Share your insights or experiences, and let's explore which pests are most susceptible to neem's natural repellent properties.

I am setting up my first bog (and I'm new to CPs in general with just a couple indoors). 

I have an amount of copper pipe left over from another project. Would this be bog-friendly as a watering tube running inside the bog, or would it release nasties into the soil? 

Thanks in advance

As you can see Drosera filiformis filiformis are doing very well. These have been sown in the bog and are originally from Ocean co. 

This one is Drosera x hybrida. You can also see runners from one of the Darlingtonia clonal groups.

There is a number of seed grown Darlingtonia clonal groups in this bog. They were sown by myself in 2017.  They seems to enjou our danish climate. During winter the leaves are gone, killed by frost.

In Denmark, as in many other places in Europe, we have introduced populations of Sarracenia. Unlike many other places one of our populations are hybrids. Often these are very colorful. These two are stolen from an old introduced population.

I'm looking for something a bit like in the picture in the UK to make my first bog garden on a balcony. Nothing big. Does anyone have any sites that may do the below? Biggish pot and deep tray.

cheers

https://lundmosen.dk/mosebede

Martin

Main thing is, do you think all plants should survive the winter. Are they hardy enough

Thanks Steve

I've got some Belfast sinks and I'm wishing to make a bog gardens with them, but I believe it was on here I see a set up method using the plug/strainer with a pipe coming off the bottom threaded part running along the bottom of the sink then coming up the back on the outside of the sink stopping at the desired overflow height.

Does anyone remember or know where this thread is please, as I have tried to find it again and failed miserably.

Many thanks,

Lee

I wish to share with you some photos of a bog garden I made in my parents-in-law's garden. It is located in south center Poland. Hardiness zone 6B. Last autumn there was -15°C (5°F). Basically all plants lived through that including D. arcturi. That peat bog is in its third year after building. In some places it is too wet and Sarracenia produce phyllodia more than pitchers, so the soil humidity is the key factor for nice pitchers. Of course direct sunlight is also super important. I am experimenting with species, that might be hardy like U. dichotoma and U. monanthos and proved to be hardy. Darlingtonia califormica also lived well, but I think, that too much Seramis in previous mix might have caused its regress, so now it will have regular Sphagnum:perlite mixture. I hope it will improve now. I suspect D. regia could be also hardy, which I will check on the second peat bog made last year.

This peat bog proved me that even in center Poland Sarracenia can look as good as in a glass house. I take basically no care of it. I visit it from time to time. I also don't have to water it, since it has around 600l water reservoir built inside it, so it keeps enough moisture to live through the most hottest days. Only when the Sphagnum dries too much I water it or refill the water reservoir a bit, because I don't want the Sphagnum to look unattractive. I should make a third acidic beat bog for Sphagnum carpet specifically, so it would keep loads of moisture, but there are not that many attractive plants I could plant there... and there is no space for it.

I hope that below photos will inspire some of you to create one in your own garden if you have a possibility to. Hope you enjoy!

S. 'Carnilandia'

Sarracenia oreophila x S. alata 'black tube'

Sarracenia flava var. ornata x S. oreophila "De Kalb" clone B

Sarracenia flava var. ornata (Giardino Carnivoro)

In front: Sarracenia leucophylla x S. flava var. rugelii X S. x moorei 'Adrian Slack' clone 1

Sarracenia leucophylla Very white, thin red veins. Meeting Mira

S. Leucophylla L30 Red & White

Sarracenia 'Dino Almacolle' H126

Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora F102

Sarracenia flava red tube x S. alata red H26

Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora F161

L: Sarracenia flava var. ornata F47, R: Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora F161 (Mike King)

S. 'Tygo'

Sarracenia x excellens Eddie Bates H152

Od lewej: S. flava var. flava, Anthocyanin free. Shallotte, S. 'Goldie', S. 'Leah Wiklerson' z prawej: S. 'Leah Wilkerson' x S. 'Adrian Slack'

Sarracenia flava var. atropurpurea clone F130G

S. oreophila O22

From left: S. flava var. flava, Anthocyanin free. Shallotte, S. 'Goldie', S. 'Leah Wiklerson', on the right: S. 'Leah Wilkerson' x S. 'Adrian Slack'

Front plain: S. 'Judith Soper', back plain: S. leucophylla L31A x ‘A Porais’

S. alata var. ornata Heavy vein A16

Calopogon tuberosus

D. fuschii var. alba

D. fuschii var. alba

Eleorchis japonica

Eleorchis japonica var. alba

Pogonia ophioglossoides

Carex pulicaris

Drosera binata - does very well grows to its full potential and flowers very well too. There are many on the peat bog, but it is hard to take a good picture of them.

D. intermedia

D. intermedia x filiformis

Dionaea muscipula region with D. filiformis

New member here :) 

I am looking at creating at least 1 container bog garden for some carnivorous plants, but wondered if I am right in my thinking and would appreciate the help as a beginner.

I have gained 2 Belfast sinks and as I will not be able to put any drainage holes in, and the overflow being right at where I'd plan to have the mediums surface level, I was planning to run a pipe through the plug with some holes about halfway up. However, and here entails my main question, I often see recommendations to line the container with a pond liner and don't know if that is necessary - am I missing something with my novice brain?

And I believe I am right in this, but 50:50 Irish Peat Moss and Perlite with nothing below the medium (gravel etc) at the base of the container (and a sphagnum moss layer over the surface/around the plants)?

Thank you for any help you can offer in advance.

I'm thinking of making a bog area in my garden but there is one problem...

The neighbours cats! As cats do they always come into MY garden and dig up plants and do there business in there. So I'm a bit worried about making a bog with these pests running loose.

Any suggestions about to keep them out?

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Note: this isn't where the vegtrug will be placed when finished! It just allows me to work on it while my son is playing!

I'm not planning on having too many plants in this one. I'm hoping on adding a sarracenia or two, maybe a Venus fly trap, a cobra Lilly or maybe a sundew. I'm not really too set on what plants, I like to just add the first couple then work from there. Now I just need to get my hands on some live sphagnum moss!

I've been looking to create a mini bog garden using the VFTs and sarracenias that I've been growing in pots for about a year. I want to put them all into a bigger pot. I've found that the premixed soil would work out quite expensive so I think I'm going to mix it up myself. Can someone tell me if all of this stuff is ok? From what I've read, I think I'm supposed to mix the peat and perlite at a 50/50 ratio and then I'm thinking of layering sphagnum moss on the top. I estimate that I'd only use about half of the substrate in the links below. Will this keep for future projects if I seal the bags up? I've read about using sand at the bottom. Is this necessary or can I skip that part?

https://www.hydroponics-hydroponics.com/grow-media-c31/plagron-lightmix-50-litres-p163

Above is a link for the perlite. I wasn't too sure because it said that it is fertilised. 

https://www.hydroponics-hydroponics.com/grow-media-c31/canna-terra-professional-plus-50-litres-p153

Above is a link for the peat moss. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gardman-04105-Fresh-Sphagnum-Moss-Large/dp/B0039ZZUE4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sphagnum+moss&qid=1589984241&refinements=p_76%3A419158031&rnid=419157031&rps=1&s=outdoors&sr=1-1

Above is a link for the sphagnum moss.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whitefurze-G0850BL-50cm-Barrel-Planter/dp/B008KZTVOS/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=barrel%2Bplanter&qid=1589984729&refinements=p_76%3A419158031&rnid=419157031&rps=1&sr=8-2&th=1

Above is the link for the pot. I will be drilling holes in the sides towards the bottom. 

Thanks,

Any help is much appreciated. 

Does anyone have any experience with making a carnvious bog garden in a Belfast sink? Since I won't be able to put holes in the side so it doesn't flood will this be a problem?

I hope to pick it up tomorrow then I can start on it some time next week. Also I see a lot of posts about having upturned pots as a water reservoir in the mini bogs is that a good idea for bigger ones too?

I'm hoping to put a few of theses in, probably not the Leucophylla, the baby Venus flytrap and the ping isn't looking too good since I moved in December. I tried having it in my kitchen window but I don't think it got enough sun so have tried it in my greenhouse but still doesn't seem any better, any advice would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks

Craig

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CAM00011 by keith Smith, on Flickr

First post here! Couldn't find an answer to this anywhere so thought I'd ask opinions here. I am presently building a raised bog garden after having had a few tub/ planter style ones on the edge of a pond. My question is specifically around mulching over winter if I were to grow some of the more borderline hardiness plants in it (VFTs, Sarracenia psittacina etc.). I get a regular meat delivery and this is packaged with an insulating product called Woolcool (https://www.woolcool.com/food/whats-being-said/) and I was hoping someone might be able to tell if this would work to cover the bog? Its basically long sheets of natural wool in a biodegradable plastic liner. The sheets of wool can be removed from the plastic too if pure wool would be a better option.  I was thinking of keeping it slightly raised above the plants using a frame of some sort to give some airflow but for it to keep the worst of the frost etc. off? Any thoughts welcome and thanks for any advice!

Ben

If people are interested in seeing how the project develops, I will be updating this post periodically.  Message me if you want details of landscaper, blacksmith and nurseries and stone/growing medium stockists and I'll be happy to share these.  

Really looking forward to getting this planted and for the summer to roll round!

I'm building a planter which I'm going to let settle over the winter before planting it next spring. 

I'm going to use the upturned basin design,I've seen on here.

I'm thinking of surrounding the basin with horticultural grit,with about an inch covering the basin,then placing a layer of capillary matting over this before filling with the peat mix,would this be of any benefit,or am I over thinking it.The idea was to try to keep the reservoir free of muck.

Also,would it be a good idea to put some sphagnum moss in the peat mix,or just as a type of mulch?

Thanks

Mark.