The Earthbox is a great planter, particularly for decks. It's self-watering and comes on casters so it's easy to move. I like the fact that it's big enough so you can treat it like a mini square foot garden. As you can see from the photo on the left, there is a tube that makes it easy to fill the storage tank with water. The storage tank will keep the plants watered for a few days, although I try to top it up daily. The Earthbox being on casters makes it easy to move into the sun or under shelter if it's raining. I do my Earthbox organically - no chemicals for me, only planter box mix, my compost, and Sea Soil. I try to update the Earthbox periodically. I've got a tomato plant, basil, chard, a snap pea pyramid, and a few small flowering plants.
Today's project was to tear out some of the old vegi's from the Earthbox and replant with some starter plants. As you can see from the photo above, there is a bamboo pyramid of snap peas. These have just about finished bearing, so it's time for them to go. Here's the replanted Earthbox.
The peas are gone, replaced with a small Kale plant (foreground right) and some Mizuna (upper right). I've had the Kale and the Mizuna growing from seed 0n the deck for since early July. Here's another photo of the finished project. I've moved the new plants so that they're being shaded.
I got my Earthbox from GardenWorks in North Vancouver. They're quite expensive, but I went in June of last year for the big 1/3rd off everything sale. I'm a big Earthbox fan, and think the expense is worth it given you will be using it for years. Especially if you've got a deck or patio I think the Earthbox is a great way of growing vegis.
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