Anyone can grow things using this system.
Wow!!! I bought my Earthbox a few weeks ago after a referral about them from a family member who used them. The only place I can plant things is my deck and I'm really bad about keeping plants alive so I thought I'd give it a try. It's only been 3 weeks and I ended up planting half-dead plants (my attempts before the Earth Box arrived to maintain them) and they have not only sprung back to life but are absolutely HUGE!!! All I bought were some starter plants from Home Depot and I can't believe the growth. They are way bigger than anything I've seen before in a garden.

All I have to do now is make sure the water container stays full and I keep a bucket outside to catch rain to save me trips to get water inside. I love being able to go out to my deck and pick fresh herbs to cook with and am looking forward to the harvest of vegetables I planted too.

If I can grow things (and not kill them) with this system then anyone can :)

Great Results - Seeing is believing
This is my first year using the EarthBox system and I am wonderfully impressed. I will be using this item for many years to come. I did container gardening last year and used many types of containers from standard pots to the upside down garden. I had pretty good results but had a difficult time keeping up with the watering. I didn't know that once tomato plants get large, they are very, very, very thirsty!

I debated between the EarthBox system and another sold by Gardener's Supply. The EarthBox system offered an optional automatic watering system and that was the deciding factor. Set up of the system is pretty simple. Open the box, add good potting mix, water and seeds/transplants. Fertilizer and dolomite are included in the kit. There is a plastic cover (an extra is included) that goes over the box to prevent rain water etc from entering. Since the plants get all of their needed water from the reservoir in the bottom of the box, additional water from above could result in over watering. I started with two boxes and loved the system so much that now I own seven. My deck garden now has tomatoes, eggplants, cantaloupe, watermelon, varieties of peppers, zucchini and butternut sqash. After 4 weeks my pepper plants are taller and healthier than last year's plants at the 12 week mark. They seem to be able to handle most vegetables as I've planted okra and seen others with 6 to 7 ft tall corn and pole beans. I'm not the best when it comes to dealing with bugs and another great benefit is that since they are on my deck, these are bug free.

I also no longer have to worry about uneven watering and taking care of them while I am on vacation. I added the automatic watering system which fills the reservoir whenever it is below the desired level. I was able to leave home for a long weekend and return to plants that were just as healthy as when I left. The current Amazon price of $39 is excellent. The lowest price found locally for me was $69. The system will require an additional investment in years to come as you eventually need new plastic covers. Fertilizer can be bought anywhere so that isn't a problem. Living in Minnesota, I don't have a very long gardening season. So having a system that produces such healthy and fast growing plants is a huge benefit. And so far, I have found this to be the most low maintenance system I have seen. My neighbors think I am an amazing gardener when all I really did was follow the instructions. I added photos and will add more as the season progresses.

The jury is still out
Have had this product for about a month. Tomatoes had blossoms on them when I bought them. Greenery is beautiful but no tomatoes are forming yet so the jury is still out.

Box Garden
It is everthing that the manufacturer claims. the video instruction on the internet are easier to follow.

HUGE waste of money
Bought this product in which to grow tomatoes in Central Texas. Ugly results, no better than growing them in a hubcap in local, drought-thirsty, caliche and limestone mix. Economically, would have come out far ahead buying the produce, and the gas to get to it, at HEB. $200 later, I wish I had done it differently.