The things holding up the plants are trellises that fit right into the Earthboxes. I got them at my local nursery here:
http://www.summerwindsca.com/ca/locationsdetail.asp?storeid=71I actually posted about the Earthboxes before here:
http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=173411... Before planting anything, and especially to help you with selecting the proper planting mix, please check out the earthbox forum and read some of the stickies they have there.
http://forum.earthbox.com/index.php?board=4.0