I HATE strawberry pots. They are absolutely the wrong thing for my tiny balcony garden. I'd consider trying one again if i had a bigger space, because the one year i actually managed to be successful growing shit in one of those things it looked really cool -- i had different herbs in every pocket.
For me, the secret was to put in a water reservoir. I cut the bottom off a small plastic drink bottle (probably one of Andy's tonic waters), punched a few holes around the sides, tightened the lid super tight, then put that sucker lid-down in the middle of the pot and planted the dirt and herbs around it. With the open bottom sticking slightly out of the dirt at the top of the pot, i could water directly into the reservoir. Helped get water all the way down into all the pockets of the strawberry pot and kept water from running out of all the pot's openings.
But i still got rid of my strawberry pot, because fully planted with herbs it took up about 3x its width in the garden. I need pots that are really tall and narrow or that can be hung off my railing. With the strawberry pot gone, we had room for the grill. :P
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For me, the secret was to put in a water reservoir. I cut the bottom off a small plastic drink bottle (probably one of Andy's tonic waters), punched a few holes around the sides, tightened the lid super tight, then put that sucker lid-down in the middle of the pot and planted the dirt and herbs around it. With the open bottom sticking slightly out of the dirt at the top of the pot, i could water directly into the reservoir. Helped get water all the way down into all the pockets of the strawberry pot and kept water from running out of all the pot's openings.
But i still got rid of my strawberry pot, because fully planted with herbs it took up about 3x its width in the garden. I need pots that are really tall and narrow or that can be hung off my railing. With the strawberry pot gone, we had room for the grill. :P