The best way to start growing strawberries is to buy pot-grown strawberry plants in spring: five plants are plenty for a hanging basket and ten for the average 13 inch pot. Plant them immediately in soil-based compost and they will produce a modest crop in their first year. The second season should see a bumper crop, followed by a slightly lower yield the third summer. Then start again with fresh stock.

Careful watering and feeding are essential. If you are to reap a good crop, you must never let the compost dry out, particularly when the fruit is forming and ripening; if you do, the bulk of your crop will drop off the bush almost immediately. Water well then leave the pots for up to three weeks, until they reach the point of drying out. Be careful not to over water them during the winter months.

Blueberry bushes and redcurrant bushes will also thrive for many years in large containers. And rhubarb is another great, if unexpected, pot plant, with its wonderful architectural foliage. If you have room in the pot around the fruit bush, you could add almost any decorative bedding plant: the effect will be spectacular.

Source: HowStuffWorks