Beds for strawberries

[curly_kate]

DH built these for me out of pallets that he'd picked up somewhere. Now they are filled with strawberry plants (75 to be exact!) Of course, after putting them all together, my BIL mentioned that some pallets are treated w.chemicals, which induced some panic. But they are all marked heat-treated, and some internet research tells me these should be safe. Now we just hope they hold up, but since it was free, whatever we get out of them will be good. Now we just have to be patient....

 

[thistlebloom]

I like those beds! You're gonna have tons of berries!
They no longer use arsenic to preserve wood, (as of 2003 ), now they use a copper quarternary (sp?) which is considered safe.
Here's an article that talks about using treated wood in the garden:

http://www.finegardening.com/design/articles/pressure-treated-wood-in-beds.aspx

 

[lesa]

Those should work out great! Looking forward to uncovering my strawberries this weekend- if the weather cooperates!

 

[Collector]

That will be a nice strawberry patch. The pallet wood will last longer than you think, when a board rots out you can just replace with a new one.

 

[Greenthumb18]

Oh yes looks like they'll make some nice strawberry patch . I'm sure you'll get plant strawberries to enjoy. Speaking of strawberries, today I transplant some plants that grew out of their strawberry bed. I'm hoping to make another new strawberry patch this spring too.
Did you plant both Junebearing and Everbearing strawberries to ensure a constant supply to harvest?

 

[curly_kate]

I actually got 3 varieties of Junebearing that are supposed to keep me in strawberries all summer long. One is supposed to be early, one mid-summer, and one late. I always thought Junebearing meant they produced in June, but apparently, it just means they all fruit at the same time.

 

[Greenthumb18]

I actually got 3 varieties of Junebearing that are supposed to keep me in strawberries all summer long. One is supposed to be early, one mid-summer, and one late. I always thought Junebearing meant they produced in June, but apparently, it just means they all fruit at the same time.

Oh ok, why not plant some Everbearing ones so you'll have two crops in one season. I'm going to plant one variety of Everbearing and Junebearing to get strawberries often throughout the season. It kind of depends what you want the strawberries for if lets say you want to make jam from them and you need the strawberries all at once then you would plant junebearing.

Good Luck & have fun with planting the strawberries!!