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Billm302 · August 14, 2020

I have 20 self irrigated containers, Earthboxes, city pickers and homemade. I like to prep my boxes in advance of planting. That way I can do a few each day rather than all at once.

How may days (weeks) in advance is the max? My method is to cultivate the potting mixture to loosen it up again then add the lime and cover. I don’t add the fertilizer until I am planting the seedlings.

I am in Phoenix and with our heat I can only do a few boxes a day before it is just too hot to continue.

August 14, 2020	#1
Billm302 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Phoenix Posts: 8	Prepping containers in advance I have 20 self irrigated containers, Earthboxes, city pickers and homemade. I like to prep my boxes in advance of planting. That way I can do a few each day rather than all at once. How may days (weeks) in advance is the max? My method is to cultivate the potting mixture to loosen it up again then add the lime and cover. I don’t add the fertilizer until I am planting the seedlings. I am in Phoenix and with our heat I can only do a few boxes a day before it is just too hot to continue.