Alright here's a great method of growing,designed especially for swamp/bog growing.this tube system was developed in the gulf islands region,basically the problem out there is that the soil is very rocky and not very fertile,as a result they needed to figure out a way to grow in swamps which they have a lot of.They go out to a swampy area,chop the vegetation off the top of the soil,then they chop it up a little.Then they take hog wire fence(this is a special wire that is about 5 feet high with small holes at the bottom and larger holes at the top.)First cut the top 2 feet off the wire(the part with the biggest holes)Then with the remaining 3 feet of fence,make a circle(tube,hoop)about 2,2.5feet in diameter,and stick it 6 inches down into the swamp,and firmly secure it in this shape with a pair of plyers.Then take heavy duty black polyethelene available at most hardware stores,and line the inside of the tube with it,go around the perimeter like 1.5 to 2 times folding the extra plastic over the top of the wire to keep it in place.NOTE:you are only lining the perimeter,and leaving the bottom open.next you fill the tube with about 2/3 of a 3.8 cubic foot bale of peat moss.This stuff has great capillary action,and holds water well.this is the base of your soil,it's really up to you what you use for nutrient value.these guys grow organic,and use blood meal,bone meal,fresh seaweed,sunflower seeds hulls,composted chicken/turky manure,bat guano,kelp meal, compost and pretty much anything else organic they can get there hands on.They water with organic teas ebery couple of weeks as well.Now out where i live i have to make substitutions,and you can use chemilcal ferts too,just use something designed for hydroponic use ie.. not mirical grow! so the salts build up slower.you can add perlite and vermiculite as well,but not requiered.KEEP IN MIND...that this mix is quite acidic as is the swamp water/ground,so you will need to add between 5 to 10 pounds of dolimitc lime,depending on the exact soil recipe you used.make sure you mix the soil very well and your pretty much set.you should end up with a 2.5foot diameter X2.5 foot high planter full of nutrient soil.the concept is that the small roots derive most of the nutrients from the contents of the tube,while the plant will put a tap root down into the swamp,and be supplied with unlimited water.The result is an extremly large plant,once it starts to grow you can re-attatch the top 2 feet of the hog wire around the top of the tube and stick the lower branches out the holes,this keeps the plant upright and also causes the lower branches to get lots of light,and produce same size buds as the middle of the plant.This method will produce extremely large plants,which will yeild an excess of a pound per plant,making the work well worthwhile.these guys plant 12 plant gardens that often yeild in the range of 10lbs.Any ways i hope i did'nt forget anything,so get out in those swamps and over grow the goverment .i hope every one enjoys this

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Hey Brad that's some good stuff. I am planning my outdoor and this would help with grows around any lake/runoff areas that get flooded sometimes. Looking for the perfect spot now

i posted similar info @ overgrow,thread entitled "growin in a muddy swamp".i use the method with good results.lots o' lime is needed.

well some of the info i got from you a while back,and some was from another friend on these boards,this is my first year doing these,and were doing 24 in 2 diffrent swamps, so we gotta buy a lot of lime

Just thoght i would put this up again for the newbies and the older members,this is the best method 4 a dry summer,use at least 5 to 10 pounds of lime!!!!!!have fun kiddies!!!!

Nice work Brad.

Thinking of giving this a shot.

I gotta Bump this thread,the info here is GOLD!
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How much lime per tube of peat are you talking here?

what kind of wire was that? Iguess any wire strong enough to hold the soil in would work. maybe some rebar posts to hold it in the ground? Thanks for the info.