My plants, absolutely thriving.
The EarthBox tomatoes are on the left and doing much better compared to the ones on the right, living in galvanized pots.
Photos and excerpt from the blog freshdirt.sunset.com
I've been an EarthBox skeptic for a while now, not wanting to believe that growing vegetables in a plastic box could possibly be a good idea. Call me old fashioned, but I like my tomatoes in the ground.
Like many things in life, we probably shouldn't judge them until we learn a little more. It turns out that the EarthBox has a lot of features that make good sense and keep plants healthy:
This is the first information that I have ever seen on the Sunset Magazine website on the subject of EarthBoxes or self-watering or sub-irrigation planters (SIPs) other than this rather over-priced and over-publicized planter for houseplants.
This glaring lack of information about sub-irrigation (aka self-watering) is rather unbelievable considering the supposedly trend-setting status of California. What are they thinking in light of the fact that we regularly read about California water shortages? It is even more amazing considering the number of ag and horticultural grads turned out by Cal Poly, U.C. Davis and U.C. Riverside.
What are they teaching about modern methods of personal food production, sustainability and conservation of natural resources?
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