Swamp Growing (Help!)

[Pandor]

I have 80 Dieselryders going in 20 3 gallon pots (4 each, will remove males). Growing them outdoors in a swamp for stealth reasons. They are vegging along nicely.

Will they be completely consumed by mold when they start to flower? Should I move them or spray them with antimold spray?

All help and Swamp growing hints appreciated

 

[SomeOldGuy]

...mind if i tag along for a few answers myself?

peace, SOG

 

[niceeven]

I cannot help you as I have the same potential predicament and just like SomeOldGuy I would be thrilled to get some answers myself!

Short answer: From what I understand no, not as long as there is plenty of light to take care of the dew early on and in the same fashion causes any moisture (rain) on the flowers to dry quickly. So from what I understand growing in a swamp in the shade would be asking for trouble but in the open the proximity of the water, water table, whatever, doe not seem to have the effect of covering our plants with mould. I have seen numerous swamp grow pictures and they all seemed to be fine.

At least I hope!

 

[skullznroses]

I dont think the pots are big enough to leave them in, and then move at harvest time. They will grow into the ground if you let them, and I think that is best for the correct large growth. Best bet is to put them somewhere and leave them I think. Transporting plants is really tough, and a great way to damage or hurt them. I think you just prune them to be off the ground... plant them on a mound if possible and let nature take its course. Im not sure of maintenance that can keep mold away. Everybody has some tricks for this or that, but honestly hope there is no mold in the air or in the soil that you bring with you.

 

[hamstring]

WOW , in my opinion the pots are way to small.

Many questions have to be answered also. I know sometimes we can be very negative on these forums but I have to ask some questions and other more experienced swamp growers can jump in with answers.

1. Is this a swamp or a marsh? I refer to a marsh as having some dry land but the true definition is a swamp has woody plants (trees)where a marsh does not it has grasses and sedges and less standing water.
2. Is there standing water everywhere or do you have tracts of cattails and grasses?
If you have some semi dry land I would cut the bottom out of the containers and let the roots spread their toes—freedom!!!. Your yields will increase greatly maybe double.

Dieselryders-I am guessing an auto version of diesel so my assumption (never grown the strain) is it will not have the bud density of other strains and this will favor you also. Problem is I don’t know squat about the strain so it could be a mold magnet need someone with strain experience to jump in.

I grow in marsh and lowlands but have never grown swamp bucket style but I have had plants in full flower growing in 2ft of water, due to flooding, and as long as there is full sun I see no problems. Of course it requires due diligence you must keep an eye on them and be ready to spray if needed.

 

[moondawg]

Im with hamstring and skullnzroses on container size. My experience is an oz per gallon and by the time theyre 3' tall youll be watering every day and the soil in the pot will mimic air temps - 90 degrees =nute leaching and hermitown.

Just my 2 cents, but swamps are low lying area's and cold air settles in low lying areas along with fog. In fact by late summer/fall, the water around the swamp will be warm and the air cool= fog until lunch everyday and hello mould, pm and everything else.

Some strains can handle swamp/ cold conditions but not many.

 

[MJBadger]

I dont think the pots are big enough to leave them in, and then move at harvest time. They will grow into the ground if you let them, and I think that is best for the correct large growth. Best bet is to put them somewhere and leave them I think. Transporting plants is really tough, and a great way to damage or hurt them. I think you just prune them to be off the ground... plant them on a mound if possible and let nature take its course. Im not sure of maintenance that can keep mold away. Everybody has some tricks for this or that, but honestly hope there is no mold in the air or in the soil that you bring with you.

I have no experience of swamps but skulls has already hit on a few good points .
On OG there used to be a grower called greenz that heavily grew swamp with some amazing results & i always remember the lovely plants & results he had .
He always grew in pots with knocked-out bottoms to keep the plants from being water logged but the roots were able to get into the water & this resulted in never having to water them & he only needed to feed them with stuff already stashed nearby . He was a brave man considering the mosquitos but hard work pays for a good crop of bud .

Wish you well , keep it safe .

 

[Pandor]

Im with hamstring and skullnzroses on container size. My experience is an oz per gallon and by the time theyre 3' tall youll be watering every day and the soil in the pot will mimic air temps - 90 degrees =nute leaching and hermitown.

Just my 2 cents, but swamps are low lying area's and cold air settles in low lying areas along with fog. In fact by late summer/fall, the water around the swamp will be warm and the air cool= fog until lunch everyday and hello mould, pm and everything else.

Some strains can handle swamp/ cold conditions but not many.

It's autos so they will finish early and will never reach 3 feet. 1-2 feet perhaps. The buckets have drainage holes so I don't need to water the buckets. Thanks for the advice anyway. I´m considering moving them.

 

[Plant n Prosper]

Hoping I can help out...

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