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Post by imonyse on Sept 27, 2013 2:59:50 GMT
I have a south facing garden that will receive 7-8 hours ( about 09:00 ~ 17:00 ) of direct sun during the growing season. But a building sitting in front of my house will create shade during the coldest months ( can get as low as -17c at night, with day temperature stays below freezing sometimes ).
Wind is often not a problem as the strongest winds are from the north, and my house will create good protection.
I have read Carl Mazur's blog (zone6b.wordpress.com), and planning to build something similar.
I would mulch my bog with pine needles, but worried about been frozen solid for weeks because of the annual shade.
I'm planning to grow all the temperate Drosera, Sarracenia and of course, VFTs.
I was wondering if anyone has similar growing condition and would love to hear any suggestions.
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Post by imonyse on Oct 27, 2013 12:38:57 GMT
So, I decide to figure it out by myself. The bog is done, and we shall see how my hardy plants continue with our winter.
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Post by sflynn on Nov 1, 2013 15:06:56 GMT
If the plants go into dormancy it should work, does the bog get any light in winter? People in warm climates will remove the rhizome of temperate plants and place them in refrigerators, and the plants definitely do not get much light in there. The only other problem would be how much light the bog gets in spring when the plants are coming out of dormancy.
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Post by imonyse on Mar 10, 2014 5:17:12 GMT
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Post by tanukimo on Mar 10, 2014 5:19:49 GMT
Interesting. Where are you from? The East Coast?
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Post by imonyse on Mar 10, 2014 12:05:44 GMT
Interesting. Where are you from? The East Coast? I'm from Beijing, China.
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Post by tanukimo on Mar 10, 2014 23:59:25 GMT
Oh I see, I was just wondering because it seemed like it was a cold place if you needed to mulch the plants. I hope to see pictures of your bog once the plants start growing.
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Post by imonyse on Mar 11, 2014 9:15:09 GMT
Oh I see, I was just wondering because it seemed like it was a cold place if you needed to mulch the plants. I hope to see pictures of your bog once the plants start growing. Thanks. This winter is somewhat warmer (the lowest temperature is -12 C, with only one week stay below freezing during the day), but extremely dry. We have 98 days (from Nov. 1 to Feb. 7) without rain or snow. The threat of frost usually ends in the middle of March, hope my plants will have a nice growing season then.
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Post by sykosarah on Mar 12, 2014 2:00:22 GMT
That should be ok for Venus flytraps, but what kind of pitcher plants were you growing? I would guess sarracenia from the temperatures, but since you live in Asia I would imagine nepenthes would be easier to obtain, though I can't imagine any surviving a week in temperatures that low.
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Post by imonyse on Mar 13, 2014 0:59:28 GMT
That should be ok for Venus flytraps, but what kind of pitcher plants were you growing? I would guess sarracenia from the temperatures, but since you live in Asia I would imagine nepenthes would be easier to obtain, though I can't imagine any surviving a week in temperatures that low. Yes, nepenthes are easier to obtain, but difficult to thrive without a terrarium in my place(summers are hot for highlands, winter are too cold for lowlands). I grow a few tough nepenthes indoors, pitcher plants outside are North American species, of course.
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Post by sykosarah on Mar 13, 2014 6:22:08 GMT
Ah, that makes sense. Good old trumpet pitchers can tolerate much colder temperatures than any nepenthes.
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Post by imonyse on Apr 20, 2014 7:40:01 GMT
Updates, oreophila are the first to grow! An unkown hybrid's flower: Sundews: And flytraps:
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Post by tanukimo on Apr 20, 2014 7:52:13 GMT
Nice photos! It looks like you have a lot of room for your plants. And congratulations on the flower.
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Post by partisangardener on Jul 21, 2014 19:17:04 GMT
Nice bog In cold climate winter sun can be a problem for green plants. Many plants with green leafs fare better with shading. Many plants which are supposed to have died from frost were dried by the winter sun. If you are able to cover them against too much wind you will succeed with your attempt.
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