Growing strawberries, that sweet luscious fruit everyone loves, can have its challenges. Weeds love taking over strawberry fields, and birds and other animals pluck away at and dine on the fruit. So how can growing strawberries be made easier? Try growing them in a cinder block!
You will want to put the cinder blocks so that the plants will get six to eight hours of direct sunlight a day. According to ehow home, the hours of sunlight do not need to be consecutive, but aim for at least six hours of total sun exposure.
Fill the holes in the concrete blocks 3/4 of the way full with the soil mixture. Plant one or two strawberry plants in each concrete block. Position the seedlings so the crown –the part of the plant where the roots meet the stem — rests just at soil level and all roots are covered with soil. Fill in around the roots with fresh soil and firm them down with your hands to secure the plants.
Early spring is when you start planting strawberries, so get ready!
By the way, did you know strawberries are the only fruit with the seeds on the outside?
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