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Post by mrobey on May 11, 2010 2:08:50 GMT
We had lots (and lots) of rain in March..you can see the bog flooded somewhat...nice red/purple coloration on last season's pitchers! By May 5th, the water receded, and the S. Purpureas started new growth with many flower stalks. Literally thousands of Droseras coming out of dormancy (Intermedia, Filliformis and Rotundifolia)....We weeded out a couple of bushels of invasive grasses that were obscuring the plants. Here's the photobucket link s804.photobucket.com/albums/yy321/mrobey/Kyles%20Bog%20at%20New%20Pond%20Farm/ |
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Post by brokken on May 11, 2010 20:38:59 GMT
Nice huge bog. It's not a bog garden. It's just plainly - a bog. Cool natural setting too.  |
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Post by jfowler on May 12, 2010 23:16:57 GMT
Excellent! They really look happy. I'm heartened that it turned out so well. I think the fence helped... Keep the pictures coming.
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Post by rocktroll on Feb 21, 2011 21:18:21 GMT
How do you navigate between the plants without to much compaction of the soil?
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Post by mrobey on Feb 28, 2011 21:31:57 GMT
We use boards...1" X 10" and about 8 feet long. We just lay the board on the bog, walk or crawl out, do our weeding, and remove the board. Some plants get temporarity smooshed , but the recover in a day.
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Post by buckcity on Mar 1, 2011 0:23:22 GMT
Wish all Sarracenia bogs were to be fenced and protected.
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Post by DroseraBug on Mar 1, 2011 2:57:49 GMT
Oh nice! I would be interested to see if you can find any pitcher plant midges (Metriocnemus knabi) or mosquitoes in the pitchers. I bet so. Looks like you would get muddy looking though. Beautiful plants. Thanks for sharing.
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Myles
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Post by Myles on Mar 4, 2011 0:59:52 GMT
god I love that setup!!! Thank you for sharing now was this artificially made a while back? |
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