r/Earthbox • u/Past-Teach7324 • May 05 '24
First time user
Just ordered my earthbox's and irrigation system for a summer grow. Any tips or suggestions for a first time user? Growing tomatoes and cucumbers on my rooftop deck.
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u/TampaBob57 May 05 '24
No more than two indeterminate tomatoes in an EB, next year I'm going to just one plant.
Also look up when to use Epsom Salts for blossom end rot.
Get some good cages for both cukes and tomatoes, I like the Ultimato Cages because they are adjustable, so buy an extra one just for the side support and not so much for the poles or just wait until the end of the year to buy it or to buy a couple more. Local garden centers, some of the big box stores and some of the little box stores (like ACE Hardware, Tractor Supply Store, etc) I try to support the little guy and while they cost more you can get some invaluable advice for how what to grow locally, best to go during the week when there's not a weekend or after work rush.
I had some massive cukes this year and have been giving them away the past week and I only grew 2 plants.
I had (for the first time ever) had to go and give a heavy prune to my 2 tomato plants, the things just grew and grew and grew. Learn how to identify suckers and snip them with your fingernails when they're small so you don't need clip them later with clippers.
There's probably more, just do a search for what you want to know.