Growing Around/Near Wetlands/Marsh

Has anyone done this? What are the most common problems?


I plan on growing next to a unmanned stream/river this year and the majority of the land that surrounds it is wetlands. Im trying to source out any problems before they pop up.

Edit: Also how safe is it to use river water to water the plants. The water isnt the cleanest but i have swam in it.

Years back I grew in a wetland area in the middle of a golf course, worked out well, river water is fine, wetland areas are great because nobody really wanders around mucky terrain, usually the plants are thick as hell too, make sure you find a dry spot not prone to flooding and that the soil has been aerated if there has been a previous flood, fishing is always a great excuse, mosquitos suck! The only downside in a wetland is eventual flooding, beavers will gnaw your plants so watch them bastards! Otherwise all good ...,

Thats what i want to hear!

The wetland that im growing around is honestly the best area i can think of growing. Its close enough to public roads, yet far enough away from any living body. Also i wont have to worry about flooding because my county/state has been in draught conditions every summer for probably the past ten years. Yet the land is still managable.

Would you suggest growing in the earth? Its not really what i would consider good soil, but alot of plants do grow from it. Im thinking about growing the plants in 5-10 gallon pots, or maybe nylon bags (like what they transport baby trees in) with some Fox farm organic or similar product

u shouldnt restrict the plant to a pot if its outside...put it in the ground when vegging is half way done....if in pot the roots will get cold at night and unthaugh in mourning and thats not good ...the ground keeps the temperature of the roots moderate

and since ur state is a dry one than u wont have to worry about flooding (lucky)

I agree, I think planting in the ground is the best way, the plants blend in better and they have more resources with their roots embedded in the soil, protects them against temperature fluctuations yes, I would till the soil and enrich it prior to transplanting, the ground holds and retains more water than sacks of soil that lose humidity faster, in drought conditions I wouldn't be too keen on grow bags... Luckily you're near a river though .....

Hmmm good replys gentlemen... I thank you


I have another question... What about tilling the soil and transplanting some of it for mixing soil? Maybe organic?

what you want to do if the ground is real wet is make mounds to plant on, first dig a nice deep hole then add perlite and sort of make a mound like a foot or two tall, that way the plant is not always sitting in water, if the soil drys out then you probably can skip this, i would go out now and add lime and some manure and shit like that and dig up the soil where you are going to plant, that way its ready to go once the weather warms up a bit

Well, looks like we all have at least another month to go before transplanting so you've got time to till a bit, if you've got the soil mix it in, throw in anything you can to enrich the soil, not sure if you have make mounds, you'll figure that out by yourself, I gotta clear mt plots of branches and debris this weekend, it's supposed to rain, I'll be doing it under rainy weather, good cover, I was also thinking about transplanting under a rain shower, anybody ever done that? I think it may help the plants settle in, gonna try the moon phases this year also...