3 Tier 5'x5' Strawberry Bed

Looks good. I like the way you twisted the top tier. Adds some visual interest.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

Nice job Scott … I too like the twist at the top. That was a good idea. Looks to me like you got some good eating coming up … yum, sweet strawberries!!!!

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

Thanks.. I actually wished I’d done it like that the whole way up, but I framed it all wrong for that.. Explains why the top level sticks out a little far on just one side.. I just cut all the boards to the same length and then lapped them on the same side, so they’re not really totally square.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Nice strawberrry box Scott.Won’t be long before strawberry short cake :)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Really nice Scott!
Love the “tower” effect!
Cardboard will disappear and if you had not mentioned it, I would not have seen it!

Might even copy the design!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

I like that it is just the top layer that is twisted. Very creative!

This is going to be wonderful – and tasty.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Thanks.. :)

I’m hoping they do well since it’s rather late getting them into the ground.. May end up covering them with shade cloth until they get a grip and establish a better root system.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Well, so far the strawberries are doing fine.. It’s been rainy for the last 2 days, which has been wonderful for them.. Have some more rain coming in tomorrow but after that, it’ll be sunny and up in the 80s..

I’m hoping they’ll be nice and large by the end of next month.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

How did those berries turn out, Scott? Did you get any off? Were the birds a problem, and if so what do you recommend?

-- jroot

So, how are the strawberries doing?

-- It's just Joel in (5b) Reno, no cause for alarm...

Yes, strawberries update please.

Mmmm… Old thread revival.

Strawberries (both beds) are doing fine.. Though (this) the small bed has had some soil wash out issues along with weeds working their way in.

I few posts back in my blog I posted the work on one of my long raised beds, which will house the strawberries once the season is over. I’ll be moving them into it.

Otherwise, both this current bed (Day Neutrals) and my other large bed (June Bearing) are doing great and are jam packed full of fruit.

Here’s a (slightly dated) picture of the above bed.. Though I removed the top tier, so it’s only two tier.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

This is the bed they will be moved to at end of season… Note the weed cloth.

I’ve got 5 3cf bags of potting soil dumped into it now, so it’s good to go. There is enough head room as well that I won’t have issues with adding straw over the plants in the fall.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Very nice, well done.

-- Gardening is Great Therapy!!.....Georgian Bay area....zone 5b

It is like a garden sculpture….delicious enough to eat!

-- Helen, Stratford, ON

... delicious enough to eat … LOL

-- jroot

I love your strawberry bed!!! We had a similar tiered bed years ago which produced quite well until the bindweed and chives moved in. (lol) We have recently redone all the gardens and incorporated a new tiered strawberry bed into the plan. My husband (old farm boy) always “overbuilds” everything—- (i am Not complaining, as it usually works to my benefit…haha) so when I asked for a 5-step X 3 ft long bed, I actually ended up with aprox 6’ X 7’ raised bed that has three 14” X 7’ planting steps off the one long side. I bought 60 plants, but only about 1/3 survived our hard cold winter, I meant to cover them with straw but was too late. It is a challenge to over winter many of these plants in zone 3. Scott do you cover your plants in the winter, and have you experimented with different varieties?
[I don’t have a very reliable internet connection, so posting pictures usually ends in more frustration than postings, but I will try to get a few pictures posted this year and become a little more involved in this garden community]. I try to stop in and see what you are all up to from time to time and really wish I had more time to devote to surfing and blogging, maybe someday…..for now though, we have a home and large yard under construction and enough projects to last until the next ice age.

-- God's greatest rewards on earth...Grandkids and a Garden for Weedin'