Hi friends,
Any of you familiar with Earthboxes, the container garden system being
promoted by the UN? I'd like perspective on cost, how much can be harvested
per
box, good reasons to use them, reasons not to use them, etc. I need to advise
a local project in Washington DC.
Thanks,
Judy T
Oops - I meant to ask:
1. if its possible to grow 'organically' using Earthboxes since that provide
fertilizer recommendations, and overall what it to recommend them over
in-ground gardening in the DC area.
2. The UN folks are promoting them because they can be rolled indoors at the
end of
Hi Judy, and all,
It's been a while since I worked with our team using Earthboxes here in
Scranton PA (where Earthboxes are made); but as I recall you don't have to use
the fertilizer. The yield will not be the same -- at least it wasn't for kids
who tried to grow organically in them.
We used them inside a greenhouse to grow early season tomatoes and cukes.
They worked fine. The soil heats up faster than the ground inside the
greenhouse, so you get better production this way.
We've used them outside to grow sweet peppers when we have more plants than
places to put them. They wo
Hi~~~I am wondering what material is used in constructing the earth
boxes?
ThanksFlora
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Judy,
Earthboxes are being promoted around Chicago as part of the UN Growing
Connection. They use a soilless media so you would need fertilizer for the
plants to receive any nutrients.You could use fish emulsion in the
water, but would need to be conscious of cleaning the lines regularly as
This, admittedly, came from a Green Party press
release, but I thought its summation of why we need to
fight for South Central Farms, as well as other
community gardens, was eloquent and concise. The
synopsis of the plight of the farm is right on.
The farmers will be evicted next week by big
They killed my brother-in-law's tomatoes during a wet season when in-ground
plants did fine. I can't see how they're better than any other containers,
and may well be worse because of their 'lids' keeping soil too wet.
They ARE marketed well, although how an artificial growing system made
of
Herein the actual offense:
http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=756
Seriously--if newbies start posting queries on this here ACGA list looking for
their local gardens, the above is to blame. Be nice and help them if you
can
...PLEASE!.
Tee hee, McG
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Organic Gardening Magazine has gotten so much better during the last few years,
and is really, really supportive of community gardening and the ACGA. The
pages devoted to community gardens have to be one of the widest nets tossed out
to newbies. Even here in NYC, we get folks who are attracted
Crookston Daily Times
Crookston, Minnesota
March 13, 2006
Mount garden takes on a community focus
The community may share in produce from the Mount St.
Benedict Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Garden
this summer.
In a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) garden, the
public has the opportu
Miami Herald on-line
Miami, Florida
March 13, 2006
Tour of Miami Beach Gardens
Annual event highlights the diversity of local
gardening at sites ranging from waterfront estates to
community plots. Tour begins and ends at Miami Beach
Botanical Garden and visitors drive to each of six
locations th
About Earth Boxes:
Here is a very clever homemade version:
http://www.josho.com/Earthbox.htm
Even if you don't make it, it shows how they work.
A cheaper way to accomplish much the same thing would
be to use gro-bags (the BBC has a good basic primer):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/tech
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