[CannaFunk]

Winds aren't generally too bad in the swamps because of the density of vegetation.

Swamps have so many beneficial insects its insane, I have a swampy area near me I may be able to grow out soon, going to prep it this season for next.

When you have a good Ebb and Flow of water in the swamp and your roots delve down into the organic layer it becomes organic hydroponics

As for the the water being like compost tea, id have to agree, the water Is crawling with every type of organism you can imagine, algae, minerals, etc.

Definitely watching this harvest

[OvergrowDaWorld]

I always stake and trellis my outdoor plants. I got a big GG#4 that was leaning bad and almost blown over by the wind and rainstorm we had yesterday. Theres not a single bud on it yet either. If it had buds on it, it would have been a goner. They were leaning over wicked bad.
The Glues are stretching now so I went and got green metel garden stakes and paracord to hold them steady till I get the trellis today.

AFTER STAKING AND ROPE ~

[two heads]

You can't see it in the pictures but there are a few stakes around the outside of the Root Pouch to keep it from tipping and a few small stakes at the main stem to help prevent leaning of the plant itself. The plant stakes are flexible wrapped wire and the container stakes are whatever sturdy sticks I can find in the swamp. Not as many options in the swamp as in a more accessible grow and I have lost plants to tipping in the past. This year I'm also hoping the tall chicken wire 'fence' helps hold the lower branches higher which will prevent mold and slugs from creeping in from the bottom as well as holding the plant more upright. (I used to do the chicken wire as a non-supportive 'dome').

Swamp grows have their own set of challenges for sure but after more than twenty years with only two total losses (once to rippers at a previous swamp site and once to severe flooding), I like the security and low-visit strategy they allow.

[two heads]

The weight of the moist soil probably also helps keep it in place, along with the fact that inevitably a few inches of the container are embedded in mucky soil. Here's a pic from 2014 of two Blue Velvets that yielded 10 oz dry each. They stood upright all season in spite of their size, though I did lose half a plant to a tipover that year too.

[bestothebest]

I have to agree the swamp water does amazing things

[Dday391]

Those colors are fantastic! That looks awesome man. I'm gonna have to find a swamp in my area and do some exploring haha

[two heads]

We had some strong winds over the last few days so I went out to check on the plants and I'm glad I did. As OvergrowDaWorld guessed, one had tipped over and another was leaning. Here's one of the Sweet Tooths with its tipped over sister:



No damage though. I set it back up and added more stakes around the root pouch. Here are the three Sweet Tooths after, taken from the same vantage point as in July:



Although its pot was upright, one Critical + 2.0 had leaned heavily into the other. I added some stakes within the pot to straighten it up. I can see that some string trellising would be a good idea as they fill out. I'll go back in a week or two to run some strings. Thanks OvergrowDaWorld!

[two heads]

The plants are still early in flowering. Here are the buds of each strain, as of August 24.

Sweet Tooth:





Critical + 2.0:





It will be late September, maybe early October for these I think.

[Scrappy-doo]

Good to see you posting again Two Heads! I loved your threads from years ago, they motivated me to try the swamp out myself. Set and forget, the swamp never fails!

[OvergrowDaWorld]

Originally Posted by two heads

We had some strong winds over the last few days so I went out to check on the plants and I'm glad I did. As OvergrowDaWorld guessed, one had tipped over and another was leaning.
I can see that some string trellising would be a good idea as they fill out. I'll go back in a week or two to run some strings. Thanks OvergrowDaWorld!