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Post by Devon on Dec 20, 2009 8:56:23 GMT -5
Hey everyone, I think I might have founf a place in my backyard for a small in-ground minibog. I would like to know what plants don't need very much winter protection... I know that purpurea would be fine.. but I'd like to add other plants as well. Any ideas? Thanks,
Devon.B
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Post by hal on Dec 20, 2009 9:16:49 GMT -5
Most of the sarrs will do fine. Flava, oreophila, rubra especially. The more southern varieties may need a lot of winter protection. The temperate dews, too: intermedia, rotudifolia and filiformis. P. vulgaris as well. Some people have also had success with flytraps as long as they're well protected. You're up near Ottawa, so may be best to start with the more northern species.
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Post by Devon on Dec 20, 2009 10:33:25 GMT -5
awsome! I can't wait, now I just need to figure out if there is enought light. Thankyou very much hal and Pet.
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Post by petmantis on Dec 20, 2009 10:53:49 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, 6+ hours of direct sunlight is good. good luck!
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Post by Devon on Dec 20, 2009 13:46:53 GMT -5
thanks Pet! So apparently to my mom it get's full sunlight from noon until about 8.... is afternoon sun strong enough? thanks!
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Post by mabudon on Dec 20, 2009 14:12:07 GMT -5
That's easily enough light to grow pretty much anything, you would be fine putting plants in such a place. D.filiformis and S.flava are great choices to start outdoor growing in my opinion, but pretty much anything besides S.minor and S.psittacina should be fine
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Post by Devon on Dec 20, 2009 14:34:19 GMT -5
awsome, I will make a little plan on paint and show you guys then... teehee
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Post by Devon on Dec 20, 2009 14:47:01 GMT -5
slright, so this is my cra[py design for my bog. The big circles are random sarrs and the small ones are drosera... lol
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Post by canadaone on Dec 20, 2009 15:38:24 GMT -5
Devon: Dig a hole in a sunny place at least two and a half feet cubic feet deep that is a lot of dirt by the way. (sorry, an old coot like me still thinks in English measurement) and then I reccomend you line the hole with styrofoam (you can get those styrofoam wormmies and peanuts) so that styrofoam is at least four inches thick on all sides. Then line the hole with plastic with holes in the bottom for drainage. Fill hole with peat moss and perlite mixture. Plant sarrs, drosera and pings. Keep wet with distilled water and hope your mother goes for it all. In fall, mulch with at least five inches of pine needles. Keep bog covered with LOTS of snow, it is a great insulator. It should be fine to come back year after year.
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Post by Devon on Dec 20, 2009 16:10:03 GMT -5
alright, thanks, but I think I'll work with a pond liner instead, if that works. Thanks Cathy! are there any Canadaian native pings out there? or ones that can withstand canadian climates?? That'd be cool. Also I have a question, I was telling my mom about this and she though it would be great, but she's worried about the water usage. my question is, will the rain keep it wet enough if it is a waterlogged bog, with a few holes on the edges incase of too mcuh rain? would that work? I don't want to water it too often.... thanks,
Devon.B
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Post by doug on Dec 20, 2009 19:11:46 GMT -5
What I do to collect water is: I use the plastic snow toboggans that the kids use these days to go sliding down the hill in the winter, to collect rain water in the summer. I store up the water in some 5 gallon pails, and use it for my bogs.
And yes I have some native pings that will do nicely outside in your area. Doug Stewart
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Post by Devon on Dec 20, 2009 19:24:09 GMT -5
sweet, thanks. I can't wait, I'm so exited! haha.
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Post by petmantis on Dec 20, 2009 19:37:15 GMT -5
One more thing you need: Get a motion sensor, attach it to a machine gun (or your choice of death&destruction tools) and...voila! No more squirrels digging up precious rhizomes
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Post by Devon on Dec 20, 2009 20:20:28 GMT -5
hahaha.... I wish
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Post by Syble on Dec 20, 2009 21:14:20 GMT -5
if you live in an urban area squirrels will be a problem, ask rug, lloyd or anyone else that has grown cps out of doors in the burbs. fortunately on my farm if a tree rat strays this far from the bush the cats make sure he never makes that or any other mistake again lol. if you are concerned about keeping your bog wet, i recommend digging it deep! mine is almost 3 feet deep, maybe more. Its also lined with pond liner, but there are no holes. Its been going strong for 3 or 4 years now? doing well. Sib
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