Gather your supplies
- Plastic laundry basket
- Hessian sack
- Potting mix
- Strawberry plants x 12
- Ornamental plants such as lavender, marigold and zinnia
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Easy step-by-step instructions: strawberry planter
STEP 1
Drill drainage holes in base of basket.
STEP 2
Line the basket with a hessian sack.
STEP 3
Push sack through 12 holes in basket and cut holes in sack with secateurs.
STEP 4
Fill basket about 2/3 full with potting mix.
STEP 5
Feed roots of strawberry plants through holes into potting mix.
STEP 6
Add more potting mix to top of basket.
STEP 7
Plant out the top of the basket with ornamental plants of choice.
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