We saw some strawberries growing in pouches on HSN a while ago and I've been thinking about it ever since. I'm wondering about growing some in a vertical grower/tower but am curious about what to do with them in the winter time. The guy on HSN said that he just lays the pouches flat on the ground in the winter time so that they are insulated by the snow-though I don't know what zone he's in. I'm in zone 4 so it gets a little tricky overwintering things at times-especially in containers. Could I take the "tower" apart and lay them in the garden with straw over them to protect the strawberries over the winter or am I wishfully thinking that I can have a container strawberry garden in my zone? If anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them. I'm also wondering if anyone has a favorite everbearing variety that they're growing in a tower.

Thanks!

Deb