Primrose Strawberry Barrel

Some of the reviews on this product are very unfair. Once assembled, the planter is by far the best I have seen. The tube in the centre makes watering very easy. It may not look attractive but once strawberry plants grow you don’t actually see the planter itself, just a beautiful column of high yielding strawberries. It is fiddly to put together and the instructions, while in good English, are difficult to visualise but with a little perseverance I was easily able to assemble it in 15 minutes. I haven’t used the net as I doubt it would provide any protection against squirrels. Mine is now 18 months old and shows no signs of falling apart! Highly recommended and I have just purchased two more at just over £30 which is a bargain.

I was a little concerned about the Strawberry Barrel Planter being stable enough. The cups where the plants sit are a little flimsy because of bad moulding, they are slightly thinner on one side to the other but I forced them open slightly to make sure they clipped into the hole provided. Make sure you leave it where you fill it though, the rim will crack very easly. I suggest you buy seedlings because they fit nicely into the cups and grow very quickly. The container is also attractive in our small fully paved garden among a few flower pots and two tomato plants. I put a picture of it with my granddaughter next to it on Facebook. I was looking for a sauser (drip tray) to go under it but they cost a small fortune and see now it isn't needed. Now I'm looking forward to the fruits of my labour. Its well worth buying and not complicated to assemble.

Cheap. Nasty. Low Quality materials. Hard to assembled. I like a challenge but no picture instructions. Net too small. Watering tube too loose. Would suggest cable tie. Cups very poor flimsy design. I think they may hold in place when soil added. It will probably work as a planter but a lot of hassle for something that won't last more than one season. Its made if plastic cardboard. Also not as shown with criss cross design. Plain terracotta colour. Impossuble to put tension wires on. I had to put them on with c end on the top as cant get in otherwise. Don't waste your money. Look for alternative

Product took a lifetime to arrive. Well beyond estimated dates. Says "terracotta style" but very plastic and not consistent in colour between rim and body. Looks tacky and gutted I chose it as a gift. I did make some complaints regarding delivery and company was quick to respond and polite in their communications but wouldnt recommend as quality of product is awful and took 2 people to construct (albeit my elderly folks). Central pipe for watering is practical but ugly.

I very nearly didn't buy this item having read previous poor reviews, but I was using a present gift voucher, so I thought what the heck, I've nothing to lose. I'm really glad I did. It is a great item. It arrived in 2 days in a large box and well packed. I put it together myself, the instructions are clear but read them through fully before you start. I followed the instructions for planting carefully. There are some helpful hints on the box too. In view of the previous reviews, I can only think the manufacturer or supplier has taken notice of the comments in the reviews.

Well; I like many others was a bit wary of buying this product after reading the reviews, but being experienced at putting together complicated things I took the plunge. However, I think that if there was a better alternative on the market then that would take the sales. It took around an hour which surprised me, as I thought it would be quicker to assemble having so few parts. Eventually got it together but the top to bottom were not holding together tight enough. Tip: get a large pair of pliers on the rods and twist, making a kink in them, until it tensions correctly. The cups need stretching, as has been mentioned before, or they fall out. You certainly need a base on castors so that you can rotate it towards the sun. Trying to manually shift it around would be impossible once it's full of compost. Once it's planted up it does appear to be a lot more ridged and should do the job nicely. Construction was not aided by the complete lack of illustrations on the assembly sheet (just how long would it have taken the manufacturers to do this?) and the best guide is to look at the picture on the box. The instruction 'make sure you have the centre section up the right way' was not that helpful as it didn't actually tell you what way up was correct (look at the box again) and may have confused some people. To sum up I suppose it was priced about right but could have been improved by a decent instruction leaflet with illustrations. If you have trouble putting a flat pack bedroom cabinet together I'd say avoid this product!

After reading all the reviews I was not sure whether to buy it or not. In the end I did and was expecting something not very great. When it arrived I was kind of surprised as it wasn't as bad as I thought. It was quite easy to put together as I had my mum to help me - took us about 10 min (would have been a hassle to do it alone). I read on someone's review that they inserted the rods from the bottom (not from the top as instructed) and we did that too :) The baskets are a bit flimsy but once it's filled with compost and plants they are fine. So far I'm quite happy with it and glad I ordered it. have had it for two weeks now and plants are growing well :) For the price I paid I couldn't expect more and I actually would recommend it to a friend (but would tell them not to have very high expectations)

Arrived quickly, wasn’t sure about this as the reviews were mixed. Put it together and now I have happy strawberry plants.