Growing strawberries on ridges covered in weed matting is easy we've also grown them in grow bags on top of bales, both ways work very well. Cover them in either straw or fleece through the winter to stop them getting frosted. Its always at the end of the season you can take cuttings from the side shoots, just cut them of near the plant and set the new shoots in a pot compost. Cuttings can stay outside over winter, this will allow you to triple your strawberry plants year on year. In the summer moths you can harvest your beautiful tasty strawberries :-)

Hi Everyone, thankyou for having me onboard. Our family have been growing on a large plot for 6yrs now. We have just put up our second polytunnel, but cant finish it yet because it is so wet down here. But some seeds have already been started and am looking forward to a whole new growing season.

The local Waitrose was ditching its old Trolley shelters from the car park, they turn into the most stable mini PT …. Totally free l have one more to pick up and intend to set it up as a mobile sun shelter for the sheep this year. Might be worth asking your local shop.

What's your favourite thing to grow ? I love to grow vegetables especially giant butternut squash that you ca grow in abundance and they keep for months. So tell me what's your favourite thing to grow and more importantly why you love to grow it ?