permaculture

["Kevin Topek" <ktopek@houston.rr.com>]

Corn will grow in a container, just give it plenty of nitrogen and water.
Amaranth is a weed and will do just fine containerized.

Kevin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mitchell Out" <iamnotanashtray@riseup.net>
To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:31 PM
Subject: [permaculture] rooftop garden questions


> i am going to have a roof garden this year. i've ordered my seeds and i'm
> playing out collections of containers and soil, along with a raincatching
> system. i'm wondering if anyone has any broad advice, but specifically i'd
> like to ask:
>
> -does anyone have any recomendations for trying to grow corn from a
> container? is it possible to grow healthy corn in just topsoil and
> compost? i know it has a taproot, but i'd really like to find a way to
> grow it up there.
>
> -i apparently forgot to place this in my seed order, but i want to try to
> grow Amaranth, but i can't seem to find any information on it, aside from
> the place i'm buying seeds from (seeds of change). i've tried gardening
> encyclopedias to no avail. could it grow in zone 6 or 7, and could it be
> grown in a container?
>
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