I found a PDF file that describes how to build a few different types of EarthTainers. I wound up with 4 of the 18 gallon tote style (design 3 on page 18) and 3 of the 5 gallon bucket style (design 1 on page 9).
The 2 on the right have Early Girls (indeterminate), the 2 in the middle are Big Boy (indeterminate) and the 3 on the left are Celebrity (determinate). Since the Celebrities are determinate, they should be pretty bush like so I didn't put in the cages.
I made a mistake when I put all 27 seedlings in an 18 gallon tote. I didn't think they would be in there so long, but they were. They grew quite well. Maybe even too well. When I went to transplant them, the roots had spread through the entire container. There were lots of broken roots left in the potting mix. Next year I'll know better and pot up into individual containers.
The Early Girls didn't take to being transplanted very well. Very wilted. They took nearly the whole day to stand back up. Some of the leaves are completely dried out and crispy. I have lots of extra plants, so if any of the plants don't look too good after a couple of days I'll plant a couple of the others.
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