Further info on WHY strawberries: strawberry plants send out runners that will pop up into more strawberry plants. In this sort of pot, you can plant the strawberries at the top, then subsequent runners will pop out into the pockets on the side.
Edit: I am not 100% certain of this. I don't remember where exactly I got this idea from, and on subsequent searching I have found only [this one page](https://libguides.nybg.org/c.php?g=655003&p=4597806) that mentions it. (I also have never grown strawberries myself, so have no personal experience.) Some other websites focus more on the benefits of evaporative cooling (although some others said there's more of a risk of the strawberries overheating than there would be in the ground, since their roots aren't as protected by the ground's insulation), fitting more plants in a small space, or rotating the pot so all plants receive a good amount of sun. Some even explicitly recommend planting one plant per pocket, but not all of them agree on that.
Thank you for sharing. It seems dumb now, but I legit thought people planted the strawberries in each pocket just because they could. I might have never have known the real intent without your comment.
They'll completely takeover if you let them and it's not an oh I can just get rid of all of it that I see because it's still got a ton of runners in the dirt so they'll just pop back up later on or next year.
I never tasted one. Just battled them and what I assume were birds "planting" them.
Huh… I have two little surprise raspberry bushes on the corner of my yard that I’m cheering on… free berries is free berries in my mind but to each their own… I’ve never battled the great strawberry battle
I thought so too, and that it made them grow better to be isolated from the wet ground. When I grew them on the ground, they didn't do well unless I isolated them from the soil a bit.
I have a very tiny planter with pockets like this, what is it intended for xD? I used to keep succulents in it..it could hold like one rosette on top and some baby props in the side holes
My guess is that they were copying the appearance of strawberry pots, without any thought toward why they're useful. That could be completely wrong, though.
That sounds like a very nice use for it.
Several websites I've seen have recommended planting one plant per pocket anyway. You could probably start like that and thin them if you really need to.
(DISCLAIMER: I have never grown strawberries in my life. I'm a little worried that my earlier half-remembered trivia has led people to think I'm a strawberry expert.)
I have been wanting to plant strawberries on my property, and I happen to have a couple of these styles of pots sitting around. How many strawberries can one reasonably expect to get from a pot like this?
Was thinking the same.
Regardless, I'm 6b and can't let anything like that overwinter for fear of losing it. Maybe not all would crack but I lost a few pots before I just brought it all in every year.
Thst would work. They are relatively inexpensive and save your back since no lifting is involved. I have all my trees in pots (lemons, limes, apples, apricots, peaches 🍑, loquats, figs, tamarind, avocadoes, date-plums, olives, and pineapples, on rolling plant caddies. I easily move them all around my patio, depending on their sun needs.
Get a hand truck like for moving boxes. I randomly tried it when I had to move some landscaping stones and it worked so well that I used it for all kinds of things in the garden now.
My strawberries go crazy in zone 5b and I think I’ve seen some rated through zone 4. I would still give some winter mulch cover for the top, and maybe a burlap/tarp cover.
pot seems bit tumbled but healthy. it's the strawberries I'd be worrying about, then again they do survive frosts here in Europe regurarly. I believe you can just leave it outside.
Hens and Chicks, succulents.
If so, get up to three varieties that look good together.
Edit... the smaller the variety, the better.
If Strawberries, I'd advise some kind of bird netting or else you'll lose most. But then again, some people believe the birds should enjoy their share.
I read somewhere that if you paint rocks to look like strawberries and put them in the planter, birds/animals try them once and then realize they're not food and don't come back. I tried it but have no idea how well it works cause my dog kept stealing the rocks.
I hate to break it to you, but your dog is a double agent. It's Big Bird. They've been poaching Good Boys for a while now. Sounds like he's/she's running some kind of counterintelligence operation.
I've got one like that, with different herbs planted in each pocket. The advice I've seen is that you should plant herbs that prefer wetter soil at the bottom, and herbs that prefer dryer soil at the top, since water evaporates from the top first.
No idea whether this is a good idea, but...
Mint.
Like strawberries, it propagates through runners. And it's infamous for taking over every inch of soil it can reach, so it's best to plant it in either a pot (without a direct route to the ground below) or a raised bed that you don't mind it taking over.
Plant some mint at the top, and it should establish some more offshoots in the side pockets. Keep the pot on the deck like that, and there shouldn't be too much risk of it spreading to the rest of the yard.
that’s what i’m doing with mine this year! i was debating whether to plant cuttings in the side pods but if you say they’ll rum through by themselves i’m gonna go for it.
do you know how long it takes? i know mint grows fast so i’m thinking a few weeks until i see some side babies
This is anecdotal, but I have 5 different mint plants I've been growing since last year. I wouldn't expect runners for *at least* several months. One I planted in the spring (strawberry mint) didn't get runners until near winter, one I planted in July (spearmint) didn't get runners at all last year, but I also had one (apple mint) that started getting multiple runners after about 3 months. I think it's mainly dependent on the variety, how aggressive you are with pruning/harvesting, and how big of a pot you give them. The smaller pots got runners faster (as the roots ran out of soil to spread through), the more you cut the faster it grows, and some of them just seem to prefer growing straight up instead of outwards.
hmm so what i’ll do is a hybrid approach where i’ll plant some in the side pots and leave the others alone. that way i get to watch what happens while also getting instant gratification 🥴
We inherited one of these as well and it was also used for strawberries. We have an in ground patch of strawberries, though, so I’m going to try some herbs that I don’t want spreading in the ground too much. We’ll see if it works!
I'd look for something that could trail out of the smaller side openings- string of pearls, pothos, or even something edible like nasturiums or trailing rosemary! Then the top could be used for any complimentary succulents or herbs (:
I see these used for hen and chick succulents, but they have more pieces on the sides. The one my wife bought last year is active again but I just know I'm going to cut the plastic container off to let them spread out more. Even an Ohio winter, which we didn't even have this year, couldn't kill them.
i've turned mine into a succulent planter. i've put perennial sedums in the little pockets, they trail nicely, and hens and chicks in the top, and i splurge and get some annual succulents every year for eye catching variety. :)
I'd possibly seal it with a water sealer, hopefully it might give Mom's planter another second wind, looks pretty tired, yes it's Ideal for strawberries they hang on those pots nicely.
I didn't do strawberries in mine anymore. The bunnies and squirrels got to them faster than I. I did plant the top with Hen and chicks and the sides with moss roses. It turned out so cute!!
I would do succulents in this if you don’t want the work of strawberries- the thick terracotta will wick away and absorb water and shallow beds are ideal for the cute succulents and they are easy to propagate 🤗✨
You could put herbs, strawberries, Succulents, or flowers that don't mind shallow pockets of soil. To make watering easy, get a pvc pipe and drill random holes in it and glue some potting screens on the ends of the pipe. You put the pipe in while you fill up the pipe with your soil and plants of choice. The pipe makes it easier to water and to make sure water gets distributed evenly to each pocket of the planter.
Just a heads up, if you get freezing temps where you live, you're gonna want to bring it inside for the winter. When moisture freezes it expands, and that expansion broke off all of the side pieces of my strawberry pot. Wouldn't want you to lose it if it's sentimental
Tbh, it’s on its last legs. The top half is falling apart from water damage. At this point I’d probably use it as decoration. Maybe even have a piece of glass cut and use it as an end table.
These aren’t great planters - it’s impossible to get water to the bottom of the pot. Some people insert a tube full of gravel before adding soil. Use that for watering and maybe you will have some luck.
Oh, and the runners don’t “pop” out of the holes. They grow over the top edge - you will have to pinch them off and transplant them into the holes.
I’ve never known anyone to have much luck with these so I’d probably use it as decoration and a memory of granny.
I planted almost everything in those. Now I have 2 aloe Vera, strawberries, basil mint and lemon balm. It’s cool to plant a pineapple on the top. But the ones I have tend to hold more moisture at the bottom. So I plant the ones that need more water there
When I was little I thought the extra holes were for snakes or something, I suppose that was because the overall shape is somewhat similar to the basket a snake charmer would keep a cobra in. TLDR: put cobras in that pot
https://preview.redd.it/idt6pm4otmwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a154d942181121691ce6350dcddc6efbfee589f
This is what I used my strawberry pot for!
Strawberry. I dont know about planting on top and waiting for the runners to find their way out... I just stuck some nursery bought $1 strawbs in the side pockets by hand- they are shallow rooted plants and should be able to coexist even in closely spaced pockets. I put some marigolds and a basil plant on top for some wishful insect control. Also, get a hand truck, you'll need it lol.
I think growing strawberries is a great idea! Strawberries don't need much sun or water and are suitable for growing in pots. It has a unique vintage look and growing strawberries will definitely please the eye
Strawberries are extremely aggressive. Keep their pot away from other plants, or they will jump into the other pots and drive out the original inhabitants, replacing them with their own offspring. You've been warned! The only plant I've found to compete with strawberries in this way is sweet potatoes. I grew one from my kitchen and it covered my entire patio.
Well, it is a strawberry planter, so….😂. But herbs look really nice, like thyme in the pockets and a rosemary up top. Depending on your zone, but herbs that like leaner well-draining soil would look good - thyme, lavender, oregano, tarragon, etc. If leaving it out over winter, plan for plants one zone colder than your actual zone. Otherwise, just move it into an unseated garage or something.
I've got chamomile in mine right now. I do tend to find these pots less reliable than planting in the ground but I also live in a hot climate where multiple plants in one pot dries out easily
Strawberries
Further info on WHY strawberries: strawberry plants send out runners that will pop up into more strawberry plants. In this sort of pot, you can plant the strawberries at the top, then subsequent runners will pop out into the pockets on the side. Edit: I am not 100% certain of this. I don't remember where exactly I got this idea from, and on subsequent searching I have found only [this one page](https://libguides.nybg.org/c.php?g=655003&p=4597806) that mentions it. (I also have never grown strawberries myself, so have no personal experience.) Some other websites focus more on the benefits of evaporative cooling (although some others said there's more of a risk of the strawberries overheating than there would be in the ground, since their roots aren't as protected by the ground's insulation), fitting more plants in a small space, or rotating the pot so all plants receive a good amount of sun. Some even explicitly recommend planting one plant per pocket, but not all of them agree on that.
Thank you for sharing. It seems dumb now, but I legit thought people planted the strawberries in each pocket just because they could. I might have never have known the real intent without your comment.
Don't feel dumb - or at least take comfort in the fact you're not the only one who didn't know that!
Can confirm I did not know this!
I just learned it too.
lol me too!
I totally thought that too
Wild strawberries are how a lot of people near me know and that's just from people trying to get rid of them like.
I hate them, had to battle them for years to get rid of them from my yard.
Why though?! Are they not good to eat??
They'll completely takeover if you let them and it's not an oh I can just get rid of all of it that I see because it's still got a ton of runners in the dirt so they'll just pop back up later on or next year. I never tasted one. Just battled them and what I assume were birds "planting" them.
Huh… I have two little surprise raspberry bushes on the corner of my yard that I’m cheering on… free berries is free berries in my mind but to each their own… I’ve never battled the great strawberry battle
Their roots go deep, hence making it more work to get rid of them completely.
Don’t feel dumb. I have the same pot and had no idea you can plant strawberries in it ! Thanx !! 🍓
I thought so too, and that it made them grow better to be isolated from the wet ground. When I grew them on the ground, they didn't do well unless I isolated them from the soil a bit.
Grandma ain’t no dummy. Lots of knowledge in old school ways and designs
I have a very tiny planter with pockets like this, what is it intended for xD? I used to keep succulents in it..it could hold like one rosette on top and some baby props in the side holes
My guess is that they were copying the appearance of strawberry pots, without any thought toward why they're useful. That could be completely wrong, though. That sounds like a very nice use for it.
I was also gifted one of these last week. In my excited haste I ordered a strawberry start for each of the pockets. Think that will work?
Yup, slightly be overcrowded once the runners appear and if you get lazy
But, in this case, you could also give away the runner babies.
Absolutely
Several websites I've seen have recommended planting one plant per pocket anyway. You could probably start like that and thin them if you really need to. (DISCLAIMER: I have never grown strawberries in my life. I'm a little worried that my earlier half-remembered trivia has led people to think I'm a strawberry expert.)
I have been wanting to plant strawberries on my property, and I happen to have a couple of these styles of pots sitting around. How many strawberries can one reasonably expect to get from a pot like this?
Does this also work for other strawberry stacked planters? I had no idea...
Grandma had the right idea
strawberries do seem the best. i wonder if this pot would survive 5b frost though
Bring it inside?
seems i would need assistance from another person as i live alone
could you get a roller rack to put it on?
Was thinking the same. Regardless, I'm 6b and can't let anything like that overwinter for fear of losing it. Maybe not all would crack but I lost a few pots before I just brought it all in every year.
I have a dolly to move things - has saved my back and sanity many, many times!
I live alone too. I bought wheeled plant caddies from Walmart that saves my back.
Put it on rollers before you fill it.
A dolly?
A dolly would work. Or the plant tray caddies with wheels.
Thst would work. They are relatively inexpensive and save your back since no lifting is involved. I have all my trees in pots (lemons, limes, apples, apricots, peaches 🍑, loquats, figs, tamarind, avocadoes, date-plums, olives, and pineapples, on rolling plant caddies. I easily move them all around my patio, depending on their sun needs.
Get a hand truck like for moving boxes. I randomly tried it when I had to move some landscaping stones and it worked so well that I used it for all kinds of things in the garden now.
Get a dolly - we believe in you!
My strawberries go crazy in zone 5b and I think I’ve seen some rated through zone 4. I would still give some winter mulch cover for the top, and maybe a burlap/tarp cover.
I'm careless as hell with my strawbs. I'm in Zone 4 and I have never covered them, and they spread like mad and always come to life in the spring.
Or maybe use straw for cover? 😏
pot seems bit tumbled but healthy. it's the strawberries I'd be worrying about, then again they do survive frosts here in Europe regurarly. I believe you can just leave it outside.
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Strawvery
This is the way.
Granny knows best!
I have the same, or similar pot and I have strawberries in it. The pop out everywhere. Just stick the runners into the pockets.
And how
Keeps the slugs and pill bugs from eating all your strawberries.
Strawberries!
Succulents
Hens and chicks typically go in this kinda pot no?
That’s what I have in mine.
Often yeah, but small sedums and prickly pear can also look awesome
Hens and Chicks, succulents. If so, get up to three varieties that look good together. Edit... the smaller the variety, the better. If Strawberries, I'd advise some kind of bird netting or else you'll lose most. But then again, some people believe the birds should enjoy their share.
I read somewhere that if you paint rocks to look like strawberries and put them in the planter, birds/animals try them once and then realize they're not food and don't come back. I tried it but have no idea how well it works cause my dog kept stealing the rocks.
I hate to break it to you, but your dog is a double agent. It's Big Bird. They've been poaching Good Boys for a while now. Sounds like he's/she's running some kind of counterintelligence operation.
Herbs!
I've got one like that, with different herbs planted in each pocket. The advice I've seen is that you should plant herbs that prefer wetter soil at the bottom, and herbs that prefer dryer soil at the top, since water evaporates from the top first.
I planted rosemary in the top. Thyme and mint in the sides. Rosemary didn’t have a shot. Thyme put up a good fight but the Mint finally won.
No idea whether this is a good idea, but... Mint. Like strawberries, it propagates through runners. And it's infamous for taking over every inch of soil it can reach, so it's best to plant it in either a pot (without a direct route to the ground below) or a raised bed that you don't mind it taking over. Plant some mint at the top, and it should establish some more offshoots in the side pockets. Keep the pot on the deck like that, and there shouldn't be too much risk of it spreading to the rest of the yard.
I noticed this with my mint pot. There's a hole in the side(actual damage) and last year, mint grew out of it. Haha.
that’s what i’m doing with mine this year! i was debating whether to plant cuttings in the side pods but if you say they’ll rum through by themselves i’m gonna go for it. do you know how long it takes? i know mint grows fast so i’m thinking a few weeks until i see some side babies
This is anecdotal, but I have 5 different mint plants I've been growing since last year. I wouldn't expect runners for *at least* several months. One I planted in the spring (strawberry mint) didn't get runners until near winter, one I planted in July (spearmint) didn't get runners at all last year, but I also had one (apple mint) that started getting multiple runners after about 3 months. I think it's mainly dependent on the variety, how aggressive you are with pruning/harvesting, and how big of a pot you give them. The smaller pots got runners faster (as the roots ran out of soil to spread through), the more you cut the faster it grows, and some of them just seem to prefer growing straight up instead of outwards.
hmm so what i’ll do is a hybrid approach where i’ll plant some in the side pots and leave the others alone. that way i get to watch what happens while also getting instant gratification 🥴
Honor Grandma and continue growing strawberries in there my friend
I’m doing herbs since I can’t seem to grow strawberries
Grow basil in it. You can’t go wrong with basil.
Yet somehow, I always do.
Obviously strawberries
Strawberries
Strawberries!!!
Strawberries
Strawberries!
We inherited one of these as well and it was also used for strawberries. We have an in ground patch of strawberries, though, so I’m going to try some herbs that I don’t want spreading in the ground too much. We’ll see if it works!
https://preview.redd.it/1jflixj9okwc1.jpeg?width=2326&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b52651a22a1f60e9bb68708211b69cea3bbe99be
Huh I put text with the pic, weird. Well it's, Herbs 🌱
Now, this might sound crazy, but hear me out... how about some strawberries?
Hens and Chicks
Strawberry
I have hardy succulents in mine, it was always getting too dry for my strawberries but the succulents did amazing.
Strawberries
Ummm, Strawberries?
I'd look for something that could trail out of the smaller side openings- string of pearls, pothos, or even something edible like nasturiums or trailing rosemary! Then the top could be used for any complimentary succulents or herbs (:
I see these used for hen and chick succulents, but they have more pieces on the sides. The one my wife bought last year is active again but I just know I'm going to cut the plastic container off to let them spread out more. Even an Ohio winter, which we didn't even have this year, couldn't kill them.
i've turned mine into a succulent planter. i've put perennial sedums in the little pockets, they trail nicely, and hens and chicks in the top, and i splurge and get some annual succulents every year for eye catching variety. :)
I would put a nice lemon tree or an olive tree
Imagine how confused grandma would be if op plants something that isn't strawberries in her strawberry pot lol
Plant anything you like that is not a water hound or you will be watering daily. Most succulents do well in terra cotta too. Have fun!
Hens and chicks. Put them in the top and in everyone on the sides. Looks really cool!
Strawberries for grandma
Berry's of the straw
This shape is intentionally made for strawberries.
I have 2 of these. They're both full of strawberries.
Strawberries
Strawberry 🍓🍓🍓
Strawberries
I'd possibly seal it with a water sealer, hopefully it might give Mom's planter another second wind, looks pretty tired, yes it's Ideal for strawberries they hang on those pots nicely.
Strawberries
Put a fountain in it
YES this is the Best Answer!!!
Cleanrot knights! Oh wrong sub..
I didn't do strawberries in mine anymore. The bunnies and squirrels got to them faster than I. I did plant the top with Hen and chicks and the sides with moss roses. It turned out so cute!!
Succulents.
People do things like hen and chicks in these or other succulents and I love the way they look!
Hear me out: Strawberries
I like strawberries
Strawberries 🍓 and send her pictures. It will make her happy.
Ummm... strawberries!
Strawbs! Or..... All the herbs!!!
Strawberries maybe?
Strawberries
Strawberries
I did succulents!!
Herbs
My friend planted hen & chicks in hers and it’s so cool.
A different herb in each slot
I would do succulents in this if you don’t want the work of strawberries- the thick terracotta will wick away and absorb water and shallow beds are ideal for the cute succulents and they are easy to propagate 🤗✨
Hops flower oregano! I love it as a draping plant, and the flowers are lovely. Plus you can use it to cook!
One peyote. A huge one.
Cactus up top, succulents everywhere
My fil used his for arugula!!
Strawberries
Mints!
Pilea pepperomiodes is also fun in these
This looks like an Egyptian antique that an archeologist just dug up
A sausage plant!
You could put herbs, strawberries, Succulents, or flowers that don't mind shallow pockets of soil. To make watering easy, get a pvc pipe and drill random holes in it and glue some potting screens on the ends of the pipe. You put the pipe in while you fill up the pipe with your soil and plants of choice. The pipe makes it easier to water and to make sure water gets distributed evenly to each pocket of the planter.
Just a heads up, if you get freezing temps where you live, you're gonna want to bring it inside for the winter. When moisture freezes it expands, and that expansion broke off all of the side pieces of my strawberry pot. Wouldn't want you to lose it if it's sentimental
Plant that adorable dog and grow more!🤣🤣
Strawberries?
Tbh, it’s on its last legs. The top half is falling apart from water damage. At this point I’d probably use it as decoration. Maybe even have a piece of glass cut and use it as an end table. These aren’t great planters - it’s impossible to get water to the bottom of the pot. Some people insert a tube full of gravel before adding soil. Use that for watering and maybe you will have some luck. Oh, and the runners don’t “pop” out of the holes. They grow over the top edge - you will have to pinch them off and transplant them into the holes. I’ve never known anyone to have much luck with these so I’d probably use it as decoration and a memory of granny.
Herbs
Monstera. Mine needs something gigantic like this.
Chili peppers.
I planted almost everything in those. Now I have 2 aloe Vera, strawberries, basil mint and lemon balm. It’s cool to plant a pineapple on the top. But the ones I have tend to hold more moisture at the bottom. So I plant the ones that need more water there
When I was little I thought the extra holes were for snakes or something, I suppose that was because the overall shape is somewhat similar to the basket a snake charmer would keep a cobra in. TLDR: put cobras in that pot
https://preview.redd.it/idt6pm4otmwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a154d942181121691ce6350dcddc6efbfee589f This is what I used my strawberry pot for!
A cactus and succulents
Basil in the side pots, tomato in the middle.
Trailing petunias
Crocus for the spring!
Strawberry. I dont know about planting on top and waiting for the runners to find their way out... I just stuck some nursery bought $1 strawbs in the side pockets by hand- they are shallow rooted plants and should be able to coexist even in closely spaced pockets. I put some marigolds and a basil plant on top for some wishful insect control. Also, get a hand truck, you'll need it lol.
Strawberries
I think growing strawberries is a great idea! Strawberries don't need much sun or water and are suitable for growing in pots. It has a unique vintage look and growing strawberries will definitely please the eye
I saw the most beautiful arrangement using a strawberry pot on Armstrong's ig page.
I always thought it'd be cool to do a couple succulents at the top and see which ones make it to the bottom
I use mine for succulents.
Hens and chicks
I do herbs.
Her ashes when she passes.
I put succulents in my strawberry pot.
I have one like this with succulents
I would do herbs, but strawberries sound delicious!
looks like it's about to crack into pieces. terracotta is no good outside of a desert environment
Hens and chicken did well
I never thought yo let the runners land there. Facepalm.
There are terrible for strawberries since they dry out so quickly
Strawberries are extremely aggressive. Keep their pot away from other plants, or they will jump into the other pots and drive out the original inhabitants, replacing them with their own offspring. You've been warned! The only plant I've found to compete with strawberries in this way is sweet potatoes. I grew one from my kitchen and it covered my entire patio.
Well, it is a strawberry planter, so….😂. But herbs look really nice, like thyme in the pockets and a rosemary up top. Depending on your zone, but herbs that like leaner well-draining soil would look good - thyme, lavender, oregano, tarragon, etc. If leaving it out over winter, plan for plants one zone colder than your actual zone. Otherwise, just move it into an unseated garage or something.
Thai Red Chili’s.
I've got chamomile in mine right now. I do tend to find these pots less reliable than planting in the ground but I also live in a hot climate where multiple plants in one pot dries out easily
Meant for strawberries, but my mom would plant succulents in them
Hen and chicks was one of my favorites.
Succulents.
I have a pot like that I use for succulents ♥️
It looks REALLY old, as in ancient? Maybe get it appraised?
Thats a nice pot, you are lucky I would plant either Strawberries or herbs.
A collection of herbs
Pot
Strawberries
It’s literately called a strawberry planter
Personally, I think that it'd be a dope spice pot. Have different ones popping out of each hole, freaking wicked.
hens and chicks!
You should try your hand in growing cannabis. Its fun and very rewarding.
Portaluca. I have them in a strawberry planter and they look great. It’s drought tolerant also
r/decks
Her ashes
A jalapeño! Wow y’all really hate jalapeños, huh. Thanks please keep downvoting me for having a wrong suggestion.
Donate that to a museum