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DH helped me build 2 new boxes this year - the one in the foreground is 10″ deep and the one in the back is 12″ deep. All but one square has been planted with tomatoes. I had trouble figuring out how to stake tomatoes - having only grown a few small varieties before I had no idea how wildly they would grow. I used bamboo stakes - which fall over. Tying them together to create a cage seems to help. A local nursery had mel’s mix for sale, at about $10 a bag - a costly way to fill the boxes but very time saving. I have to say it is better than my own attempts, and I think it must be because of the superior compost in the commercial mix. My tomatoes love it. I have also fertilized with Alaskan Fish Fertilizer - [click to continue...]
