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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 November 2015 at 15:11, Rebecca Laughton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rebeccalaughton8@gmail.com" target="_blank">rebeccalaughton8@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div><font face="Calibri">Could you please take me off your mailing list for
SoilHack. Its not that I don't value what you're doing, but I'm just
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<div><font face="Calibri">Cheers,</font></div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="ormus23@gmail.com" href="mailto:ormus23@gmail.com" target="_blank">Adam Ormes Court</a> </div>
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Growing Plants in Containers with Dr Elaine Ingham</div></div></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span title="qreply">--<br></span><i>In order to change an existing
paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model /</i>
<i>You create a new model and make the old one obsolete /</i> <i>That, in
essence, is the higher service to which we are all being called. //</i>
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Fuller<span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>
</div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Soil Learning Center</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info@soillearningcenter.com" target="_blank">info@soillearningcenter.com</a>></span><br>Date:
6 November 2015 at 12:54<br>Subject: [48 Hour Free Webinar Access] Growing
Plants in Containers with Dr Elaine Ingham<br>To: <a href="mailto:ormus23@gmail.com" target="_blank">ormus23@gmail.com</a><br><br><br>
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<div style="text-align:left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">Hi!</font> </div>
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<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">This is for all growers!</font>
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<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">If you are interested in how you
can keep your soil healthy when</font> <br><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">your growing is confined to pots and confined
spaces this will be</font> <br><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">exciting news for you!</font> </p>
<p><br><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">We have arranged for Free
Access to a comprehensive webinar:</font> <br><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">Growing Plants in Containers led by world renowned
Dr. Elaine Ingham </font> </p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">We're indeed privileged that we are
able to share with you one of the popular</font> <br><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">Q&A Webinars from Dr. Ingham's popular <b>Soil
Food Web Course</b> </font> <br><font face="times new roman,times" size="4"><b>Topic: "Growing Plants
In Containers"</b></font> </p></div>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="4"><b>Here is your free access
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<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="4"><b><a href="http://soillearningcenter.com/containerwebinar-lp" target="_blank">http://soillearningcenter.com/containerwebinar-lp</a></b></font>
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<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">NOTE: You only have 48 hours to
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<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">So watch it now!</font> </p>
<p><a href="https://hh.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/30157/2604daf18a93bdf6/3379727/1f4acb8a74691994" target="_blank"><font face="times new
roman,times" size="4"><img title="“Growing Plants in Containers" Webinar" alt="“Growing Plants in Containers"
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<p dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4"><b>Here are the questions
that were answered in the Webinar:</b></font> </p>
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<p dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">1. What
are the basic requirements to permanently <br>grow plants in containers?
<br><br><i>2. What is the ideal container to plant
in?</i> <br><i>Size</i> <br><i>Material </i> <br><i>Are there
certain guidelines to what containers are able to be used?</i> <br><i>What
containers do you recommend?</i> <br><br>3. Fertilizing
Your Plants (When to feed? What to feed? <br>– compost, compost teas/extracts,
Do the plants need extra minerals?) <br><br><i>4. Since
the roots of plants in containers cannot go down <br>deep to access minerals, do
we have to or would it be a <br>good idea to add minerals at intervals,
especially to perennials? </i> <br><i>If so, what forms...rock
dusts? </i> <br><i>If so, by what techniques? Soluble minerals? Some other
form? </i> <br><i>What are the guidelines about how often?</i>
<br><br>5. What are the options for growing mediums?
<br>Soil <br>Soil Mixes <br>Compost <br>Vermicompost
<br>Mulch <br><br><i>6. Some people recommend using
various inert gels and <br>granules for their water holding capacity -
vermiculite as an <br>example - within the compost/peat/soil mix. </i>
<br><i>Do these substances have a place in container gardening?</i>
<br><br>7. We are using and suggesting a mix of 1:1 ratio of
<br>coco-coir and vermicompost and a handful of soil as a <br>base mix for
container gardening and a supplement of compost, <br>aerated manure, water as
regular additions. <br>Coming from India, is this a good base soil mix <br>for
rooftop container gardening? <br>Any corrections and improvements in
this? <br><br><i>8. How can we get maximum soil
biological diversity <br>in our vermicompost bins? <br>We suggest small scale
(literally a paint bucket size) <br>vermicompost bins with red wigglers, and
what we suggest <br>is working on hundreds of rooftops already here in India.
<br>That said, I am constantly thinking about <br>increasing the diversity of
soil biology in those bins. </i> <br><i>Any suggestions regarding that
since hot composting <br>is not an option on home scale in the ultra dense
<br>urban situations here in India? </i> <br><br><i>9.
Watering systems</i> <br><i>Spray</i> <br><i>Drip </i>
<br><i>Water trays</i> <br><i>Any comments on self watering
types?</i> <br><br>10. Is there potential for making the
soil of container plants <br>go anaerobic with some watering techniques? <br>If
so how must we water container plants to make sure they do not go
anaerobic? <br><br><i>11. If we have water coming out of
our potted <br>plant containers, does that mean that the soil is anaerobic?
<br>I was always told to water the containers until water starts <br>coming out
of the bottom. Would that be correct? </i> <br><i>What should be the
moisture levels of the soil for potted plants?</i>
<br><br>12. In 55 GAL. drums, garden walls, vertical gardens
and <br>small containers how does heat affect biological life and moisture
<br>evaporation when sun hits the top of the containers and sides all day?
<br>How often should the plant be watered? <br>And when to add tea (fertilizer)
to reduce the confined <br>root space and heat stress and keep it alive and
<br>producing it's life cycle? ( NFT like system? )
<br><br><i>13. Where I live in Brazil, borderline tropics (22°
S) with <br>800m altitude, there are at least 2 periods per year <br>(one in
late spring, and another in mid summer), <br>when it rains almost straight for
two weeks <br>(sometimes drizzly, sometimes harder). <br>The soil in my plant
containers gets and stays very very wet <br>during these periods. Should I be
concerned about this? <br>I realize that good drainage is important, but if the
drainage <br>is too good, the soil does not hold enough moisture and <br>dries
up as soon as the rain stops and it gets hot again (25-30° C). <br>What do I
need to consider, especially in terms of soil <br>composition and soil biology
to manage this situation?</i> <br><br>14. It is possible
to keep tubers producing up to the top of a <br>drum adding layers of soil as
long as the vine grows up or vice versa ? <br><br><i>15.
Does container growing cut down on water use?</i>
<br><br>16. The Bad Guys - Pests and Diseases <br>Are
these a sign of a poorly managed soil? <br><br><i>17.
What to use or add to control aphids (almost microscopic <br>spiders/net on
myrrh leaves and snails on almost all trees specially on papaya?</i>
<br><br>18. Repotting Plant & Caring for Containers
<br>Does the soil get exhausted? <br>Do you need to rotate your crops and
practise fallowing? <br><br><i>19. What do we need to do
differently to manage the soil <br>used in rooftop gardens (plants in
containers) vs. planting <br>in the ground, considering a borderline tropical
climate <br>where temperatures rarely drop below 13ºC, but get up <br>to 30º in
the summer (dry winter, wet summer)?</i> <br><br>20.
Indoor Container Gardening <br>Can you permanently grow food crops
inside? <br><br><i>21. Could you please share your
thoughts on Soil vs. Hydroponic container growing? </i>
<br><br>22. I am also very interested in knowing more about
hydroponic <br>growing and using the soil food web. <br>I would like to
know whether the microbes will survive in <br>the system as it is at present –
we grow our plants in sterile <br>rock wool, and we use a nutrient film
technique for the system <br>where water is recirculated and a premixed
fertiliser <br>normally used for lettuces is added in – chemical fertilizer that
is. <br>Could it still be beneficial to add compost tea as things are at
present? <br><br><i>23. Is it good to mulch container
plants? </i> <br><i>Is there any down side to doing so, anything we should
or should <br>not do with mulches of container plants? </i> <br><i>Also,
what do we need to do for container plants to take them <br>through freezes and
bad winter weather?</i> <br><br>24. Everyone says you
have to change the soil in the containers <br>every 1-2 years. Is it possible to
maintain the complete <br>soil food web in containers, prevent leaching <br>(and
consequently prevent having to change the soil), <br>and have a year-round
sustainable production of at least leaf greens and vegetables?
<br><br><i>25. In vegetable container gardening on a balcony
<br>(no contact with the earth), if you have red wrigglers and <br>don't have a
litter layer in your containers, will they eat the plants?</i>
<br><br>26. Is there a species of worm especially well adapted
to containers? <br><br><i>27. Could one keep those
composting worms happy and <br>thriving with a mulch on top of the soil, which
one refreshes often?</i> <br><br>28. Is it bad for
houseplants to have an earthworm in the pot?
<br><br><i>29. Do you recommend sprouting seeds in compost?
<br>If it’s nicely balanced does it ward off damping-off disease? </i>
<br><br>30. These plants require a well balanced nutrition
scheme <br>from the beginning, and have a higher Ca and Mg demand <br>at the
early to mid flowering stage. <br>How should the biology be applied to
guarantee that all <br>nutritional requirements are present from the beginning
<br>of the transplant stage? Also, what strategy should be used <br>to make
extra Ca, Mg, P, and K available to the plant during <br>the pre-flower to the
flowering phase? <br><br><i>31. Could you talk to us
about the F:B ratio, the type of nitrogen <br>and biology required to grow this
crop in containers.</i> <br><br>32. Here in Mexico a lot
of creeks and tiny rivers are <br>contaminated with Colibacteria or toxic
chemicals, <br>so you can imagine that kills everything. <br>How can we
built a "plant container" as a bio-filter for <br>contaminated rivers, creeks,
or water stream in order to <br>clean the water or to reduce the
contamination? <br><br><i>33. What tips do you have for
growing in green houses?</i> <br><br>34. Could you also
point me to any good reference <br>materials on this topic that you know
of? <br><br><i>35. What are further considerations for
producing nutrient dense food?</i> <br><b><br>Watch it here: <a href="http://soillearningcenter.com/containerwebinar-lp" target="_blank">http://soillearningcenter.com/containerwebinar-lp</a>
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