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Step 6Water your box
This is the fun part.
One time and one time only, pull back the black plastic around the seedlings and water the plants directly. Then put the flaps back and don't ever do that again.
Going forward, you will always water your box through the tube. You water until the water starts coming out of the hole at the bottom of the box. If you live somewhere where it wouldn't be a good idea to have this liquid draining onto someone else's property, I strongly recommend that you find a little plastic container to put below the hole to catch the run off. I took the cheap plastic bottom of a planting pot and reassigned it to the Earthbox.
I only water it once a day and so far that seems to be enough in the Chicago climate.
I can't wait to eat some of these herbs. Earthbox sells stakes for you to use to prop up any plants that need vertical support. I think I've reached that point with my tomatilla plant, but I'll probably create my own structure.
One time and one time only, pull back the black plastic around the seedlings and water the plants directly. Then put the flaps back and don't ever do that again.
Going forward, you will always water your box through the tube. You water until the water starts coming out of the hole at the bottom of the box. If you live somewhere where it wouldn't be a good idea to have this liquid draining onto someone else's property, I strongly recommend that you find a little plastic container to put below the hole to catch the run off. I took the cheap plastic bottom of a planting pot and reassigned it to the Earthbox.
I only water it once a day and so far that seems to be enough in the Chicago climate.
I can't wait to eat some of these herbs. Earthbox sells stakes for you to use to prop up any plants that need vertical support. I think I've reached that point with my tomatilla plant, but I'll probably create my own structure.
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