possible flood plain

[plinkerdink420]

hello all... i'm a newbie from the midwest United States

was out scouting yesterday and came upon a nice secluded field with alot of grass and sparse trees... the soil is a "washed out" orange clay with standing water here and there...

i would like to use this spot because of its location and security... it's very dirty and uncomfortable getting back there..

i plan of mixing my soil, putting it in buckets and transporting it out there prior to bringing the plants out...

my question is this... if i were to, say, cut out the bottom of the pails to try and give my ladies some room to spread, well... would that be a good idea with the dense clay saturated with water? there is also a sewage treatment plant nearby... although i can smell the sewage in the air, the actual water on the ground and in the nearby stream do not have that smell

another question, somewhat unrelated... i have some olivia's cloning gel i accidentally let freeze in my trunk a few months ago and have been afraid to use it... is it any good?

thank you

 

[tokinjoe]

Plinker

I have a place somewhat similar to the one you describe. You should be ok planting there as long as you use containers. Planting in this wet soil will be futile as you'll most certainly have root rot if the water stands in there and it floods. In these types of areas, most trees don't grow well so be sure to put your plant against a backdrop of thick bushes and they should have sufficient camo. Just be mindful of where the sun is and which side of the bottom it shines on. Not sure about the gel. Good luck. Peace.

 

[plinkerdink420]

thanks joe... there are clumps of small trees here and there i was gonna use as a backdrop, and i was also planning on guilla-in up the buckets with some glue and dead grass... then i was gonna tie down the plants so that their unmistakable shape isn't so apparent

what i was asking really... but wasn't too clear about, is if i were to plant the clones into the 5 gal buckets and cut the bottoms out of the pail... then just disturb the earth a little and set the buckets down on top so that almost the entire bucket is above ground... will the root zone inside the buckets be able to take in enough oxygen to sustain the rest, while whatever is below the bucket can siphon up a virtually unlimited water supply... will the roots still rot in this situation, i mean, does every part of the root zone need oxygen to keep from rotting...

 

[tokinjoe]

Plinker, there are many others on here that can answer this question far better than I can. If there is a chance of flooding there, I would want the plants (possibly) on a cement block ideally. I know from experience you don't want the roots submerged in water. I found this out the hard way. My problem wasn't so much standing water as it was the waterline 3 inches under the soil. Don't waste your time cutting corners, go ahead and take the time and do the work to do it right. I would go with at least 7 gallon, if not 10 gallon containers..Good luck. TJ

 

[plinkerdink420]

thanks for your help joe... i think i will take your advice and bump up to 10 gal. grow containers... just because i'm a stubbord a**... i may try just a couple the way i was asking to see what happens... a curse of mine is that i usually end up learning the hard way

 

[tokinjoe]

HAHA. Damn the curse! Go ahead, it can't hurt. Peace. TJ

 

[Guest]

I suggest if you are trying to get a huge yeild, you do it like this!

http://www.overgrow.com/edge/showthread.php?threadid=463446

These containers this guy built probably could be setup to be plumbed from a res you built, and then take some stress off ya for about a 100.00 and you will never have to haul shit all over the place!