Despite my nervousness, I purchased three lovely strawberry seedlings at the Silverlake Farmers' Market last Saturday. They look exceptionally healthy and dark green, so that seems like a good start.
I've got them in some wide pots, so they can spread out, and I added organic fertilizer and bat guano pellets to the soil. The containers are now sitting in two different sunny spots in the backyard. If all goes well, I'll have some shots of baby berries before too long.
Let me know if you have any pointers on growing strawberries in containers. I'm thinking mulch might be a good idea, but I know they send out runners, so maybe not?
Good luck with your strawberries...
We have a small patch in our garden, we where given 3 plants last year. I need to go out and weed the poor things... might be a good day to do that today :)
Have a great day.....
I dont add anything to my strawberries and they spread fine and grow great on their own! Just let them be, add some water and sunshine and they're do their thang! :)
what kind are they?
Yeah I don't know about growin' them in pots but you should see some white blossoms soon!
On one of my plants, i got pink blossoms! So cool.
I've never "commented" before but my husband and I really enjoy your blog. We're jealous of your California weather here in Michigan.
We mulched our strawberries last summer because we took up the grass and put in flowers and food-givers (so I don't know about the container-factor). I wouldn't mulch unless you're worried about retaining moisture (a legit issue in LA) or discouraging weeds/grass (which was our main motivation for mulching but probably isn't one for you). If you do mulch, mulch lightly. It won't affect the outgrowths.
Besides being hard to kill, strawberries are also glorious because they're perennial. After our disgustingly long winter it's all joy to see those green leaves and know berries around the bend.