A Gardeners Forum Forums Members History Forum Life 2004 Question about earthboxes

My mother-in-law grew tomatoes & squash in earthboxes this year. Before long, she will have no more tomatoes or squash producing & wants to know what she can grow in them during the late part of the year.

Any suggestions? We're in zone 8. I don't think she's really particular, just doesn't want them sitting there, doing nothing. Maybe she can start something in the earthboxes that can be transplanted in the spring?

It's a big black box that my mother-in-law used to grow her tomatoes & squash in. That's about the extent of what I know about it Actually, I've, also, seen the term used here on the forum, but I don't know much about them.

*3rd try today to reply to this question*

EarthBox

Homemade Growth Containers

The greatest value to this is the water reservoir. Added organic fertilizers to the soiless mixture and the plants drink and eat as they need to. Just like they do in nature.

What ever I can do in a regular container I can at least 2X that amount in a Growth Container. Many times more than 2X.

If you have ever read square foot gardening and apply some of those idea where the food and water never runs out the growth will set you back on your shorts.

weezie thanks for the PM concernng this thread. I did try yesterday 2 times to reply to this thread. However, that ole time-out bug got me again.

Thanks, Raye. She did very well with her tomatoes this year using those boxes. Her squash had a problem but I don't remember what it was.

So, basically, she can grow just about any kind of flower or anything (except a tree, LOL) in those boxes?

Sami,

I saw a few years ago a 12 foot papaya tree in an earthbox. Of course it was tied to a pole to keep it from blowing over.

That's cool! I'll let her know. That gives her lots of options...