Home

<< Previous   of   Next >> EarthBox  (click to enlarge) The EarthBox kit provides a bin and organic soil, fertilizer and dololmite EarthBox  (click to enlarge) The promised results.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, June 26, 2008 Home front: Grow your own organically What: Organic vegetables may flourish on your patio or balcony thanks to the EarthBox. The compact box comes packaged with soil, fertilizer and dolomite that have been registered as organic by the Organic Materials Review Institute, an Oregon nonprofit group. Advantages: Along with providing a starter kit with registered organic items, the EarthBox is designed to trap moisture to reduce water consumption. Basically, seedlings draw only the water they need from the EarthBox's reservoir, according to the company. Also, the box's size -- 29 inches long, 13 1/2 inches wide, 11 inches high -- gives ample room for produce to grow. Still, if you have questions about how many seedlings should go into the soil, the company's Web site provides the quantity of specific fruits and vegetables that can be planted. Limitations: While it's easy to understand someone's being turned off by grotesquely enlarged, pesticide-enhanced produce at the grocery, it seems like the issue would be of less concern when you're dealing with items you grew yourself. Organic soil and fertilizer aside, someone gardening in a backyard box may not be worried about eating an unknown chemical when they themselves grew the produce. And while reducing water consumption is nice, it's hardly a paramount concern in the Northwest. Where: Available online at www.earthbox.com Learn more: www.earthbox.com or call 888-917-3908 Cost: $52.95 for the EarthBox package; $14.95 for an organic replant kit Text by Andy Rathbun Information provided by EarthBox

1. Heroin took life of bright teen from Mukilteo 2. Boeing gambles big 3. 2-year sentence in Ecstasy drug death 4. Boeing gives second offer to Machinists; withdraws pension elimination 5. Cougar sightings prompt cautions 6. 24 centenarians set a record for the ages 7. No merit raises for Reardon's staff 8. I-5 ramps in Marysville to close for two nights 9. The big boys -- breaking down the RBs 10. Apologetic, catnapping burglar gets 30 days in jail 2 - Top 10 Stories Most Talked about 3 - Top 10 Stories Most Emailed

• Rain City Rotary earns provisional club status • Something they will never forget • County health programs may face deep cuts in '08-'09 • Donations down as need grows • Live & loud in Lynnwood • Mixed martial arts card draws a crowd • Snohomish County drops final NWFL game • Facing the jump to middle school • Flying the nest • Mary Burns, Owner - The BookWorks • (No heading) • August 1998: Leisure trips include sailing on the Cutty Sark; relaxing a ... • Haggen Pharmacy robot fills prescriptions — safely • $45 million expansion underway for Arlington’s Cascade Valley Hospital, ... • Alternative health care options proving worth, moving from fringe to mai ... • Boeing new 777 freighter makes its first test flight from Paine Field • New Wine Styles shop in Marysville offers wine tasting, lunches and a vi ...