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This is my strawberry tower that I got at Wal-Mart last year for $5. It wasn’t the strawberry tower that I wanted, but it was all that I could afford. While I was shopping around, I noticed that there was more than one way to build a tower. This tower involves the method of “layering”. You can do this in a strawberry pot, or you can get a tomato cage with black plastic, or you can buy or build a wooden structure. You put a layer of potting mix on the bottom and push your strawberry plants into the side, about four inches apart. If you are using plastic, you have to cut an X in the plastic every 4 inches with a pair of scissors. Put another layer of dirt on top of that, and then put another layer of plants. Keep repeating this until you get to the top. I didn’t really like this method. The dirt kept flying out of the bottom holes every time I added a new layer. It also took more time than some of the other methods that I am going to cover. If the plants don’t come back next year, you have to dump the entire tower and start over again.



The next method is called nesting pots. You buy three flower pots in three different sizes. The biggest one should be about 16 or 24 inches. When you put the pots inside of each other, you should have at least 4 or 6 inches of space between them. Start with the biggest pot and fill it half way with potting mix. You can put bricks inside instead of the potting mix if you want to. Put the second biggest pot inside, on top of the potting mix or bricks. Fill the outside space to the top with potting mix. Now, fill the second pot half way with potting mix or bricks. Place the smallest pot inside. Fill the outside space to the top with potting mix. Completely fill the inside of the smallest pot with potting mix. Plant your strawberry plants all around, at least 4 inches apart. I didn’t have many flower pots and strawberry plants left, so the picture above shows only 2 pots nested with one strawberry plant.

Below, is the strawberry tower that I really wanted. It has nine self-watering pots and you can attach more units to it. Maybe someday I’ll be able to afford it.

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