Is it too soon to be an Earthbox True Believer? It’s been over a month since I planted two tomato plants in an Earthbox container. Would it live up to the hype on the promotional Web site? How would ...

When the EarthBox came onto the market several years ago, it was an instant success with home gardeners who loved the promise of easy, small-space container gardening. Hundreds of thousands of ...

Robert “Blake” Whisenant Sr., 88, inventor of the EarthBox, a member of the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame, and a humanitarian noted for his kindness, died after a long battle with Parkinson’s ...

DECATUR - Last year, participants in the school-age program at Wee Folk picked the vegetables they grew and got to take some produce home as well. "They also used the produce in the kitchen," recalled ...

Every spring, without fail, ads come on TV about the latest new product that makes gardening a cinch. I watch countless demonstrations with fake, powdery soil that bears no resemblance to the clay of ...

With two inexpensive plastic storage containers, you can make a versatile self-watering planter to grow your own vegetables in a small space. This video shows how to do it, using just a few tools. The ...

Desperate for a pop of color? Well, us, too. Envirosax’s new “Mai Tai” line packs five bright, good-sized, reuseable nylon bags into a sixth snapped pouch so you’re never without a little eye candy on ...

It doesn’t have the charm of an Italian earthenware container planted with a mix of, say, cherry tomatoes, basil and peppers, but it could be the answer for patio gardeners who just want results. It ...

Q: My garden is too shady for tomatoes, but I have a sunny patio suitable for container growing. A friend has recommended a contraption called an EarthBox. Is it any better than other self-watering ...

Northerners know that growing tomatoes is one of the easiest summer gardening goals. Just plant them and wait for sweet tomatoes to appear. It’s not as easy in the Deep South, where heat and humidity ...

If I had only heeded the wiser gardeners among our readers Those experienced EarthBox users warned me to trellis my Sweet 100s and Mama Mias. I was stubborn and cheap. Nope. I would make due with some ...