Thank God for the pictures...
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8 Steps to Farmer Sarah...
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Supplies, ready to be used... (The red bag of potting soil is going back to the nursery...)
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Patio (L) and Early Girl (R)
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Feed me, Seymour!!
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Filling the 3-gallon water resevoir for the first time.
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The wicking corners are packed with potting mix, and will be the conduit for water to the rest of the box.
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One of the 'wicking' corners
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The watering tube goes down into the resevoir under the grate. Never letting the resevoir go dry is the key to the EarthBox system.
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Potting MIX, not soil. Has to be light enough to not compact - aids in the wicking of the water to the roots.
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Breaking up the clumps...
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Moistening the mix...
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Stirring in the wet...
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Filling up the EB with the moist potting mix
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The upper layer of potting mix has dolomite (calcium) mixed in to help the tomatoes grow.
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Moistening the whole shebang
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"Whatcha doin, Mama?"
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"Can I have some?"
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All ready for the fertilizer - on the little hump along the water-spout side.
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2 cups of balanced fertilizer goes in a strip on one side of the EB.
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Yep, it just stays on the top. The plants will pull what they need, as they need it.
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Fertilizer applied, ready for the cover.
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The cover prevents weeds and bugs, as well as most evaporation. There's a light and dark side - but in Las Vegas, the light side goes up to reflect heat.
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Early Girl and Patio, waiting to be planted.
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