Hey guys,
One of my plots is in a swamp area. This is going to be my low-maintenance plot (I've already got a few others that will require more of my attention).
I was going to build my own smart pots/swamp tubes (chicken wire frame covered with burlap fabric -- just a circle with the bottom still open) to set on too of the wet, swampy ground and fill with soil.
I was thinking of making them just a foot tall and about 3.5feet in circumference, which is only about 7 gallons of soil. My normal, in-ground holes are about 50 gallons of soil.
I figure that because the roots will be reaching down to the swampy soil beneath the homemade pots, the pots won't need to be as big to produce comparable yields (I shoot for at least 8 oz per plant, but always try for a pound or more). Is 7 gallons sufficient for a swamp tube, or do they need to be considerably bigger to meet my goals/match my 50 gallon holes?
(Keep in mind that the swamp will have the most sunlight of any of my plots, so I'm hoping that and the constant moisture will help level the playing field)
One of my plots is in a swamp area. This is going to be my low-maintenance plot (I've already got a few others that will require more of my attention).
I was going to build my own smart pots/swamp tubes (chicken wire frame covered with burlap fabric -- just a circle with the bottom still open) to set on too of the wet, swampy ground and fill with soil.
I was thinking of making them just a foot tall and about 3.5feet in circumference, which is only about 7 gallons of soil. My normal, in-ground holes are about 50 gallons of soil.
I figure that because the roots will be reaching down to the swampy soil beneath the homemade pots, the pots won't need to be as big to produce comparable yields (I shoot for at least 8 oz per plant, but always try for a pound or more). Is 7 gallons sufficient for a swamp tube, or do they need to be considerably bigger to meet my goals/match my 50 gallon holes?
(Keep in mind that the swamp will have the most sunlight of any of my plots, so I'm hoping that and the constant moisture will help level the playing field)