[soilhack-announce] Fwd: [48 Hour Free Webinar Access] Growing Plants in Containers with Dr Elaine Ingham

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> *From:* Adam Ormes Court <ormus23 at gmail.com>
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> *Subject:* [soilhack-announce] Fwd: [48 Hour Free Webinar Access] Growing
> Plants in Containers with Dr Elaine Ingham
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> Another thing, timely!
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> *In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and
> change the problematic model /* *You create a new model and make the old
> one obsolete /* *That, in essence, is the higher service to which we are
> all being called. //* Buckminster Fuller
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Soil Learning Center <info at soillearningcenter.com>
> Date: 6 November 2015 at 12:54
> Subject: [48 Hour Free Webinar Access] Growing Plants in Containers with
> Dr Elaine Ingham
> To: ormus23 at gmail.com
>
>
> Hi!
>
> This is for all growers!
>
> If you are interested in how you can keep your soil healthy when
> your growing is confined to pots and confined spaces this will be
> exciting news for you!
>
>
> We have arranged for Free Access to a comprehensive webinar:
> Growing Plants in Containers led by world renowned Dr. Elaine Ingham
>
> We're indeed privileged that we are able to share with you one of the
> popular
> Q&A Webinars from Dr. Ingham's popular *Soil Food Web Course*
> *Topic: "Growing Plants In Containers"*
>
> *Here is your free access link:*
>
> *http://soillearningcenter.com/containerwebinar-lp
> <http://soillearningcenter.com/containerwebinar-lp>*
>
> NOTE: You only have 48 hours to access this webinar...
>
> So watch it now!
>
> [image: “Growing Plants in Containers" Webinar]
> <https://hh.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/30157/2604daf18a93bdf6/3379727/1f4acb8a74691994>
>
> *Here are the questions that were answered in the Webinar:*
>
> 1.    What are the basic requirements to permanently
> grow plants in containers?
>
> *2.    What is the ideal container to plant in?*
> *Size*
> *Material *
> *Are there certain guidelines to what containers are able to be used?*
> *What containers do you recommend?*
>
> 3.    Fertilizing Your Plants (When to feed? What to feed?
> – compost, compost teas/extracts, Do the plants need extra minerals?)
>
>
>
> *4.    Since the roots of plants in containers cannot go down deep to
> access minerals, do we have to or would it be a good idea to add minerals
> at intervals, especially to perennials? *
> *If so, what forms...rock dusts? *
> *If so, by what techniques? Soluble minerals? Some other form? *
> *What are the guidelines about how often?*
>
> 5.    What are the options for growing mediums?
> Soil
> Soil Mixes
> Compost
> Vermicompost
> Mulch
>
>
>
> *6.    Some people recommend using various inert gels and granules for
> their water holding capacity - vermiculite as an example - within the
> compost/peat/soil mix. *
> *Do these substances have a place in container gardening?*
>
> 7.    We are using and suggesting a mix of 1:1 ratio of
> coco-coir and vermicompost and a handful of soil as a
> base mix for container gardening and a supplement of compost,
> aerated manure, water as regular additions.
> Coming from India, is this a good base soil mix
> for rooftop container gardening?
> Any corrections and improvements in this?
>
>
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> *8.    How can we get maximum soil biological diversity in our
> vermicompost bins? We suggest small scale (literally a paint bucket size)
> vermicompost bins with red wigglers, and what we suggest is working on
> hundreds of rooftops already here in India. That said, I am constantly
> thinking about increasing the diversity of soil biology in those bins. *
>
>
> *Any suggestions regarding that since hot composting is not an option on
> home scale in the ultra dense urban situations here in India? *
>
> *9.    Watering systems*
> *Spray*
> *Drip *
> *Water trays*
> *Any comments on self watering types?*
>
> 10.    Is there potential for making the soil of container plants
> go anaerobic with some watering techniques?
> If so how must we water container plants to make sure they do not go
> anaerobic?
>
>
>
>
> *11.    If we have water coming out of our potted plant containers, does
> that mean that the soil is anaerobic? I was always told to water the
> containers until water starts coming out of the bottom. Would that be
> correct? *
> *What should be the moisture levels of the soil for potted plants?*
>
> 12.    In 55 GAL. drums, garden walls, vertical gardens and
> small containers how does heat affect biological life and moisture
> evaporation when sun hits the top of the containers and sides all day?
> How often should the plant be watered?
> And when to add tea (fertilizer) to reduce the confined
> root space and heat stress and keep it alive and
> producing it's life cycle? ( NFT like system? )
>
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> *13.    Where I live in Brazil, borderline tropics (22° S) with 800m
> altitude, there are at least 2 periods per year (one in late spring, and
> another in mid summer), when it rains almost straight for two weeks
> (sometimes drizzly, sometimes harder). The soil in my plant containers gets
> and stays very very wet during these periods. Should I be concerned about
> this? I realize that good drainage is important, but if the drainage is too
> good, the soil does not hold enough moisture and dries up as soon as the
> rain stops and it gets hot again (25-30° C). What do I need to consider,
> especially in terms of soil composition and soil biology to manage this
> situation?*
>
> 14.    It is possible to keep tubers producing up to the top of a
> drum adding layers of soil as long as the vine grows up or vice versa ?
>
> *15.    Does container growing cut down on water use?*
>
> 16.    The Bad Guys - Pests and Diseases
> Are these a sign of a poorly managed soil?
>
>
> *17.    What to use or add to control aphids (almost microscopic
> spiders/net on myrrh leaves and snails on almost all trees specially on
> papaya?*
>
> 18.    Repotting Plant & Caring for Containers
> Does the soil get exhausted?
> Do you need to rotate your crops and practise fallowing?
>
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>
>
>
> *19.    What do we need to do differently to manage the soil used in
> rooftop gardens (plants in containers) vs. planting in the ground,
> considering a borderline tropical climate where temperatures rarely drop
> below 13ºC, but get up to 30º in the summer (dry winter, wet summer)?*
>
> 20.    Indoor Container Gardening
> Can you permanently grow food crops inside?
>
> *21.    Could you please share your thoughts on Soil vs. Hydroponic
> container growing? *
>
> 22.    I am also very interested in knowing more about hydroponic
> growing and using the soil food web.
> I would like to know whether the microbes will survive in
> the system as it is at present – we grow our plants in sterile
> rock wool, and we use a nutrient film technique for the system
> where water is recirculated and a premixed fertiliser
> normally used for lettuces is added in – chemical fertilizer that is.
> Could it still be beneficial to add compost tea as things are at present?
>
> *23.    Is it good to mulch container plants? *
>
> *Is there any down side to doing so, anything we should or should not do
> with mulches of container plants? *
>
> *Also, what do we need to do for container plants to take them through
> freezes and bad winter weather?*
>
> 24.    Everyone says you have to change the soil in the containers
> every 1-2 years. Is it possible to maintain the complete
> soil food web in containers, prevent leaching
> (and consequently prevent having to change the soil),
> and have a year-round sustainable production of at least leaf greens and
> vegetables?
>
>
>
> *25.    In vegetable container gardening on a balcony (no contact with the
> earth), if you have red wrigglers and don't have a litter layer in your
> containers, will they eat the plants?*
>
> 26.    Is there a species of worm especially well adapted to containers?
>
>
> *27.    Could one keep those composting worms happy and thriving with a
> mulch on top of the soil, which one refreshes often?*
>
> 28.    Is it bad for houseplants to have an earthworm in the pot?
>
>
> *29.    Do you recommend sprouting seeds in compost? If it’s nicely
> balanced does it ward off damping-off disease? *
>
> 30.    These plants require a well balanced nutrition scheme
> from the beginning, and have a higher Ca and Mg demand
> at the early to mid flowering stage.
> How should the biology be applied to guarantee that all
> nutritional requirements are present from the beginning
> of the transplant stage? Also, what strategy should be used
> to make extra Ca, Mg, P, and K available to the plant during
> the pre-flower to the flowering phase?
>
>
> *31.    Could you talk to us about the F:B ratio, the type of nitrogen and
> biology required to grow this crop in containers.*
>
> 32.    Here in Mexico a lot of creeks and tiny rivers are
> contaminated with Colibacteria or toxic chemicals,
> so you can imagine that kills everything.
> How can we built a "plant container" as a bio-filter for
> contaminated rivers, creeks, or water stream in order to
> clean the water or to reduce the contamination?
>
> *33.    What tips do you have for growing in green houses?*
>
> 34.    Could you also point me to any good reference
> materials on this topic that you know of?
>
> *35.    What are further considerations for producing nutrient dense food?*
>
>
> *Watch it here: http://soillearningcenter.com/containerwebinar-lp
> <http://soillearningcenter.com/containerwebinar-lp> *
>
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