Compare Gardening Systems


Not sure which of our 3 container gardening systems is best for you? Use the EarthBox comparison chart below to help you choose! Or use our Product Recommender to find the best gardening box for popular crops like tomatoes, peppers, carrots, corn, and more.

Original Root & Veg Junior
EarthBox Original container gardening system
EarthBox Root & Veg container gardening system
EarthBox Junior container gardening system

Price

Starts at $43

Starts at $33

Starts at $25

Colors

Crop Yield
The EarthBox Original produces double the yields of conventional gardening using less fertilizer, less water, and less effort.

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Size

29" L x 13½" W x 11" H

17¾" L x 17¾" W x 15¾" H

23" L x 9½" W x 7¼" H

Soil Capacity

2.0 cubic feet

2.0 cubic feet

1.0 cubic foot

Water Reservoir

3 gallons

2 gallons

1.15 gallons

Vining Crops
Vining crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, summer squash, and melons. Requires a staking/trellis system. We currently only sell one for the Original.

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Root Crops
Root crops like radishes, turnips, garlic, and leeks. For those with larger roots like beets, carrots, onions, parsnips, rutabagas, and jicama, the EarthBox Root & Veg is better suited due to its bigger depth.

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Herbs & Greens
While the EarthBox Junior was designed for growing herbs and greens, you can grow them in any EarthBox.

Flowers
You can grow annual flowers (impatiens, petunias, zinnias, sunflowers, marigolds, etc.) in any EarthBox from seeds or seedlings. We recommend using our Natural 8-3-5 fertilizer (or similar) for best results.

Companion Planting
Combining crops is possible in the EarthBox Original. Popular combos include tomatoes & peppers, eggplant & tomatoes, zucchini & summer squash, melons & winter squash, and peas & green onions.

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Outside & Indoors
You can grow either outside or indoors with any EarthBox thanks to its small footprint. If growing indoors, be sure to place in an area with plenty of natural sunlight. If that's not possible, we recommend purchasing metal halide lights.

Made in USA

Food Safe
EarthBox products are constructed with high-quality, food safe, BPA-free polypropylene, and do not leach harmful chemicals.

Self-Watering
EarthBox is a sub-irrigated planter (SIP) meaning plants draw water from the bottom reservoir via natual capillary action. Your plants are kept optimally watered without any risk of overwatering.

Eco-Friendly
The sub-irrigated water reservoir promotes less frequent watering & prevents wasting water, while the top mulch cover prevents water & fertilizer from evaporating.

UV-Protected
Every EarthBox is infused with UV blockers to help prevent color fading and becoming brittle from sun exposure.

Reusable
EarthBox gardening systems are durable, built to last for decades, and can be used again and again. Simply add new fertilizer & dolomite, a new mulch cover, and plants when starting your next growing season.

Recyclable
Our durable, yet lightweight containers are made from #5 polypropylene resin and are safe to repurpose and recycle.

Easy Setup & Use

Fertilizer
Our plant food add-on provides essential nutrients to help your garden grow. Each pouch is premeasured for easy, one-time application to take the guesswork and mess out of gardening. If you don't use ours, you'll still want to get some that follows our recommendations.

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Growing Media
Our Potting Mix add-on is a high-quality, organic, sterile, peat-based growing medium with the right amount of perlite for excellent aeration and drainage to keep roots healthy and happy. You don't have to use ours, but make sure you follow our guidelines.

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Automatic Watering
Our optional Automatic Watering System add-on completely automates the watering of an EarthBox garden. Simply hook up this accessory to your water spigot and EarthBox and watch your plants grow!

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Plant Support
Our optional staking/trellis systems provide necessary vertical support to vining crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons, etc.

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Wheels
Our optional wheels / casters allow you to easily move your entire EarthBox garden. Includes integrated locking mechanism.

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Plant Stand
Our optional garden stand elevates the EarthBox Original almost 3 feet off the ground to eliminate bending and back strain.

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Rating

4.9 (4000+ reviews)

4.7 (300+ reviews)

4.8 (300+ reviews)