Very tasty and beautiful, well-known strawberry berry grows not only in the garden. In Holland, Denmark, Estonia there are special hanging gardens for growing strawberries.
Strawberries are a very healthy berry, they contain many vitamins. It is eaten for the prevention of eye diseases, for gout and arthritis, for diseases of the kidneys and liver. It is often used to prevent serious diseases such as: brain inflammation, cancer, hypertension, heart disease.
Unfortunately, the strawberry season in our country is very short, during which they manage to harvest only one, at best two harvests. Because of this, strawberries are in great demand and high prices. All year round, you can buy imported strawberries from the same Holland, but their taste is no longer so sweet, and the beneficial properties are no longer the same.
For lovers of this wonderful berry, there is a way out - a greenhouse and hanging strawberry gardens. This practice already exists in many countries, and it has proven itself very well. For those who do not have a summer cottage and their own plot, you can use a simpler option - hanging pots with strawberries on a window or balcony.
The advantages of growing strawberries by weight are very simple and clear:
1. To begin with, this is a harvest at any time of the year convenient for you, if you want, all year round.
2. The ability to turn the plant to the sun.
3. Berries do not spoil, in contact with the ground, grows cleaner and more flavorful, regular shape.
Even a beginner can make such a garden. For the garden, you need: a frame with wooden stands or hooks and suspensions for pots, long narrow boxes, if you make a garden on racks, and a pots with a trailed bottom, if made on hangers.
Pick a sunny, open place and get to work. Fasten the frame well, it must be stable. Place pots at a distance of 10-15 cm or plant seedlings in boxes. For soil, you can use special peat tablets or "fast soil" tablets. If you make such a garden indoors and take good care of it, you can achieve 4-5 harvests per year. True, every 3-4 years it will be necessary to completely change all the seedlings. And keep in mind that you shouldn't expect the biggest harvest in the first year.
