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Location: WA
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Don't have a current picture, but we've been gardening on my rooftop for the last year using several "EarthBox" planters. They have a vapor barrier over the soil and a water reservoir which allows them to go untended for 3-4 days at a time. I built a small cistern out of a garbage can which I plumbed with a tap and we fill it with water from the AC condensation pumps from our condo and the condo below us; works great and provides several gallons of fresh water each day. Prior to the "EarthBox" purchase we were using normal planters, which required daily watering.

We've been very successful with different types of tomatoes, peppers, herbs, zucchini, etc. Here is a picture of the deck before the EarthBoxes with just a few potted plants; in the foreground is my friend's GF, and my wife is in the background. We now have five EathBoxes total. I'd highly recommend them to any gardener without an actual garden
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In the stable: 1938 Buick Special model 41, 1963 Solex 2200, 1973 Vespa Primavera 125, 1974 Vespa Rally 200, 1986 VW Vanagon Syncro Westfalia, 1989 VW Doka Tristar, 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2011 Pursuit 315 OS, 2022 Tesla Y
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