what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??

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gowing238

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what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??
« on: March 11, 2010, 22:05 »
I have a small patch of boggy land on my plot and was wondering if anything would favour/ tolerate those conditions? Or should i just deck it!!?? :nowink:
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Re: what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 22:18 »
Cranberries would love it if the soil is acid  :D :D :D
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Re: what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2010, 01:21 »
Blueberries don't mind some dampness but not outright sloppy soil.

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Re: what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2010, 01:46 »
Celeriac?... First thing to do when it stops raining is to go and water the celeriac  so they say
Put a mound of horse poo or compost in/on it and stick a pumpkin on top?
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Re: what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2010, 08:41 »
Pond or bog garden. Frogs on your plot will eat up slugs.

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Re: what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2010, 09:00 »
I have a patch  like that in full sun that I ridged with manure, topped with soil and grew
squash and ridge cucumbers with excellent results. I shall use it for celery this year.
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Re: what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2010, 10:18 »
rice???!!!  ;)
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Re: what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2010, 16:51 »
Leeks like a lot of water - don't know about 'boggy' though, as truely boggy soil will have very little air in it.

I guess that watercress would do well.

I throw jerusalem artichokes where nothing else will grow - they certainly don't mind getting very wet in the summer - might be worth a try if you like them, although they might not come to anything.

Might be worth investing the time/money/effort to drain your marsh, or perhaps turn it into a 'bog-garden'.

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Re: what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2010, 16:52 »
Alternatively build raised beds on the top.

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Re: what fruit/ veg doesnt mind boggy ground!??
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2010, 19:38 »
Celery is essentially a bog plant,
not grown it myself before but have bought seeds this year and have read they quite like a boggy patch(not sure how boggy they like it though
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