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Post by petmantis on Mar 19, 2010 20:45:57 GMT -5
I managed to get a huge bale of peat (109 litres, i think. should last me several decades ) at Walmart for 5$.
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Post by Devon on Mar 19, 2010 21:04:14 GMT -5
woah! That'sa lot cheapre then I thought! Thanks guys! I though peat moss would be like $50, or something.. I must have gotten mixed up with LFS or something...
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Post by hal on Mar 19, 2010 21:20:19 GMT -5
dvg is right. I started one last spring and by August I'd run out of space. It is probably double the size of yours, too, Devon.
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Post by vraev on Mar 19, 2010 21:38:30 GMT -5
I am not joking Devon. I am serious that you should indeed try a ceph in there. Remember cephs are also found in temperate climate. The only issue would be winter might be too cold...so u might want to cover it up well.
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Post by Syble on Mar 19, 2010 22:35:11 GMT -5
you always need more bog space! I have to double mine this year, and mines already huge lolha Sib
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Post by Devon on Mar 19, 2010 22:40:31 GMT -5
wow, I never would have though of a ceph. well, I guess I have to dig it a lot bigger! Thanks again everyone!
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Post by dvg on Mar 20, 2010 12:16:34 GMT -5
I tend to agree with Petmantis on the Ceph in the bog issue. The key words here are: "if you're willing to spare a ceph, go for it!" A Ceph would be much hardier if grown outside, but until someone actually successfully overwinters one in a Canadian bog, the jury is still out on that one. dvg
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Post by Devon on Mar 20, 2010 12:21:48 GMT -5
maybe I shall be the first, to al least try and over winter it in a cnadaian bog. that would be cool. I highly doubt it would survive, maybe grow back from it's roots... but that would still be considered a success, right? and yeah.. it would be lots of work..... I do have lots of ceph root cutting stirkes, I will save one until it is a bigger size with a good root system, and do all that stuff that Petmantis said.
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Post by Devon on Mar 20, 2010 12:44:25 GMT -5
yep! I think it will take several years though.. for the ceph to get a nice roots system, with mature pitchers... and getting it ready and stuff, for the outdoors. ;D
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Post by dvg on Mar 20, 2010 12:55:37 GMT -5
One thing that makes the Ceph in the bog seem plausible is that some growers have reported their Cephs being in freezing temps overnight or even for a few days, with their Cephs surviving.
Now whether the Ceph in the bog will actually thrive or merely survive, is another matter.
But lots of mulching material will be necessary to turn this experiment into a success.
If you decide to go ahead with this experiment, good luck with it.
dvg
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Post by petmantis on Mar 20, 2010 12:58:14 GMT -5
Once again, Doug mentioned that cephs can survive the freezing temps for merely a day or two. Now, try to imagine 6 months of that (or at least, close to freezing, with the mulch.)
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Post by Devon on Mar 20, 2010 13:00:02 GMT -5
gonna need lots of mulch!
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Post by dvg on Mar 20, 2010 13:02:41 GMT -5
Sounds like we are gonna have to offer up a Ceph as sacrifice to the Ceph gods, all in the name of science. Hopefully they smile down on our mortal blunderings. ;D
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Post by dvg on Mar 20, 2010 16:47:05 GMT -5
Pet, it's always a good idea to tempt the gods with a sacrificial offering from time to time, just to ensure that they still are even paying attention to us anymore, and haven't indeed dozed off, gone on vacation or left us to some equally worst fate.
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Post by carnivoure12 on Mar 20, 2010 17:23:58 GMT -5
Pet, it's always a good idea to tempt the gods with a sacrificial offering from time to time, just to ensure that they still are even paying attention to us anymore, and haven't indeed dozed off, gone on vacation or left us to some equally worst fate. Indeed, sacrifices are good, just look at dvg's plants, only at the cost of a few missing neighbours around dvg's vicinity. They can't resist being lured into his basement with fresh baked apple pie, and a lead pipe in the other hand.
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