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Re: lustor
i agree, my instructions sucked.
posted by
jeansaw
on April 29, 2013 at 9:12 PM
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Re: wiley
thanks for the visit, since you have a short growing season, an earthbox might benefit you.
posted by
jeansaw
on April 29, 2013 at 9:11 PM
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Re: jimmy
i have friends that use them both ways, to start plants or to grow in. if i was doing a patio garden the benefit is that the water is contained in the bottom of the tub, so you only have to water about once a week, you can move them about on the patio, and even move them inside if you want to keep them from dieing in the winter.
posted by
jeansaw
on April 29, 2013 at 9:10 PM
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Re: cc
well i ordered a tractor trailer of pine bark some years back when i was doing nursery, it went through a heat and is really quite nice now. back in the beginning i would add peat to it and a few other things. my instructions are not good, i did them in a hurry, so i am sure anyone could make them. what some people do with them is just use them to start plants early, you can sit them inside as you can water without spilling, then sit them out to harden before planting in your garden. some of us have used them to grow in. very versatile. i would think you could do tomatoes if you have a warm place for your earthbox. the idea of containing the water in the bottom, your floor would stay dry. and if you were going to transplant, you would not fill the box so full of compost just a few inches. if you find tomatoes you like, just squeeze the seeds onto a paper towel and put in frig until you are ready to plant, then just plant the paper towel.
posted by
jeansaw
on April 29, 2013 at 9:05 PM
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Re: bill
they have worked well in the past, we will see!
posted by
jeansaw
on April 29, 2013 at 8:53 PM
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Re: fsi
well i made for 8-9 bucks what would have cost me at the time around 40.
posted by
jeansaw
on April 29, 2013 at 8:52 PM
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Re: annicita
just a name they picked for a container to plant in.
posted by
jeansaw
on April 29, 2013 at 8:50 PM
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sounds too complicated to me, I will stick with my artificial plants
posted by
Lanetay
on April 29, 2013 at 8:49 AM
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Jeansaw
posted by
WileyJohn
on April 29, 2013 at 8:15 AM
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And I guess they are space-savers as well, because now they are transportable! Can I assume that at some point, some of the growths will be transplanted . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on April 29, 2013 at 7:58 AM
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I've been thinking about building an elevated planter so
I can cultivate without breaking my back or knees. My brother John made one for his wife out of railroad ties. Started with hay bales in the center, framed it up about hip high, then filled in dirt over the top of the hay bales, which would gradually compost and as the dirt sank into them he'd add more topsoil. Don't need one that big, though.
posted by
Pat_B
on April 29, 2013 at 5:00 AM
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Very interesting JS I don't know much about your type of compost, but you seem to have sussed it out. We are gradually being deprived of peat compost and rather poor substitutes are appearing. Honestly I don't think I have the skill to make your Earth Boxes, I do hope they are a success meanwhile I will carry on in the old fashioned way and wait your results. Of course your climate is different we rarely get a season to grow tomatoes or peppers outside although the seed firms think we can. 
posted by
C_C_T
on April 28, 2013 at 10:41 PM
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Nice!
posted by
BC-A
on April 28, 2013 at 8:51 PM
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That looks neat there.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on April 28, 2013 at 8:03 PM
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what's an earthbox?
posted by
Annicita
on April 28, 2013 at 7:11 PM
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