Here is a unique tower for growing strawberries, flowers, herbs, and other garden plants. A compact, pyramid- shaped design that is perfect for those with little room for a garden - the towers can even be placed on a deck or patio. If you like strawberries, these planters take up little space yet hold a lot of plants! Just fill the towers with soil to create a vertical planter for your strawberries. These DIY project plans will show you how to build these wooden pyramid strawberry planters from start to finish, with photos at every step! A weekend garden project that you will enjoy building.

Woodworking plans include photos at every step, with easy to follow instructions and how- to diagrams. Material and tool lists included. Plans are in PDF format and can viewed on your computer or you can print them on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

"Shelves" keep the soil in the tower. Just fill up the planter with good dirt and pack it down. Instructions

You can use the pyramid as a trellis for climbing plants. Just a few evenly spaced nails and some fishing line is all you need.

GROWING STRAWBERRIES

How to grow strawberries - Not only do strawberries taste good, they contain antioxidants and nutrients that help improve the body's immune system. They are also a great source of vitamin C, fiber, folic acid and potassium. There are three types of strawberries: June Bearing, Everbearing, and Day Neutral.



June Bearing Strawberries produce a single crop in June (or early spring), depending upon the area. You can pick them for about two to three weeks during that time. They are the largest of the strawberries. These berries produce "runners" and spread over a large area. If you plant them in the towers you see above, they'll eventually spread to the ground and produce an area with even more plants. I take the runners and replant them in adjacent tiers - they'll grow roots once they're in the soil. Pinch off the flower buds on the June Bearing plants during the first year, and start harvesting the 2nd year.



Everbearing Strawberries have two to three harvests: June, late summer and early in the fall. These strawberries don't have as many runners and are a smaller berry than the June Bearing berries. Very sweet and tasty! Good for limited spaces. Pinch the flowers until July 1 so the plant can build up energy.



Day Neutral Strawberries produce fruit all through the summer. Just like the Everbearing berries, the fruit is small and doesn't have as many runners. Pinch the flowers until July 1. These plants are also good for limited spaces and grow great in the strawberry towers!