I came across this group in my search for growing “C” in Earthboxes. I have been gardening veggies & herbs for a number of years using these self-contained growing boxes and hands
down they have proven to be the best investment ever! Now that I want to try my hand at growing my own stash I began my search. Quite frankly, my granny brain is in overload mode with countless methods folks use, from equipment to growing medium, fertilizers, watering, lighting.. And that’s not including techniques for the different stages.
I’m at that point in my life that less is more. Now, that’s not to say I skimp but time and labor are precious commodities.
I have ordered a Mars Hydro TS1000 complete kit and a few other items like a small grow tent rated fan. Mars needs to be reminded a grow tent/box kit should include that. Can’t have healthy plants inside an enclosed area without circulating air!
The Earthbox is a no fuss method! Once you get it prepped for planting then all you need to do is add water to the reservoir. After years of successful growing veggies & herbs, even starting with seeds, I figure it can’t be that more difficult to grow “C.”
If you follow the Earthbox planting recommendations the odds are in your favor for a successful crop.
My goal is to document the process using an extra Earthbox for my first grow. Normally I use Miracle Gro Potting MIX (NOT soil and NOT MOISTURE control) and mix in some peat moss, perlite, composted cow manure, lime and a 10-10-10 granular fertilizer. Dolomite lime is recommended for Earthboxes but I quickly learned it does not prevent blossom end rot! I now use garden lime being careful not to use too much. For my first grow I plan to use FoxFarm Ocean Forest potting soil and add peat moss, pe, small amount of dolomite and composted manure. The fertilizer strip that is placed on top of the soil will be a granular 10-10-10 that should maintain the plants through the entire growing stage.
I hope to document and post the process but I also welcome input. I still need to research the heck out of maintaining or managing the plants at the different stages once they established, usually by the 3rd to 4th week. Do you top off each plant?
