I'm trying some strawberries in hanging baskets this season. They'll start off in the polytunnel and might stay there, or move outside - depending how they do.
I guessed three in a 16" basket would be about right. Instead of cutting holes in the liner to plant them through, I filled them with a mixture of manure and compost and planted them on the flat, with the crowns just above soil level.
I had enough plants for a couple of baskets left over from a give-away with one of the magazines, which cost a fiver postage for 10 each of Honeyoye and Florence. The Honeys went in the baskets, which were then hung from the crop bars.
Despite the weight, they were swinging on the draft coming through the ventilating mesh from the gale getting up outside as Storm Katie kicked in.
Hopefully they and the polytunnel will still be there tomorrow.
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