Re: "Earthboxes" - pro/con

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 plastic = 'earth' is beyond me.
---Simple Minded Mike McG

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Subject: [cg] "Earthboxes" - pro/con


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 Tiger, GROW, Washington, DC


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