Do you love strawberries? If you do, then you’ll love this hack on how to grow your strawberries using a laundry basket. Yes! You can grow strawberries at home!

Strawberries are one of the most popular berry fruits in the world.

With its bright red color and sweet juice, it’s no wonder that people around the world are attracted to it. Aside from these, strawberries are packed with vitamins and nutrients that are good for your body.

Some of the benefits of eating strawberries are it helps regulate blood sugar, protects you from cancer, help with weight management, and helpful for those with type 2 diabetes. The World Health Organization (WHO) also suggests that consuming 400 grams (g) of fruit and vegetables a day can reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Planting and growing your own strawberries at home is easy to do.

Actually, strawberries are one of the easiest fruit to grow and great for beginners. Plus, homegrown strawberries are sweeter than the ones you’ll find in the grocery store. How? Well, the sugar in berries converts to starch as soon as they’re picked. Moreover, homegrown berries have less pesticide.

So, if you want to learn how to grow your own berries, these gardeners can help you out.

These gardeners have shared their DIY hacks into growing your own strawberries by using the laundry basket from the dollar store.

To start, you need to prepare all the materials you need.

You need the following:

• A plastic, dollar store hamper or laundry basket
• Knife or scissors
• A garbage or burlap bag
• Dirt
• Strawberry plants
• PVC pipe or tube

The first step is to line the plastic trash bag in the basket and fill it with dirt. Start at the bottom of the basket.

Second, use a knife or scissors to cut through the plastic liner and insert the strawberry plant. When inserting the strawberry plant, make sure that you don’t overcrowd the basket with too many plants. Work your way up for better results.

Third, drill some holes inside the basket for water to come through. Last, insert the PVC pipe and cut off the excess plastic or burlap bag.

It’s super easy to make! The next thing you know, you already have your own organic strawberries.

You can share this DIY with your friends and family. An at-home strawberry isn’t only organic, but it will help you reduce costs since the ones bought in the supermarket are often priced high.

Important information you should know when planting your strawberry plants.

Based on The Farmer’s Almanac, you need to plant the strawberries as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. Also, they prefer loamy soil that drains well with a pH of between 5.5 and 7. You can try working in aged manure or compost a couple of months before planting.

Since strawberry plants require 6-10 hours a day of direct sunlight, make sure that you place the laundry baskets at a place that is well lit. Immediately water your strawberry plants too after planting them. This enables them to settle their roots into the soil.

Water your strawberry plants about one inch per square foot per week. They need a lot of water especially when the flowers and runners are developing. Pull out weeds too.

Your strawberries are ready for harvesting 4-6 weeks after blossoming.

Only harvest the ripe berries and pick every three days. Cut the stem to avoid damaging the plant. Then store your berries for 3-5 days in the refrigerator.

Voila! You now have at-home and organic strawberries. Learn more in the video below.

Source: The Farmer’s Almanac, YouTube