Inside the EarthBox you'll find a plastic screen, the support grid, and a small bag of accessories.  Press the fill tube through the round cutout in the front corner of the screen.  If your plants will need support, install 1" x 1" x 5' stakes through each end of the screen and secure them to the rim with the cable ties.

 Put your EarthBox in a sunny spot - 6-8 hours per day.  Pack the two rear corner cutouts in the screen with moist potting mix.  Pour water through the fill tube until it runs out the drain hole.  this is the way you will water your plants after planting.  with the drain hole you can never over water, so always keep the reservoir filled.

Continue adding moist potting mix on top of the screen until the EarthBox is half full.  It's OK for some of the mix to fall through the screen.  Sprinkle the potting mix with water and gently pat it down, especially above the two rear corners you filled first. Fill the EarthBox COMPLETELY TO THE TOP with potting mix.  Do not leave a space along the sides.  again sprinkle well with water and smooth the soil to the top edges, leaving a slight mound down the center.  FOR TOMATOES, MIX TWO CUPS OF DOLOMITE OR HYDRATED LIME into the top 3-4 inches of potting mix and re-smooth.

Choose a FERTILIZER AND PLANT PLACEMENT.  Pour two cups of dry fertilizer in a 2" wide stripe directly on top of the potting mix.  DO NOT MIX THE FERTILIZER INTO THE POTTING MIX OR SPREAD IT AROUND.  Simply pour it in a narrow strip on top and gently pat it down.  Do not use fertilizer that requires mixing with water, such as Miracle-Gro™ or other "blue water" brands. Carefully stretch one of the plastic covers over the top of the EarthBox, aligning a round cutout hole over the fill tube.  Keep the BLACK SIDE UP except in desert climates or Florida summer - where the white side should face up.  The cover can wrap around the stakes.  When the cover is secure, cut a 3 inch "X" in the cover for each plant or seed FAR AWAY FROM THE FERTILIZER STRIPE.

Your EarthBox has all the fertilizer it needs for one complete growth.  Always keep the cover on the keep reservoir full by adding water through the fill tube until it runs out the drain hole.  To replant, remove the old cover and dig out the fertilizer stripe.  Top it off with potting mix, being sure it is completely wet throughout, and add a new fertilizer strip.  Install a new cover and plant again. Dig 2 to 3 inch deep holes into the potting mix (though the cover), just as you would in the ground.  Place the plants or seeds in the holes and firm the mix around the roots.  Just this one time, "water the plants in" from the top to remove any air spaces from around the roots and put the flaps back around the stems.