Earth Box (TM) Gardening

There are a wide varieties of methods to increase the production of fruits and vegetables in a garden. The "earth mound" is simply a mound of better soil, that is often covered in a heavy black plastic that helps retain moisture in the mound. You see this method used often in farmlands today. Another method is a "framed box" that is bottomless. This method again uses a better soil inside the box and the box helps to keep the soil in place and also can be covered with a heavy plastic. A very popular method now called the "Earth Box" (TM) has been developed and for a number of years I personally have wanted to know more about this method of gardening. The cost of this system is a consideration on start-up, but greatly decreases with subsequent use. A typical box might cost from $50.00 to about $75.00 and supplies could run another $25.00. The cost depends a great deal on the supplier, availability, model, and package. If you were growning two tomatoe plants in one of these boxes it is marketed as able to produce up to 50 pounds of tomatoes. This means the first crop of tomatoes may actually cost you $1.00 to about $1.25 per pound. The second crop of tomatoes could cost you from $.25 to $.50 cents per pound. There is very little work with this type of gardening and virtually no maintenance. These systems of gardening generally work for anyone.