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Post by prmills on May 28, 2008 15:54:28 GMT -5
So I created my first mini-bog out of a small plastic garbage can I'm hoping it will work, the wind lately doesn't like the s. Judith Hindle's all that well, but I'm working on trying to block it. Nothing special, so here's the pic:
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Post by dvg on May 28, 2008 16:03:34 GMT -5
That's looking good. I might have to try something like that. Right now my pots are a lot smaller than that one, but yours is kind of along the lines of 2ns. Keep us posted on how it looks in midsummer and in September.
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Post by Syble on May 29, 2008 21:19:54 GMT -5
looking good. Try not to worry too much about judith in the wind. All the pitchers she throws up from now on will be more wind tollerant... I went through it with all the plants in the bog when they were first planted, stressed out as they flopped over, then the next crop of pitchers were much better. Sib
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Post by Rug on Oct 16, 2008 17:29:58 GMT -5
None of these plants require a high humidity! Only that their siol be kept wet to moist at all times.
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Post by hal on Jan 18, 2009 23:08:20 GMT -5
prmills - How are you overwintering the mini-bog? I'm trying to decide between an in-ground bog or containers. My one concern with containers is they might freeze all the way through, although I suppose I could bury them in the fall and mulch them. If yours overwinter OK in Edmonton, I should be fine using your method here in tropical Toronto
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jan 19, 2009 0:15:55 GMT -5
Yes prmills, answer hal's question, i live in toronto too!
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Post by prmills on Jan 19, 2009 0:46:28 GMT -5
I wish I could tell you guys. With the wind we get up here, and kid (my own and neighbours) interferance and all... it didn't last too long, I ended up up rooting them and bringing them back inside. Honestly, I've got no idea how to over winter out here esp when it hits -45C, nothing stays warm... It's a project this year I'm going to be working on since I have more plants. But I'm sure I'll still bring it inside over the winter. Sorry for the lack of help
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Post by brian on Jan 19, 2009 5:34:48 GMT -5
I would most definitely set them in the ground flush, then mulch for the winter. Above ground containers will lose heat from all sides and end up as cold as the ambient temperature. In ground and mulched the temperature reaches zero C and stays there all winter. Damage to VFTs seems to start with even a brief exposure to minus 5 C.
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Post by khoas on Jan 19, 2009 5:49:41 GMT -5
Just suggestion, put some terristal Utric in. It act like lawn binding the potting mix together and control stuff like fungus gnat breeding in the peat.
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