Set Up of an Earthbox Jr for Strawberries

greenthumbomaha · April 17, 2017

I've used the EB jr for greens with okay results. I used it as a box planter, leaving all the pieces and ferts in the package unused.

So, I have 3 Bonnie type strawberry plants that need a home. The Eb website suggests three strawberry plants, just what I have!

Now I am clueless to the next step. I previously covered the grate with weed cloth to save on potting medium, as the lettuce was rather shallow. The strawberry roots will need the extra depth and more ferts. Any runners will go in another pot to grow bigger until severance.

I will be using the Walmart version of ProMix with a handful of perlite. As a first time "real" user as it was intended, do I need to add the dolomite and fertilizer strip. Would some granular Tomato Tone mixed in to the promix suffice? The watering tube is new to me too. I also have the cover.

Any sage advice is appreciated as I break new territory on the mini version. Thank-you!

- Lisa

April 17, 2017	#1
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	Set Up of an Earthbox Jr for Strawberries I've used the EB jr for greens with okay results. I used it as a box planter, leaving all the pieces and ferts in the package unused. So, I have 3 Bonnie type strawberry plants that need a home. The Eb website suggests three strawberry plants, just what I have! Now I am clueless to the next step. I previously covered the grate with weed cloth to save on potting medium, as the lettuce was rather shallow. The strawberry roots will need the extra depth and more ferts. Any runners will go in another pot to grow bigger until severance. I will be using the Walmart version of ProMix with a handful of perlite. As a first time "real" user as it was intended, do I need to add the dolomite and fertilizer strip. Would some granular Tomato Tone mixed in to the promix suffice? The watering tube is new to me too. I also have the cover. Any sage advice is appreciated as I break new territory on the mini version. Thank-you! - Lisa