[CH] re:earthbox
carol polak (valfarm@juno.com)
Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:25:15 -0400
For anyone who has never heard of this, an earthbox is a plastic
container which has a plastic grid that divides the bottom one third from
the top two thirds. Soil goes into the top, water is put into the bottom
by means of a tube which extends out of the top of the box. There is a
plastic cloth that fits over the top of the box. Prior to putting that
cloth cover on, fertilizer is sprinkled on top of the soil. The cover
goes on, the gardener cuts several slits in the cloth through which the
young plants are planted into the soil. The theory is that water is moved
up into the soil from the reservoir, which the plants take up. The box is
protected from weeds by the cloth cover which also insulates the soil.
The water reservoir in the bottom of the box is easily refilled by the
tube and the plants thrive. Whoever wrote the first note about earthboxes
mentioned a URL but I don't remember it. I've grown plants in other
containers but this is the most complete package I've come across.
Carol