Earthbox
October 29, 2009 by Brian Brown
Filed under Blog, Garden Center
Earth Box Vegetable Garden
VerdeGo is proud to introduce The Earthbox, the self-contained, do-it-yourself vegetable garden, the Earth Box.
This custom kit was developed by commercial farmers and proven in the lab and on the farm. The Earth Box is a maintenance- free, award-winning, high-tech growing system controls soil conditions, eliminates guesswork and more than doubles the yield of a conventional garden with less fertilizer, less water and virtually no effort.
How it works:
The Earth Box is perfect for people who want to reap the benefits of a vegetable garden, but may not have the room. The dimensions of the Earth Box are 29″ L x 13.5″ W x 11″ H. The kit uses regular potting mix so you don’t have to worry about optimal soil conditions in your area. Place on your patio, balcony, or deck.
Caring for the Earth Box is easy as well. With a water regulator, you can’t over water. As they grow larger, add water more often. You can easily assess the water usage by the time it takes the water to pour from the overflow hole. Since the potting soil mix is covered, weeds don’t even have a chance to start. There’s never any need to pull weeds or use herbicides.
With the Earth Box system you fertilize only one time, when you first set it up0. Use the two cusps of almost any fertilizer and the plants will have just as much as they want, when they want it. You can’t over or under feed. Avoid fertilizers that are mixed with water.
Earth Box Price: $52.95
Re-Plant Kit Price – $9.95
Testimonials:
“My plants in the EarthBox grew twice the size of the ones in the ground.”
— Glen P., Lakeland, FL
“We had so many tomatoes, we stopped counting at 100.”
— Jack F., Ellenton, FL
“My bother has 14 tomato plants. I outproduce him with just three!”
— Jim N., Scranton, PA
Is it too late in the year to prune Knockout Roses and a Magnolia tree?
October 20, 2009 by Brian Brown
Filed under Q & A
Answer:
Regarding your question about pruning your knockout roses and magnolias, now is actually a great time to prune. But, do it soon. You don’t want to wait too close to winter because pruning promotes new growth and if pruned too late, the cold weather would damage that new growth and the plant could shock out and die. I would say you are probably safe until the end of October/early November.
