Earthboxes Archives - Boel's Garden https://boelsgarden.com/blog/category/earthboxes/ and Recipe Corner Sat, 26 Aug 2017 19:49:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Basil in an Earthbox https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2017/08/05/basil-growing-trimming-earthbox/ https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2017/08/05/basil-growing-trimming-earthbox/#comments Sat, 05 Aug 2017 05:39:10 +0000 http://boelsgarden.com/?p=1809 Basil thrives in Earthboxes. I grow it from seed, starting it indoors on a heatmat, then raising the seedlings under lights until they are ready to go outdoors. Be careful not to set them outside too early, basil does not like cold weather. Above is a photo I just took today of my basil. There […]

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]]> https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2017/08/05/basil-growing-trimming-earthbox/feed/ 3 Growing Blanched Leeks in an Earthbox https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2017/07/30/growing-blanched-leeks-earthbox/ https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2017/07/30/growing-blanched-leeks-earthbox/#comments Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:37:33 +0000 http://boelsgarden.com/?p=1776 I like growing my leeks from seed, and I tend to start them about the same time that I start onion and shallot seeds, right about the beginning of February for me here in the Oregon Willamette Valley. You will need to check your proper time of starting the seeds in your area. Much like […]

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]]> https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2017/07/30/growing-blanched-leeks-earthbox/feed/ 1 Transforming a driveway https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2013/07/29/transforming-a-driveway/ Mon, 29 Jul 2013 22:21:26 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=958 …into a lush and bountiful harvest paradise – with the use of Earthboxes. A sterile concrete area turns into a garden patch. And the greatest thing is that this particular area is one of the sunniest spots on the property. So Earthboxes allow us to expand the garden and the harvest. I love how the […]

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]]> Strange Garlic with multiple scapes https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2013/06/12/strange-garlic-with-multiple-scapes/ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:07:07 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=928 I have been having some very early garlic harvesting this year. I dug the first batch up on May 31, after finding all the plants in one earthbox had suddenly “keeled over”.   I have never seen this happen before, but I took that as a signal to go ahead and harvest.   Some of […]

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]]> Various spring planting activities https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2013/05/09/various-spring-planting-activities/ Thu, 09 May 2013 06:58:56 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=902 Since I have fallen down on my comitment of fully documenting this season’s gardening activities, I have some catching up to do. Here are a few of the things that have been planted: Cucumbers on May 4. I always seem to start cucumbers a little too early, hoping against hope that  I will get an […]

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]]> First harvest of greens for the season https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2013/04/18/first-harvest-of-greens-for-the-season/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:53:41 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=888 Today we had the first salad of the season from our earthboxes. I harvested a little from each box. I think this is about the earliest harvest of young spring greens that I have had.

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]]> Planting in the warm spring weather https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2013/04/05/planting-in-the-warm-spring-weather/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:50:56 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=840 We have had a stretch of nice weather, for awhile there it was feeling like summer had arrived. Today we’re back to Oregon rain again, and I am back to getting my taxes done. While the weather was nice I took the opportunity to get quite a few things in the ground, however. I planted […]

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]]> Start of 2013 season – garlic planting https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2012/11/15/start-of-2013-season-garlic-planting/ Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:01:23 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=785 I planted garlic yesterday – 7 earthboxes – about 140 cloves planted. I am going to consider this the start of the 2013 season planting, and I am making a commitment to actually document the things I do for this season – since I hardly posted anything at all during 2012. I’ll be doing this […]

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]]> Planting Earthboxes without covers https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2012/04/21/earthboxes-without-covers/ Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:32:44 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=760 Here are a couple of Earthboxes that I am growing without the usual cover,  the greens because they are grown densely, to be cut at a very young and tender age and then they regrow to be harvested over and over again. I have grown onions in earthboxes before, 20 per box. This box has […]

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]]> Combination Earth Boxes https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2012/01/31/combination-earth-boxes/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:05:20 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=717 Here is a great video from Earthbox about combination boxes. I learned that you can grow sweet peppers and hot peppers together without worrying that your sweet peppers might turn hot. I have always taken great care with separating them, and it’s good to know I don’t have to worry about that. Hot peppers and […]

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