Climbing strawberries do not have any adhesive organs with which they could grow independently on a trellis. There is a wide range of materials available to properly attach the long shoots. This is how it works safely and gently.
Sophisticated binding material from specialist retailers
If you are a hobby gardener and don't want to invest your limited free time in making binding material yourself, take a look at the following selection of well thought-out finished products. Experienced gardeners have put them through their paces and found them suitable for attaching climbing strawberries.
- Twist ties: can be used immediately without cutting, with a soft wire core, simply twist the ends
- growing cord: the stretchy material grows with the climbing strawberry without cutting into the tendrils
- Ring binders fasten the tendrils in no time: lay them down, hook them in, done
- Natural raffia: tear-resistant and yet slightly stretchy
- Artificial bast: in green colour, almost invisible within the climbing plant, weather-resistant and inexpensive
With these binding materials you fasten the tendrils of the climbing strawberries from the time of planting. A popular, extremely space-saving solution for the balcony is the climbing tower. When placed in a large pot, the strawberries grow skyward all around. This noticeably facilitates care and harvesting, because all work is done comfortably while standing.
Vine binder made from recycled material
The bargain hunters among the hobby gardeners do not buy the binding material, but use disused clothing, stockings or gauze bandages. An excellent attachment for climbing strawberries are women's nylon stockings. The fabric is soft and stretchy, so that the foothills of strawberry plants can be tied with it particularly gently.
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Thanks to their strong tendrils, climbing strawberries are also the ideal candidates for creating a heavenly fragrant and lushly fruiting strawberry meadow as ground cover. With good care, the bed area is so densely overgrown from the second year that annoying weeds can no longer push through.