EarthTainer

(homemade EarthBox)

California engineer and gardener Ray Newstead invented the EarthTainer —a DIY self-watering planter that I think is a big improvement over the commercially available EarthBox.

I built several of these a few years ago and have been especially successful growing melons using EarthTainers.

EarthTainers are easy to make. If I can, so can you!

EarthTainers make it possible to garden anywhere.

Details and construction instructions for EarthTainers are becoming more difficult to find, so I am gathering some resources here (as much for me as for you).

EarthTainer III 3.9 FINAL Version pdf
Construction, Planting, and Maintenance Guide
EarthTainer is a Trademark of Ray Newstead (Registered Mark pending).
Copyright © August 2008 – May 15, 2014 by Ray Newstead All Rights Reserved

I’ve added some notes to the EarthTainer construction guide pdf
and updated information regarding dead links.
The photos are from my own EarthTainer plantings.

(I have some more notes to add to this page and will do so soon.)