Rare Groove
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Hey there. I recently ran across a copy of this technique that I had printed out back when OG was running. I haven't seen it posted here and definitely think it may benefit a few. I'm very interested to know if anyone's had success with this method (and pics for us???) because I'm going to try and pull it off with a couple plants next summer. I had great luck growing container plants in a swamp in the past, seems the water's loaded with great stuff and made for some DANK buds. Only problem was everything else growing in there liked the water as well so light exposure became an issue.
Anyway, this method was originally posted on OG by HighTHCV4me. Since it is a printed copy that I'm retyping, I lost the pics that went with it. There was a diagram showing how to cut & install the pipe and another diagram showing the different materials available at different levels in the pipe. The descriptions are great though so you should be able to get the gist. Enjoy.
Anyway, this method was originally posted on OG by HighTHCV4me. Since it is a printed copy that I'm retyping, I lost the pics that went with it. There was a diagram showing how to cut & install the pipe and another diagram showing the different materials available at different levels in the pipe. The descriptions are great though so you should be able to get the gist. Enjoy.
hey now...here is the swamp gungi (pronounced gun'gee) grow method passed down from many generations in my family, which trace back to the delaware indian. the indians used to use hollowed out trees instead of PVC pipe, but they were amazed by the increase in size and amount of hemp they could make using this method, not to mention how it intensified their peace pipe smoke sessions.. it's been a family secret but i know my pop told at least one of his friends and his friend told one of his, and the dumb asses left the PVC pipe in the water, which compromised the stealthiness of the method in my area..but thats only in the creeks, not the swamps..i could care less if everyone grew with this method. but clean up after your damn selves and don't ruin it for others.
1) this method can be used in any fresh water lake, swamp land, or river. it is great to use because who the hell walks back in swamps and tributaries, or hard to access areas of lakes, by boat. super stealthy ninja growers, thats who.
2) i know there are quite a few outdoor growers that know some great spots, and it's always too damn wet to grow in that prime location.
3) you can only plant one plant in each pipe, but any half witted grower knows not to plant in bunches anyways, so you should sex the plants first.
4) while starting and sexing the plants, find your location and bring some type of depth measuring tool that is long and rigid. i use a long pole, like they use in venice italy.
5) once you find your location jam your pole into the marshy mud or into the water, through the sediment till you hit clay, rock, or very hard dirt.
6) measure the depth, you should map your areas, and record your depths.
7) now you are ready to cut your PVC pipes to size. i use either an 8" or 10" diameter, not sure of the schedule number, but at least 1/8" to 1/4" thickness.
8) cut to length according to the depths on your map, i.e. area A = 5 feet plus the extra foot above the highest point that the water level could reach, subtract 6 inches so you are not totally through the sediment to allow for seepage.
9) if your PVC is not black paint it a camo color, or, black, brown, or dark green. don't paint the whole thing, just the top two feet or so, as to leave room to label where that pipe goes.
10) now you are ready for the real work, driving them bitches in. i use a square piece of plywood, bigger than the pipe, of course, and use a big ass hammer w/ a lot of surface area as not to punch through the plywood. if you hammer where the center of the pipe is, thats where you will punch through. if all you have is a regular hammer, then hammer where the edge of the PVC touches the plywood, and hammer around the perimeter of the pipe.
11) next, you may say damn, there is a bunch of water in the damn pipe, that's where displacement comes into play :wink: cap off another PVC pipe that is an inch or two smaller in diameter, cap end first, plunge it to the bottom once or twice...there will still be some water in the bottom but its all good...the water will slowly seep up to feed your plants.
12) well since your out there, i hope you brought your fishing poleand some good carp or catfish bait
13) now it should be about time to sex them gungies, once sexed, i save a male to keep my strong pure lineage, by pollinating a few choice buds on each plant. i say on each plant because you never know, something could happen to the one or two you pollinate...in my situation, we had seeds over 80 generations old, and didn't pollinate enough, only got about 8 seeds, 3 females grew and something or someone killed the only male we had, so we had to crossbreed with a skunk strain, thats why i can only call them 18th generation seeds, anyways you don't need to pollinate, if you don't want to, but if you grow outdoor every year, it's nice to have a plant adapt to your climate and the yield and potency increases each generation.
14) ok..time to plant, when you go back to the pipes, there may be some rain water in there, bring your plunger and displace the water out, and drop those girls in. make sure you don't water them for about a week before you plant..there will be plenty in the moist soil in the pipe.
that's it...set it!! and forget it!! until harvest time. you will never have to water or feed the plants, and animals cant get to em, but bugs can..use your neem oil or what have you. but you will not compromise your spot by having to feed or water them, the fish and the sediment are perfect for each stage of the grow..plenty of nitrogen in the fish, and the sediment is perfect for the flower stage..so it's better to go shallow than deep. swamp is perfect... perfect depth, and a lot easier than lakeside..river bank is also a prime spot.
edit: i was shown this method, not explained how it works. this is the schematics i came up with. systematically, the freshly planted (thirsty) plants quickly suck up the water out of that first foot of soil into the feeding zone(fish), it will veg very well at this stage, the roots continue down to meet up with the water seeping in the bottom, into the sediment (or not with deep water), this will be about the time it goes into flower. throughout the flower stage it will feed off of the fish and sedimentary nutes carried up by the water(depths more than 4 feet from the top of the pvc to the sediment level may not reach the sediment by the time it turns to flower, it's not as good, but some sediment nutes will be delivered by the water coming up through it). the plant will always have an easily attainable water source.
for off shore plots only!!
A) if driven too deep into the sediment, it will have no seepage.
B) if not driven far enough into the sediment, the roots may not reach the feeding zone.
for swamps and marshes only!! very shallow
A) you want your fish 2 feet from the top of your pipe, if the top of your sediment is less than 2 feet, compensate by raising the pipe further above the water level, by adding extra length to the pipe.
B) swamps have a higher yield also, i don't know why, but from what i have seen. (my strain averages 12 feet tall in swamps, and a little under 10 feet in lakes or rivers)
sound like a lot of work?? wait till you see the yield
Awesome diagram man. I'd say it definitely sums up this concept well. And those buds are looking pretty frosty too!
