Is it worth the effort to grow asparagus and strawberries?

Being really inexperienced in asparagus this has been the only time I've had any success with it. Many years ago I attempted to grow them straight in the ground an they all died. Coulda been our horrible heat down here.

So as mentioned earlier 3 yrs ago I wanted to give it another try (we love gusses an at 4.99 a lb, ouch!) got to thinking that being it is better grown in the northern climates that I needed to raise them a bit to get the chill hrs they would need at the root zone. Thinking that by being in the ground down here it wasn't really anything I did wrong, but it may have been partly the heat an minus the chill time (our ground doesn't freeze really so really not enough chill time).So I figured an hoped that by planting them in the large tree containers it would meet there needs. So far so good. An to I can move them with some guy help if I need to, an have. My issue wasn't a moving problem, but a desire to have what I feel wasn't ment to grow here naturally.

I planted anywhere from 2 to 3 per container. No mounding, just planted them like any other plant. Good compost an keep them well watered till established. Problem I do have is they are very tall an want to flop over, but they will do that in the ground to from what I've read. Remedy is to take some flexible wire an make a cage for support.

I found out after the fact that there root system is enormous but it was to late in the game for me up uproot them an only use 1 per pot. And it would set me back another year of harvest by uprooting them. So I'm still in the experimental stages by using up to 3 per planter, not sure how well they will produce being crowded that way, this year will be the test on production.

So as of today I have 3 beds in 2 high tire towers, 3 dryer drums, 2 in cattle salt containers(large that farmers use), about 4-5 in tree containers. An just today bought some Jersey Giants from the Southeastern Garden Show in Atlanta. I may try one more time with those an plant them in a raised bed in the veggie garden, which I didn't have years ago.

I have had good luck growing Peonies and Solomon's Seal in containers down here where they don't typically grow well. Just gotta rethink how to grow things sometimes when your a zone pusher like I am. Hope all that made some sense to you, I'm not saying my method will work for you or not. Just that it has worked for me so far, I also sprig in some parsley at least 1 per container cuz it is a companion an helps them out. Good luck in whatever you choose.