[fivespud364]

growing strawberries in hanging baskets is a great idea we used to do loads of them at a nursery i used to work at that they were very popular i love the nappy idea for the gel

When planting a strawberry basket i suggest you plant three plants to give a balanced basket and watering is essential as is feeding i would recommend putting at least four of the osmocote feed tablets in each basket and still feed regularly with something like tomorite or any high potash feed to get a good crop.

As for the bird problem thats not so easy to solve with a basket the only thing i can think of is some kind of netting tent that you need to somehow get away from the basket