When I first got my starter Earth Boxes, I got them from Whole Foods for $59 each. When I recently bought seeds from Gurny's, there was an offer from Earthbox directly that sold the boxes for $37 for one (including shipping). Discount is 3 for $110, 5 for $175, and 10 for $344. obviously the more you buy, the bigger the discount. Call 1-888-588-5897 I wish I can be an industrious as others who make their own but I am already being a renegade in New York City by gardening on my balcony. (i hear that I am one of the few who veggie garden in my building. I need to maximize my yield with little space so the Earthbox option is the best one for me. So far, I am learning to be a better gardener and have higher yields every year. My first year was dismal b/c I didn't know what I was doing. Now I use seeds, start my plants in a greenhouse rack, and use self watering containers. Hopefully I will have more happy news to report at the end of summer.

If you are growing tomatoes, earthtainers are the way to go! I have both this year and in the earthbox, I have one black cherry tom and in one of the tainers I have a black cherry sharing with an Indian Stripe. The tainer cherry is shooting out of the top of the inverted cage, at least 7 feet tall on about 4 stems. It probably has 100 or more toms on it right now (multiple clusters of more than 10 toms) and probably 30 have come off of it already. The B.C. in the earthbox is about 4 feet tall and probably has 30 toms on it with maybe 10 already picked. It is healthy and happy, but the one in the tainer is a beast! I can't speak to the other veggies as I haven't tried them. Good luck.

hi i am so glad that these posts are recent. i am concerned about the leaching of chemicals when i use plastic containers, or wood (might have been "treated"). i know nothing about this possibility and need some sources. uv was mentioned in this forum. hope that someone here knows where to start to become informed. would appreciate any info!!!!! the reason that i think i need to grow in containers is, i feed the wild birds and they have taken over the yard, and i am concerned their droppings carry diseases. (i am glad that they have taken over the yard - they give me many pleasant moments) any thoughts on leaching and chemical contamination from the plastic milwaukee

Vance, I split the EarthTainers into 2 feed systems (13 each) with their own pressure regulator and filter. The EarthBox folks claim you can run up to 30 on a single system, so no problem with just 13 per zone. I actually have a dedicated line off my timed irrigation system to provide the water to the EarthTainer distribution system. As the "physics" of the AWS pneumatic diaphragm has the valve "open" in its quiescent state, and along Bernoulli's Principle with the water rising around the submerged bell flexing the diaphragm closed, I wanted a "belt and suspenders" fail-safe design that if one of the valves stuck open, or a feed line broke, the water wouldn't gush for 24 hours a day when I am traveling. So I have set the timer to "allow" water access to the AWS for 1 hour per day, which should be more than enough access to top off the 'Tainer reservoir each day. If a valve gets stuck, or a line breaks, I have limited the wasted water to 1/24'th of what an "always-on" connection would have been. Regarding "adding a water feature", I currently get a relaxing bubbling sound sitting in my Hot Tub watching the tomatoes grow....... Raybo