I made my trek westward last week. I made it back home last Thursday, and John and I spent the weekend in the garden. He did lots of heavy weeding, and I prepped Earth Boxes for some tomato seedlings. An Earth Box is a self-contained growing system that works wonders on vegetables. I did pretty well last year with tomatoes in two Earth Boxes. To prep them for this year I followed the instructions on the website:
- dig out the old plants
- top up the planting mixture
- add 2 cups of hydrated lime to the boxes where I'll plant tomatoes - it prevents rotting tips on ripening fruit
- add 3 cups of organic plant food to each box
- install the plastic barrier on the top to keep weeds down
I'll plant tomatoes in the boxes with the trellis installed by cutting an X in the plastic and planting directly in the box. The plastic pipe that comes up is for watering: I keep the boxes moist by simply filling it until water comes out the overflow hole. It's impossible to over-water.
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