dom1234 Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 (edited) Hello, There is a small end of time I had spoken to build a carnivorous plants bog. And well I passed to the act. I selected like place my garden, because it receives only the sun of the morning and of after midday. The peat bog will make 45 cm of depth and 15 cm height (thus 60 cm in all). It will also make 1,2 meter broad and 2 meter length. I envisage to use 13 peat bag of 107 liters (thus 130 $ or 92 euros). There will be no layer of drainage. To build it I have a budget of 300 $ (215 euros). 25 march: 80 cm of snow later I find finally the ground. It is which I will dig it (with the shovel). I remove 5 cold cm of ground (only!) and true work starts. 26 march: 24 hours later, it is dug. It is 45 cm depth. I am now returned has to dig sand, clay and water (.......) Today I build my walls. Me inside And a sarracenia Judith hindle, I will put it inside my bog garden Edited July 19, 2008 by dom1234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas de Lyon Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Hello Dom, being myself french, I think that english is better if you want to be understood on an international forum... :? There are translators on the web, well, not as good as a dictionary, but just try... et... bon courage pour la suite, amuse toi bien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zongyi_yang Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Bonjour. Je suis content pour avoir un autre cper canadien dans le fourms. Mon français est très mauvais. Je serais serviable si vous pouvez écrire votre message dans l'anglais ou dans grammer correct pour que je peux utiliser un traducteur informatique. Quels types de plantes qu'allez-vous placer dans votre marécage ? Je sais que les hivers canadiens sont très froids. Si vous avez des plantes carnivores, je serai heureux d'échanger avec vous. Zongyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Dans un mois environ, je posterais une liste des plantes que je rechercherais. Elle sera vraiment énorme (même les débutants auront surement des plantes qui m'intéressent). Par contre, je les achèterais. Voici les types de plantes qu'il y aura dans ma tourbière: In approximately one month, I would post a list of the plants which I would seek. It will be really enormous (even the beginners will have surely plants which interest me). On the other hand, I would buy them. Here types of plants that there will be in my peat bog: Darlingtonia Dionaea Drosera Pinguicula Sarracenia Utricularia (aquatique et terrestre) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted April 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Update 10 avril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Much as I love my CPs, there is no way I would be outside digging a peat bog in the snow. You must be either very keen or totally mad, possibly both :mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Big bog! :mrgreen: Thread moved to General CP Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 As Aidan says...big bog! But do you really need that much depth? For CPs, I would have thought that a shallower bog would be fine and would save on peat giving financial and environmental benefits. Or are you planning to use the depth as a reservoir by adding inert materials to reduce the requirements for peat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted April 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 My bog garden is only 70 cm deep. I will put only pet moss inside. I live in Canada, we make the peat moss. For 5 feet3 , it is 9,99 $ (6 euros or 4 £) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted May 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 22 avril: J'achète un tuyau de 80 cm de long pour le drainage et un bac en plastique de 80 litres pour faire une petite mare pour les utricularia aquatique. Le tuyaux me coûte 8$ (5 euros) et le bac 11$ (7 euros) . Ma toubière est remplie à moitié de tourbe. Cette semaine (28 avril) j'ai réussi a remplir au 3/4 mon trou avec de l'eau de pluie (à l'aide des gouttières et d'une semaine de pluie). 22 april: I buy a plastic pipes of 80 cm for the drainage and a plastic container of 80 litters for built a small pond. My bog garden is filled to 1/2 of peat. This week (April 28 ) I succeeded has to fill to the 3/4 my hole with rainwater (using the gutters and one week of rain). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 6 May: I think of my tank is redy to receive aquatic utricularia. I just need to test the PH. If all is good, I will add pond life (smalls animals for utricularia) I have also fill my peat bog with 4 bags. She is now half full so today I will go buy last bags. In the week end of 30 April, I have visit all plants shop. I have find only 2 plants: one Dionaea Akai Ryu et 2 drosera binata: One type and the other multifida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 13 Mai: Je viens de recevoir ma principale commande de plantes. Cette commande comporte les plantes carnivores suivantes: 1 Darlingtonia californica 1 Drosera filiformis var. tracyi 1 Dionaea muscipula 2 Pinguicula grandiflora 2 Pinguicula vulgaris 1 Sarracenia oreophila 1 Utricularia bisquamata 1 Utricularia dichotoma 1 Utricularia livida Ce qui veut dire, si elles survivent toutes, que j'aurais finalement la moitié des plantes que je désire. Les pinguicula sont les plus amoché, mais elles devraient survivre. Une fois qu'elle auront repris des forces, je posterais des photos. Je remercie grandement la personne qui me les a vendu. En fin de semaine je finit les préparatifs de ma tourbière: rajouter un dernier sac de tourbe, placer mon bac a utricularia et mon tuyau de drainage. Je ne peut pas pour l'instant mettre les plantes car les températures vont encore quelques fois dans les négatifs. 13 May: I have received my principal plants command. Inside I have : 1 Darlingtonia californica 1 Drosera filiformis var. tracyi 1 Dionaea muscipula 2 Pinguicula grandiflora 2 Pinguicula vulgaris 1 Sarracenia oreophila 1 Utricularia bisquamata 1 Utricularia dichotoma 1 Utricularia livida If they survive all, I will have half of plants to put inside my peat bog. Pinguicula have bad look. When they will take healt, I will post pics. This week end I finish details of my bog: add a last peat bag, install my tank and my drainage tube. I cant add plants now outside, because the temperature got into negative some nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 29 May: The water of my utricularia tank is clear and his PH is good. The remainder of the peat was added. It is with a great joy wich I announce to you that it is finished. The plants which I had received are well, except the pinguicula which literally melted. I envisage to put the plants moderated in my peat bog in nearest weekend if the temperatures remain stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zongyi_yang Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Wow, I cant wait to see a picture of it when all the plants are planted :) . A layer of sphagnum moss would make it look better, too. Zongyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Then in this 17 July I post of new photograph of my peat bog . Utricularia livida: The dionnaea corner: Start of drosera filiformis A next victim A drosera rotundifolia corner (dirtily broken by a storm): Sarracenia leucophylla: Sarracenia judith hindle: Sarracenia oreophylla: My utricularia sp water hole (identification please) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted August 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 I invite you to compare the evolution of the plants by comparing them with the photographs higher. First of all, a sight of the top of my peat bog: The sarracenia leucophylla: And a photograph of which I am very proud: One of the most astonishing photographs that I made: when that I was on the point of taking a photograph of my sarracenia pistacina, a butterfly came to be posed at the same time. La sarracenia oreophylla: Mon darlingtonia californica: L'utricularia livida: Utricularia intermedia: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted August 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 here plants present in this moment in my peat bog (without counting the cultivar): Dionaea muscipula Drosera filiformis Drosera capensis Drosera rotundifolia Drosera intermedia Darlingtonia californica Utricularia livida Utricularia intermedia Pinguicula vulgaris Pinguicula grandiflora Sarracenia leucophylla Sarracenia oreophylla Sarracenia pistacina Sarracenia judith hindle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 It's starting to look good now. Still lots of space to fill up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 If you want you can help Indymental Lol, joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 It's a bit far to walk for me. I am good at supervising though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 6 november 2005: 19 november 2005: 9 January 2006: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Well your bog garden is looking very tidy. Where is it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Well your bog garden is looking very tidy. Where is it?? hahaYour bog has looked very good and I am curious to see how it will look this spring. Please, keep us posted with your great photographs whenever you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Great white bog!! :):):) Curieus for spring!! ;) Iggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1234 Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 The little piece of wood on the top of snow, on the left. Were the two hedge make a corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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