4.4 Filling the grow boxes
How to fill the grow boxes and
container
• Place a 2.5 cm layer of gravel, pebbles or
broken clay tiles on the base for drainage.
• Add 5 cm of plant matter – garden or
kitchen waste (fruit peel, pods, leaves).
• Add a 10 cm layer of the soil mix that you
prepared earlier: one part garden soil, one part
compost and one part sand.
• Finally, cover with a 2 cm layer of vermicast
(casting and manure produced by worms
which act as fertilizer).
Your grow box is ready for planting
• Use the same system to fill any plant pots,
plastic tubs and other containers that you
plan to use to grow vegetables, herbs and
other plants.
It is best to grow plants with fairly short roots
in grow boxes: lettuce, spinach, beetroot,
chard, parsley, coriander, radishes, herbs,
etc. Use deeper containers for plants with
longer roots.
