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Post by ozzy on Mar 7, 2008 20:11:14 GMT
My bog is about to enter it's second year. I just bought some sarrs from flytrapshop.com for the bog. The price was so cheap I couldn't resist. Here's some pics.  S. alata black throat x S. flava rubricorpora  S. leucophylla 'Titan'  S. minor 'Okee Giant'    I know it don't look like much now, but wait until spring. I already have 4 sarr flowers starting. I'll post more pics of this this summer. If you haven't already put your order in you better hurry, these are amazing plants at a amazing price. I don't remember all the sarrs he had on sale, but I only bought 3 clones. S. alata black throat x S. flava rubricorpora S. leucophylla 'Titan' S. minor 'Okee Giant' Thanks Andrew. |
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Post by kchace1 on Mar 9, 2008 14:09:44 GMT
Hello, a newbie question here. Do you place those roots straight down in your bog, or spread them out closer to the surface?
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Post by adnedarn on Mar 9, 2008 15:24:39 GMT
Glad you're happy with them Ozzy  What else is in there? Just more Sarracenia? D. filiformis, D. binata? kchace1- Just use something to dig a hole straight down, or push the media out sideways to produce a hole. Then feed the roots in the hole pushing them down as you go. Then back fill around the plant. Although, if you're using a pot and there isn't enough room to put all those roots straight down, I wrap them around the bottom of the pot then fill with media and the plants grow just fine for me. Andrew |
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Post by kchace1 on Mar 10, 2008 1:38:26 GMT
Thanks for your help adnedarn. Ozzy, what zone are you in?
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Post by ozzy on Mar 10, 2008 6:20:04 GMT
Yeah what Adnedarn said. To tell you the truth, I just dig a hole and drop it in. Then pat the dirt down around it. I don't really baby them as much as most people.
I live in zone 8. I'm in NC about 35 miles north of Myrtle Beach, 1 mile from the ocean and 10 miles from the famous Green Swamp.
Most of the plants are booty I got from last years NASC auction. There are also plants I bought from you last year. I have a Dana's delight and Ladies in waiting I bought from the UNC greenhouse.
I'll try to get a complete list for you but just off the top of my head, I have the plants named above , S.flava, S.flava X purpurea, D.capensis, D. binata (they survived the winter) D.filiformis, A ping (I forgot the name) A walmart vft, and all those vft's and D.capilaris I snatched from the bulldozer last year. I have a byblis that I hope comes back from seeds. Theres other stuff in there I just can't remember. I'll have to go read my tags and write them down. I also have a colony of fire ants that have taken up residency, but I figured that are carnivorous, so what harm can they do. They will keep the pests down and will also become sundew food. Only problem I see is they don't really like me messing in my own bog.
I'll try to get that list for you.
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Post by ozzy on Mar 10, 2008 6:32:13 GMT
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Post by kchace1 on Mar 10, 2008 23:31:28 GMT
I found your pictures interesting, love seeing other's projects. Sometimes, I wish i had a digital camera. May someday..
I'm trying an outside-in-ground bog. This year shall be interesting for me.
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Post by ozzy on Mar 11, 2008 14:08:58 GMT
You should be able to have an inground bog in Mi with little trouble. You just need to make the right choice of plants and in the winter cover it with about a foot of pine straw. Use only pine straw because leaves or any other straw will do more harm than good.
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Post by kchace1 on Mar 11, 2008 16:49:45 GMT
At first I wanted every thing to just stay in the bog for winter, because I mess with too many others plants in the fall. My plans were to insulate with pine needles. But I'm rethinking on that. Might put some in pots and store them in our unattached garage, it's not heated, but insulated. It did freeze in there a couple of times this winter, to about 20 F. Living a couple hundred miles south would be nice, but this is home!
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Post by ozzy on Mar 11, 2008 17:52:29 GMT
I lived in Ohio for 5 1/2 years. I was 1000 ft from lake erie. I had a bog with sarrs, sundews and vft's. They did great.
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Post by gaduke on Mar 12, 2008 10:52:37 GMT
Do the bog, its a lot easier to take care of than a bunch of pots.
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Post by kchace1 on Mar 12, 2008 22:05:22 GMT
Okay, that's what i'll do and quite worrying about it! I really won't be able to bring a bunch of pots in anyway with out a couple of "looks" from my poor husband. Plus, on the reasonable side, i just don't need any more fall work....
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Post by ozzy on Mar 14, 2008 19:29:08 GMT
A bog is the only way to go. I love just being able to walk out and see what's growing. No daily watering. I haven't watered it since I built it, only at first to get the peat damp. Just throw the plants out there and let them do what they were intended to do. I have a colony of nice fire ants that seems to always be hunting in the bog, so I don't worry too much about pests.
I can't figure out why people like putting these plants in pots.
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Post by kchace1 on Mar 15, 2008 14:18:28 GMT
Among some of my readings, some people say their plants get bigger, if they over winter them in a more sheltered area. That's a reason why I was rethinking my plans. Of course I want the biggest and best with the absolute least work! That's not life tho...
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Post by timv on Mar 17, 2008 1:53:31 GMT
In some areas outside just won't do. We're right by the beach, and the wind covers everything with dust and mites and mealy bug. Also, the water is very high in TDS and it doesn't rain for 6-8 months of the year.
Nice bog you have there, though!
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What else is in there? Just more Sarracenia? D. filiformis, D. binata?
