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[Amrita <amrita@kenati.com>]

Mitchell

There is a person named R T Doshi in Mumbai, India who grows EVERYTHING 
including corn and fruit trees and simple veggies in his terrace garden.  I 
am not sure if you will be able to find any books authored by him on the net, 
but you can check out a few of this articles:

http://tcdc.undp.org/experiences/vol4/City%20*farming*.pdf

I just looked up this online bookstore and they do have his books

http://www.goacom.com/oib/product_info.php?cPath=38&products_id=574
http://www.goacom.com/oib/product_info.php?cPath=38&products_id=573

Hope you reap lots of joy from your rooftop garden!

Regards,
amrita .

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> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:38:32 -0600
> From: "Kevin Topek" <ktopek@houston.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] rooftop garden questions
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> 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
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> ----- 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
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>  
>
> > 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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