I thought it was an interesting find and one I'd like to try. Betty said if I hadn't bought it that she would have. She thought it was a great idea and kept telling me I'd have fresh strawberries this summer. I told her I thought I'd plant flowers in it and hang it under my car port for the summer.
When I got home I put on a shelf in my laundry room and seriously doubted anything would grow in it. The more I thought about it the more I thought I didn't want to mess with this. I'm not much of a gardener and a few purchased hanging baskets were usually all I needed or wanted in the way of a garden.
Life went on as the box sat on my shelf. Betty hadn't been feeling well and in late October was diagnosed with pneumonia. After an emergency visit to the local hospital her doctor sent her to St. Thomas Hospital. In early November it was discovered she had stage four lung cancer. A bad reaction to chemo caused a heart attack. Six weeks later, on December 13, my long time friend was gone.
I would look at that stupid box on my laundry room shelf and think how much fun we had that day and how Betty thought I had got a great deal and was thrilled I'd be growing strawberries. I finally decided I couldn't let her down. I'd have to plant strawberries in her memory.
Last month I stopped by Home Depot and picked up some strawberry plants and potting soil. They have sat under my car port for several weeks but today seemed to be the perfect day for planting.
I chose a spot to hang the planter where it would get plenty of sun, stuffed the strawberry plants into the holes and filled it with potting soil then made a picture of it.
Some of the plants have blooms and a few small berries forming but I really wonder if I will have any strawberries or even if the plants will live. I'll do my part and I know if Betty has anything to do with it I'll have a bumper crop.
Here you have Betty's Memorial Topsy Turvy Strawberry Planter..........
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