Hello DGC,
I live in Michigan and grow under the rec law currently. My father who just turned 71 was wondering if he could grow cannabis in the bog area in his koi pond. If you look at the pictures, the bog is where you see the Tuba and limestone separate the koi pond from the bog. There is a small river that pumps fresh moving water through that area. Small koi and other water creatures can go back and forth between the koi pond and bog area. My question can I just drop 25 gallons fabric pots in the bog area and let them grow. I currently use Coco Coir with my salt based nutrients REMOs line. I wouldn’t use nutrients since that would affect the koi. I don’t want to kill the fish but wonder if they is going to be enough nutrients for full cycle. Those fabric pots would just have Coco Coir and nothing else. Also the pond gets full sun all day at well. What’s the DGC’s view on this? I would love to hear from Scotty, The Dude and Guru about this one too. Let me know your thoughts on this people’s. If my dad and I do this, I will definitely keep everyone updated with pictures and what not throughout. Stay Elevated everyone and Happy growing.
That’s a beautiful setup. The issue with coco would be salts with the koi. Life in coco has limitations and is not as friendly as a soil would be. I’m not saying it can’t be done with coco, but the amount of work needed, it probably wouldn’t be as full proof or fun for your father. I could see a badass aquaponics grow in your father’s pond. You’d want a living/amended soil container with dual root zone going into the bog. Let the fish and microbes feed the plants from below while worms and microbes are doing work up above.
Thanks for the response man. What type of soil should I get for him. What about planting them in the bog with no container. The bog has pea rock and based on how old the pond is I’m sure there is a lot of good stuff in there for feed the plants. The bog is about 8 inches deep of water but can be changed easy. Thinking bottom half of pot would be in water while the top half would be dry or mostly dry. Thoughts?
Great lakes water only soil is a great Michigan made product.
That is a lovely set-up you have there. Potentially build a few bottomless boxes along the side of the bog and run pumps for aeroponics with a bit of aquaponics too.
Aside from the extreme difficulty to actually pull that off, how about security? Looks pretty noticeable in the neighborhood, yeah?
Thanx for the response man. Check my above response. What’s your thoughts on that? Also security is good. The entire backyard has 6 ft privacy fence. In Michigan under rec law you can have 12 plants outside as long as it’s secure. My dads pretty pumped trying this.
Maybe the clay balls route, so that you don’t loose soil into the water, but they also have an easy path to hydrate. I would be interested to know what the ph constantly sits at, water temp and nutrient load. All three of those can cause problems if out of the desired range. The larger the body of water, the harder it will be to make small adjustments. I do love the look of the yard, plants would make it nirvana.
face palm… lose, not loose.