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Jul 15, 2011 2:58 PM CST
Name: Linda
SE Houston, Tx. (Hobby) (Zone 9a)
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Step #7

Fill eBucket to the top with the final 1/2 of your amended mix, set your plant, and water in well one final time, until run-off is established.

After watering in, pour 1 cup of balanced fertilizer in a 2" ring around your eBucket, close to the edge, and as far away from new roots as possible. Recommended fertilizers for eBuckets/ePlanters will have any combination of numbers between 10 and 15, e.g., 10-10-10, 13-13-13, 10-12-15, etc. Balanced means all three numbers will be the same.

Sprinkle top gently with garden hose so as to moisten (but not disturb) the fertilizer ring (run-off has already been established).

Position trellis and/or plant stake.

NOTES:

  • Use potting MIX (not garden soil) when planting containers! Soil in a container will eventually compact harder than concrete.
  • eBuckets/ePlanters are generally covered to prevent rainwater/hosing from washing away topsoil
  • Covering keeps the soil warmer and keeps water from splashing up on plants.
  • If using a lid (for buckets), cut holes for fill tube and plant using hole bits. Cut a center hole for the plant (I use a 2" or 3" hole bit for the plant, and a 1" bit for the fill tube).
  • You may cover a planter with a square of dark plastic cut to fit. Use duct tape or a bungee cord to secure plastic cover to planter. Cut "x" slits in the plastic for the fill tube and seedling to fit through.
  • eBuckets/ePlanters can be a bit heavy after being filled with wet potting mix and the water in the reservoir. It is advisable to situate buckets/planters close to their intended final location before planting. Or, have a plant dolly on hand!


  • Hope these pictorials are helpful to you!

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