Swamp Growing?

[Greens]

What I do is jam the containers (or pots) down 3 or 4 inches into the ground. It's pretty easy to do if you cut the bottoms right off, but a little more of a task if there is just holes in the bottom. Also, you can cover the sides with mud and dead vegetation in order to hold it in place, to keep the containers cooler in the heat and for better camo. Also, using wider containers like I use will help prevent tipping (although I had one flipped right over by a deer standing on the side of it, I believe).

In the swamp, you don't have to worry about rabbits, but the deer will still come in there. Fencing works best, but you can make a barrier using fishing line that seems to work fairly well. Just make sure to wrap the line around at different height levels so the deer don't try ducking under it or jumping over it. If there are trees or bushes around, it is pretty easy to do.

Greens

 

[JerryPakul]

I tried somthing along the lines of this last summer...but i just had a garden mound in the swamp..obviously in stealthy manner...but the results were wonderful as they were horribly neglected....
this year im gonna try the same things but with the containers....my question is how much lime should i add to my bucket? or should i lay it down then put the bucket in?
any help would be appreciated
thanks for the time

Jerry

 

[DJ_highst_]

I have not been following this thread, but I stumbled on this Forum on "Bog growing" maybe could help you guys. Sorry if its a repost.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/bog/

Peace_DJ_"Heist"...., lol

 

[OutdoorGrower]

DJ- if only they knew what their fellow growers were planning on putting in bogs.

 

[JerryPakul]

Hey whats up noticed this thread has be slow....
i was wondering how everyones swamp prep is going and what exactly are they doing..even some pictures would be nice

Jerry

 

[PHL8T ME]

OK, to hell with the buckets-had a better idea. Our local compost site has litterally dumptruck loads of FREE compost. So far I've filled 120 5 gal pails and built small "spot" gardens in the swamp. Each garden is about 3'x3' and 2' higher than the almost saturated ground. This should be high enough to keep the majority of roos out of floods and near enough to water. I put out 7 plants three weeks ago and are doing so well, I put out another 6. As long as this compost is free I'm gonna stockpile it!!! Next year is not to far away.

 

[Guest]

that sounds so awesome phl8t, is there any way we could get some visuals of the progress??

 

[PHL8T ME]

Mabey I'm old school (pics=evidence). I don't post pics. Would love to, have the kick ass Kodak cam that can zoom in close-6 megapixel or something....anywho-

The swamp plants in the piles of compost got a good shot of milorganite about three weeks ago and now are almost 5 foot tall. I did put in several pots (to cut down on watering-they are close to home) and those are about 4' tall but they have been pinched several times so they branch.
All in all I think it's going to be a splendid year. Just the fact that there is water year round below these plants is awsome, I havn't had to water them yet!!!!

 

[Shliite]

I planted alogn the edge of a swampy pond, which by the end of the summer is covered almost completely with alge. I only dug about 1.5' diameter holes and about 1.5' deep. I filled with a fox farms/scotts/perlite mix and transplanted my 2-3 week old NLxBB plants. Havent been out to check on them in a while but they shot up a lot before the transplant. I dont have any pots in the ground,, just soil. is this a problem?

 

[KushmanLP]

swamp growing?

swamp growing?

im planning on growing in a swamp this year for my first time and im worried about stunting the grow then i put them into the swamp..im also having a hard time to find dolomite lime in local stores so i was wondering if it is absolutely necessary to add it to the wet muck before putting soil on top. is there any other product i can use to lower the acidity of the wet soil.
im also planning on using large buckets or maybe a some wood to make a square box to keep it drier... can anyone give me some more information on how to make sure my plants stay healthy is helpful...pictures of peoples current swamp grows would be sweet too...
thanks guys
LP