Ever-bearing varieties provide the best containers. Compact varieties have 2-3 consistent summer and fall flushes and few runners. Since they yield ripe strawberries all summer, day-neutral cultivars are ideal for hanging baskets and pots.
Strawberry planters can be established quickly and easily with nursery starts that are ready to transplant. These plugs, like garden veggie 6-pack beginnings, have formed root balls and lush greenery. They are easier to plant and require less precision than bare root crowns.
Fill a container with dirt and pour water over it to test water infiltration. Strawberry plants can be planted quickly into potting mix. If it forms a little pond, you either compacted the dirt too much or the mix is poorly drained.