You, my friend, are 4-8 days away from planting winter lettuce seeds in a perfect gardening environment. Doesn't matter if you don't have a garden, or if your garden is a mess. I saw this Earthbox recently and the lettuces in it were overflowing. Hmmmm. Intriguing. I'm guessing the Earthbox (a patented container with a water reservoir built in to it that is covered with black plastic in order to retain moisture) is particularly handy for patios, terraces, decks, schools, people with disabilities, seniors, and anyone else wanting to live more sustainably or dig into gardening the quick and easy way.
If you want to get your family going on gardening, or if you know someone else who has talked about it but just hasn't found the time, the Earthbox might make a nice holiday gift. And, yes, you can order an organic Earthbox kit. I'm thinking the Earthbox is a great season extender since you can move it around, making sure to catch 6-8 hours of sunlight (maybe that'll help in Alaska, Annette!), and you can move it in and out of a cold frame as needed.
Has anyone tried one of these? Stephanie (director of the Oakhurst Community Garden, where I saw this one), do you have any other suggestions about the Earthbox?
I'm going to pass on information about the Earthbox to my town's schools (maybe for the spring). It seems to be a nice "baby step" for getting those school garden's going. For about 50 bucks a class, ta da, you're up and running.
Check out the Earthbox site for info about lesson plans and photos of truly shockingly-successful mini-gardens.
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I suspected that Stan would want to be back in Atlanta for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Global friends are great but it's always great to be home and check out what's going on. I bet Stan has checked out your garden Pattie and he probably will be offering you advice and looking at that list of wild foods your daughter wrote.
I've used an earthbox for a couple of years, and they're really nice. But they aren't particularly mobile -- they're very heavy. You could set them on a dolly to move them, but other than that I've found that even moving them a few inches is a chore.
Maggie: It's hard to top the broccoli as a Halloween costume for Flat Stanley! I do have some orange and purple cauliflower however . . .
And Valereee, thanks for your comment about the Earthbox mobility (or, rather, lack of). Oh well. Not mobile, but good for other reasons, apparently. What have you grown in it?
I used the Earthbox this summer for the first time...actually my first attempt at gardening as well. I grew tomatoes, cukes, and peppers, and they all did really well. Mine had wheels, so moving them around was easy for me. Not to mention the added benefit of no weeds :-)
~Heather
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