Swamp Growing

Has anyone ever grown in a swamp or marsh? If so... please give me some pointers.

I have grown in some swampy areas and the one thing i can try to tell ya is make large mounds of dirt so when you first plant so the roots have a time to get a foothold.
Bear in mind I havent grown in what i would call a serious swamp the kind of area where your dealing with standing water for long periods of the season and flooding.
I have seen some video of people growing in swamps where they have boards holding the plants in pots above the water and use a "wick" systen to get water up to the plants.

The Wick System


The system is easy to make as a <A href="http://www.jasons-indoor-guide-to-organic-and-hydroponics-gardening.com/homemade-hydroponics.html#wick">homemade hydroponics system, and will support organic hydroponics without any problems, but there are a couple of things to consider.


Sometimes it is difficult to get the right moisture level in a wick system. You will have to experiment a little with more absorbant growing mediums (vermiculite/coconut coir). Also, I have seen the wicks suck up less and less water over time (especially when using organics).


If you want to give this method a try, I suggest a 50/50 mix of perlite/vermiculite. Perlite and coconut coir would work as well. Altogether, I think other systems are just as easy to use, and produce better results.

this was just one example of how the wick system works...your resivoire would in theory be the swamp water that is already available

Does swamp water contain the necessary nutrients to sustain a mj plant? Or should I use my own fert?

Some people have said that there is a cause to fear severe root rot in a swampy area. Is this true? And if so is there any way to avoid it?

georgiagrower said:

Some people have said that there is a cause to fear severe root rot in a swampy area. Is this true? And if so is there any way to avoid it?

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yes once the roots get into the parts of the swampy soil that never dries, the root rot will ensue, and travel up the remaining roots, eventually killing the whole plant. DONT plant MJ in swamps, unless you can figure a way to keep that soil DRAINED. oh, and the flies that lay eggs in buds for bud worms are really bad in swampy places. so dont grow in swamps unless you can fight that off too

this is where i do most of my growing, swamps and marshs, look for swale grass and dry places, in a dry year water should be near, in a wet year you must be careful of root rot. When it starts to rain be sure to get out to your plants and build raised beds or figure something out (lol). I lug pro mix bails out there and use them like grow bags with added soil. I posted about this on the website in my sig

I should try to write a book on marijuana cultivation in swamps and marshes

La8Bloomer said:

this is where i do most of my growing, swamps and marshs, look for swale grass and dry places, in a dry year water should be near, in a wet year you must be careful of root rot. When it starts to rain be sure to get out to your plants and build raised beds or figure something out (lol). I lug pro mix bails out there and use them like grow bags with added soil. I posted about this on the website in my sig

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I grew next to a stream last year and it was like a marshy grass land, perfect cuz I didnt need to water my plants and it was just dry enough for healthy roots. So if u can find some grassland during the spring u shoud be good I dont think anything getss wetter than it is during the spring

try putting a pallet out with fair size buckets on it for the plants...
and wick system from buckets to the water...

SmellyBud said:

I grew next to a stream last year and it was like a marshy grass land, perfect cuz I didnt need to water my plants and it was just dry enough for healthy roots. So if u can find some grassland during the spring u shoud be good I dont think anything getss wetter than it is during the spring

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I do it this way also. They seem to really take off around creek banks. I like to stay up far enough to avoid flooding but still close enough to get the moisture. The dirt around the creeks is full of nutriets. I have put out plants and never put anything other than bloom booster on them and had great yields.

SmellyBud said:

I grew next to a stream last year and it was like a marshy grass land, perfect cuz I didnt need to water my plants and it was just dry enough for healthy roots. So if u can find some grassland during the spring u shoud be good I dont think anything getss wetter than it is during the spring

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great point, if its dry in spring you are usually all set unless there is a major flood, this happen to the east a few years ago and alot of crops were lost, however last year swamp grows were practically automatic

Awesome to hear. I like the idea that around a swamp or marshy area the humidity is alot higher. I think this might be more beneficial to the plants there :S