing strawberries (most recently in vertical PVC drain pipes) and not one of them has been successful :-( Growing them in the ground is like feeding every pest in the county. Shucks. I won't be drawn in again (he said....) |
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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| I'd love to get my strawberries out of the soil. My problem is weeds and spreading plants... I need to know how they are doing that...gutter is pretty cheap. |
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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| I found a company that specializes in this system.There are links on the site to photos and pdf's. Brady |
Here is a link that might be useful: Mapal Agriculture Gutter System
This post was edited by Bradybb on Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 12:23
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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| Wow, looks ready for some mega taste testing. Scientific of course, to see if the processs is edible. :) |
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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| It might be a fun experiment with a 10 foot section of plastic gutter material (cut in half to reduce weight), a couple of end caps, a couple of 2x4's cut and screwed together to make a support, some drip line and a few plants. |
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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| And they turned the desert into the Garden of Eden!!! |
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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- Posted by fruitnut z7b-8a,4500ft SW TX (My Page) on
Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 15:08
| In some of those they're just letting the water drain out the bottom all along the gutter. But in the first picture Brady posted the gutter looks intact as it would on a house. You could save some water by recycling but for a home system just letting it drain out would be easier. I grew them once in 4 inch diameter PVC with one inch holes on top every foot. I hung the pipe at an angle and poured nutrient solution in the top end and let it drain out the bottom. I got some nice size berries, probably Douglas variety. If I knew what variety would have the best tasting fruit I'd try it again in the greenhouse. Probably plant about September 1 and aim for ripe fruit about now. A gutter system with drain holes in the bottom and set level would probably be my strategy. Pluses would be much easier on the back and less rot/bugs than in-ground. I really ought to try this!! |
RE: An Interesting Way to Grow Strawberries
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| Those are some gorgeous strawb's, no doubt. But it's the perspective that is stunning, not the implementation. June bearing strawb's planted in just about anything will look like that when they are poppin'. You just don't get that awesome view normally. |
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