Sip vs wick watering?
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Comments (1)Welcome Wet I will be interested in finding from out from others how well fruit trees will grow in containers. I beleive anything is possible. Do you have a variety that you plan to plant Apple, pear, .....? . Assume that the dwarf variety will work best - Eventually do you plan to move these trees to you next home? Look forward to all the replies -- Best of Luck Mike...See MoreWicking: cloth vs. soil (in swc)
Comments (4)I would recommend a soil wick rather than a fabric wick. The primary reason is that most of the SWC designs that people are familiar with use soil wicks. If you want/need help using a soil wick based SWC you will find far more people with experience than with fabric wicks. You may already be realizing this given how long your post sat without a response ;) It's not due to lack of folks wanting to help, it's due to lack of folks with the experience (with fabric wicks) to help. I have been using SWC for many years and love them, but couldn't offer anything regarding the use of fabric based wicks as I don't use those....See Moretwo much water SIP? Pepper Problem
Comments (5)its ber, i let my swc's almost dry out for my peppers. did you add any dolomite lime to your container mix? over and under watering cause how calcium moves throughout the plant. causing ber. there other things that contribute to it but in your case to wet. when the plant gets older it corrects its self. most of the time....See Morequestion for Al on watering, wicking etc
Comments (13)I wasn't implying that the books are not out there - only that I don't seek them out, so I couldn't recommend anything specifically for houseplants. Books that are aimed at the broad spectrum of houseplants are generally pretty unspecific. They tell you bright or medium light & constantly moist soil - things like that. The texts that go into more detail and explain how plants work, and explore/explain the relationships plants have with their environments seem like they would be far more valuable, now and in the years to come, than a book that only suggests you "do it this way" with no explanation of why. I understand that you might not have the time or inclination to focus a lot of effort on raising plants. No problem. Plants are pretty much plants. Once you understand what makes all of them them tick, you can focus on the specific nuances required to more closely supply the favored cultural conditions on a plant by plant basis. Most of us are poor observers. We get cause/effect relationships wrong all the time. I just read on the fig forum that a person did not give his/her tree a cold rest period during winter. Unequivocally, the person blames the lack of a crop this year on the lack of a cold rest. While that may be correct, it is only one possibility of at least a dozen I could think of. Books that are general leave more questions unanswered than they answer. Books that are specific give a broad base of knowledge that can be applied over and over - not just to a few plants. We can safely say that all mankind's knowledge has its roots in experience, .... but although our knowledge originates with experience, it does not all arise out of experience. Your study efforts are more likely to accelerate the learning curve than experience for a good many years. One book I have that you'll fine informative is Ball's Tropical Foliage Plants 2007 ISBN #13: 978-1883052515 Three texts I've learned a lot from are "Water, Media, and Nutrition for Greenhouse Crops", "Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf", and "Plant Production in Containers II" (ISBN #s furnished if you're interested). I still consult these texts from time to time to confirm what I'm saying is technically accurate and to make sure I'm not leaving out something important. You might also find these of value: David Wm. Reed. 1996. Water, Media and Nutrition for Greenhouse Crops. Ball Publishing, Batavia, IL, ISBN: 1-883052-12-2. Paul V. Nelson. 1998. Greenhouse Operation and Management. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, ISBN: 0-13-374687-9. Thomas C. Weiler and Marty Sailus. 1996. Water and Nutrient Management for Greenhouses. Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, Ithaca, NY, NRAES-56. Don't let the words "greenhouse and crops" in the titles put you off. They are chock full of valuable info for houseplant growers and container gardeners. Al...See Moreaviolet6
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