Earthbox fertilizer question

[Barb_FL]

Originally Posted by shatbox

I think the key to coir is getting the best brand you can afford, always using that brand, rinsing, and of course getting the perlite ratio dialed in.

Also Sun City Linda, I wanted to start using masterblend too and was thinking of putting the EB up on blocks to drain into buckets every once in a while to rinse salts out but as I type, it's sounding less and less appealing.

Barb, is the loaf to run rainwater off the EB so it doesn't pool?

Yes that I what the loaf is for but since I've been using the compactor bags as covers with tucking them in, pooling water isn't a problem. I've been just using the masterblend formula for months so what difference does it make if they got rain water since the fertilizer strip is long gone.

I already bought the bags for solarizing the mix in the summer and bought this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._o04_s00?ie=UT to eliminate the salts, but that is sounding like too much work.