Billy wrote:
I have four hanging baskets that I want to plant with something. It's a
toss up between strawberries and flowers. I could use some advice on the
type of strawberry or some help in finding flowering plants that will
cascade. Nasturtium is one choice because it already grows like a weed
here. I'm in USDA 9b, 70 miles north of San Francisco, in the costal
hills, the baskets will get 6 - 8 hrs of full sun and some partial sun.

Thanks for any help.

I tried strawberries in hanging baskets and even with netting birds were
a BIG problem. They also produce fewer berries than plants grown in the
ground. If you like small tomatoes there are several varieties that do
very well in hanging baskets.

There are many, many plants that do well in hanging baskets. I,
personally, don't like Nasturtiums in baskets because, around here, they
look like crap after the middle of July. I would go to your local garden
store and look around and see what plants and colors you like and talk
to local gardeners in your area and see what they recommend that does
well in your area. You might want to take a look at my web site,
http://members.iglou.com/brosen/index.html and see all the plants that I
have grown in hanging baskets. It might give you a few ideas. Around
here, Petunias are very popular and the cascading ones do very well in
baskets.
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Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

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