diff --git a/ingest/models.py b/ingest/models.py
index 60bfcd5..f14df15 100644
--- a/ingest/models.py
+++ b/ingest/models.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Dataset(models.Model):
     technique = models.CharField(max_length=256, blank=True)
     other = models.CharField(max_length=256, blank=True)
     abstract = models.CharField(max_length=3000)
-    methods = models.CharField(max_length=256, blank=True)
+    methods = models.CharField(max_length=1000, blank=True)
     technicalinfo = models.CharField(max_length=256, blank=True)
     sheet = models.ForeignKey(Sheet, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, blank=True, null=True)
     specimen_ingest_method_4 = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True) # this is not a proper fk. this is just to avoid adding a join table.