SWAMP Box -- The basic building block

The Parking Space Garden is based on the commercial product known as the EarthBox. We will actually be building our own d-i-y version of the EarthBox which we call the Self WAtering Mobile Planter (SWAMP) box. We will use three sizes of SWAMP boxes, based on the Rubbermaid storage tub in the 10 gal, 14 gal and 18 gal sizes. The picture above shows an EarthBox on the left and three SWAMP boxes on the right. The 10 gal size is good for shallow rooted plants such as lettuce, radishes, scallions and strawberries. The 14 gal size is good for bush beans, non-climbing peas, cucumbers, etc. The 18 gal size is good for large tomato plants, climbing beans, climbing peas, etc. We will give a detailed planting guide later in this blog.