Earth boxes and root space

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green_fingered_ash

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Earth boxes and root space
« on: September 23, 2009, 23:57 »
Can someone explain to me how earth boxes supposidly do so well if they have so little root space for the crops to grow in, this seems to me like it would stress the plant resulting in more diseases?

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Re: Earth boxes and root space
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2009, 07:51 »
I thought an earth box was a kind of toilet.... ???

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Re: Earth boxes and root space
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2009, 13:19 »
You mean like a raised bed?

My beds are 30cm deep with an open base directly onto the ground.  Therefore the soil is 30cm deeper than "ground level" Of course this means that the plants have an extra 30cm of root space.

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Re: Earth boxes and root space
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2009, 14:28 »
Or do you mean the product called Earthbox for growing plants without a garden? Their website is all smoke and mirrors  :dry:.
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Re: Earth boxes and root space
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2009, 19:47 »
yes the product, i see alot of picture of corn plants with 4-5inches of space and im wondering how its even possible to plant them so close without them trying stressing over root space???


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