Home made Earthbox

Well, it's nearly the end of July, and I could not be happier with my "HEBs"!! Lots of tomatoes (I planted two determinate tomatoes in each box, and they are loaded!), and the cukes are going great guns. I planted one box with some little wizened up cucumber seedlings about a month ago, and they are now producing fruit. The other box has become overwhelmed....I ran to get a little wire table for them, and a couple of old lawn chairs for the tomatoes. Not pretty, but doing the job of holding everything up! I have bell peppers in a commercial EB, and they are loaded. I think everything is doing well in our unusual heat, and with being watered every day. Love my HEBs!!

Nice link. I will definitely try this one. Thanks.

You know, I have not had trouble with the sides bowing out. I had the mixture quite moist when I put it in the box, and I think it decided to stay put.

I did this one a little different.
Used two Muck Buckets from wallmart.
Sides will not bulge out and it works fine for some of my plants.

anso how did you make this brilliant contraption ?

Sounds like a good idea but I just cannot come up with a picture in my mind ;-)

I had heard about them but never really looked into it. I did go so far as to visit their web site once but decided they were too expensive. I have to budget and watch my pennies. Thank you so much for all of the ideas. I will have to make some of these!

I used Josho's plans to make it.
I just thought round instead of square.
Things I did different.
Install a round tomato cage through the bottom floor for support and then added the dirt.
So every thing is round. Equal pressure in all directions.

Used a square PVC tube that I had left over from the fence. LOL
Walmart only has blue. Went to target and found some black ones. Have four of them make and all ore doing great.

A shot of the inside

Playing around with Paint Shop

Hay no body interested in the round ones.
Scooterbug where are you. LOL
Container with Coleus

Hey good job and very inventive I might add.
What's with the square◘ tube ??//// roflol

I'm in and out of here whenever I get a chance. Digging thru 26 years accumulation on this farm day in and day out. Just trying to decide what gets packed , donated or burned ....... lol

Thanks for your efforts to 'splain how to do it using the round tubs. We used to call them muck buckets many years ago when they first came out as a stable and horse show accessory . There are neat-o carts to move them around with too.
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That's a great way to use those big buckets! I've bought a couple of them ($5 I think at Family Dollar Stores) to use as big tomato planters, but I just drilled drainage holes, didn't make them into HEBs.

I finally laid eyes on a real EB at my local nursery... and I was startled by how small they seemed! I think I was expecting something more the size of those 25 gallon storage box/tubs. It's amazing to me that 2 tomato plants will flourish in what seems like relatively little potting mix... and yet, I sure can't argue with the results people have had!

Your big round HEB looks like it has more root room for your tomato plant than the real EB does.

Good job!

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The photo above that I was playing around with shows the tube and name.

lol , I wuz just joshin' about the ◘ tube in the round EB

Here you go bumped up.
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