Making a Strawberry Planter from a Laundry Basket

Category Berries

Line a plastic laundry basket with burlap, fill with soil, cut holes in the sides for some of the plants and you have an inexpensive strawberry planter for your garden. Plant the berries and stand by to enjoy delicious strawberries alone or in recipes.

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Making a Strawberry Planter from a Laundry Basket

By Judy [614 Posts, 16,973 Comments]

May 21, 2019

Even if you purchase everything new, this is not an expensive project. I found the laundry basket at the curb, got the potting soil and burlap on sale, and traded plants with a neighbor.

When the season is over, store this in the garage. The berries will go dormant and fruit next year. You may have to have to replace the top plants. I plan to winter sow the top plants next year.

Total Time: 30 to 45 minutes

Yield: 1 planter

Source: Garden group I belong to

Making a Strawberry Planter from a Laundry Basket - planted basket sitting on stoop

Supplies:

1 laundry basket
burlap to line the basket
scissors
potting soil
plants for the top
1 Tbsp sugar

Steps:

Punch holes in the bottom of the basket for drainage.

Making a Strawberry Planter from a Laundry Basket - punch holes in the bottom of the basket

Line the basket with the burlap.

Making a Strawberry Planter from a Laundry Basket - line with burlap

Fill with potting soil.

Making a Strawberry Planter from a Laundry Basket - add soil

Cut holes in the burlap and thread your plants through. Bury in the soil.

Making a Strawberry Planter from a Laundry Basket - cut holes in the burlap from the side

Making a Strawberry Planter from a Laundry Basket - push the plants through and cover with soil

Arrange plants on the front and sides. If you are placing against a wall or fence you don't need to do the back.

Making a Strawberry Planter from a Laundry Basket - plant from the front and sides

Trim off the excess burlap.

Making a Strawberry Planter from a Laundry Basket - trim off excess burlap

Add more potting soil if necessary. Plant your choice of flowers on top.

Water in. My berry plants were a little wilted, so my neighbor suggested adding a tablespoon of sugar to my watering can to ease the shock of transplanting.

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By 15mhhm15 [1,119 Posts, 2,483 Comments]

May 22, 20191 found this helpful

Love how your planter turned out!!

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By Judy [614 Posts, 16,973 Comments]

May 23, 20190 found this helpful

Thank you. I expect it will be even prettier as time goes by and the strawberries fruit!