How to Build a Strawberry Tower for Your Garden

Strawberries are delicious, and because they are so easy to grow they are a favorite for gardeners. Unfortunately, strawberries are a little too easy to grow and can quickly take over your entire garden space. If you are working with limited space, but you still want to enjoy fresh strawberries plucked from your own garden, you need to know how to build a strawberry tower. The towers are fairly simple to make, and you will find all the supplies you need for your tower at Greenwood Hardware.

There are many variations to the strawberry tower. You can use old 5-gallon buckets stacked with small 2-inch holes cut out along the sides every few inches or use nursery planters, like the kind large shrubs or trees come in.

Another easy option that can hold up to 50 strawberry plants is outlined below.

1. Buy a 4-foot length of PVC pipe with about a 4-inch diameter. You can go bigger in diameter and longer in length if you choose.
2. Use a hole-cutting bit on a drill and make small 1-inch circles every 3 to 4 inches up the length of the pipe. You can space the holes farther apart if you choose. It doesn’t have to be completely uniform and can be a bit random.
3. Cap the bottom of the pipe with a pipe cap.
4. Fill your PVC pipe with potting soil.
5. Plant a single plant in each hole. Strawberries are shallow-rooted and can share the soil with nearby strawberry plants.

Your berry plants will begin to shoot out lots of green leaves and ultimately strawberries. The PVC pipe will be nearly invisible as the plants grow and thrive. Head into Greenwood Hardware today to pick up everything you need to make your strawberry tower. Come on in, or contact us today.