Neil Cornish Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Well a few years of laziness on my behalf has actually worked in my favour. The first two photos show what my collection used to look like and the rest are from this year. The Sphagnum moss grew over the side of most of the pots and then joined up with each other and then grew upwards. Most of the flytraps got seriously swamped so I dug them all out last winter and just popped them into the top of the moss. All the pots you see in the first two photos are still under there somewhere! With such a large surface area with all the moss it loses a lot of water during the hot weather and I have to add about 40 litres of rainwater a day to keep it looking green. Anyway here are the photos, hope you enjoy. Regards Neil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatokrt Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Good one Patience (or laziness in your case) is generously granted. Althought i find the combination of all those species quite unimaginable in my conditions. Good growing Adam Edited January 21, 2013 by Zlatokrt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The body snatcher pod Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Wow! Really impressive! Well, now that you have a very thick and big Sphagnum layer... Why not taking advantage of it and take out all the pots out and make a "real" bog garden? Anding some peat in the bottom will be enought, and plants will have more space for the roots to develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 A very impressive "accident" you have there Neil, well done and thanks for sharing it. A good example of how it sometimes pays to think and work less hard Is your 40 litres a day disappearing through evaporation alone or is there some leakage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andreas Eils Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Looking absolutely stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelljuhg Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel G Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I love that. Seriously want one in my back garden, No idea how you get Heliamphora, Dionaea, Sarracenia and Nepenthes is one area though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Beautiful Bog, a sign that the cultivator is a very dedicated person to the hobby. Note: Taking into account that you live in a subtropical region, should be a lot of work induce artificial dormancy in his Dionaea and Sarracenia. Best Regards, Rodrigo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackd.712 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 wow,very beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Cornish Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Thanks for all the comments. I'm pretty sure the 40 litres a day of water it requires is purely through evaporation. The orange trays you see in the first photos are still under there and I just top them up. I suppose a couple of them could be cracked but the ones that aren't still lose all their water every day! I don't have to do anything for the dormancy of the Dionaea or Sarracenia. I think I must be just south enough for them to get the sleep they need in winter outside. It's quite surprising as winter temps are approx 10 at night and 20 in the day. Must be the change in day length that sends them to sleep. Regards Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Check the sides of your plastic come up far enough. I had a tray of sphagnum and cobra lilies which lost a lot of water, thought it had a leak but turned out the sphagnum had grown up and over the sides and was wicking water out of the tray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Sphagnum makes a wonderful syphon, I often have to pull out trays to tuck the new growth in the sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Cornish Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 I think you are both spot on with the wick/syphon explaination. There is Sphagnum hanging over the sides of almost all the trays and you can almost see the water sucked up as you pour it in. I'll put a stop to it pronto so thanks for the advice. Regards Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moi Vinnok Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I can't believe it !!!! What kind of sphagnum is it? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The body snatcher pod Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) I can't believe it !!!! What kind of sphagnum is it? . Where is the Sphagnum? I can´t see it! By the way, I din´t know the vid, but, there are some of my plants in this video! From min 10:53 to 11:25 aprox! Moi Vinnok, I didn´t know you write here too! I am "Malamadre" at DAEPC forum. :-) Speaking about Sphagnum and leaking, I have experienced the same in some contaniers overflowed by the Sphagnum. It seem to "syphon" the watter from the container if some of its growth points it´s hanging outside. Carefull! It will drip continously until container is almost empty. Edited February 15, 2013 by The body snatcher pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moi Vinnok Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Lol, Hi Malamadre. Nice to meet you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The body snatcher pod Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Oh! You mean the Sphanum of showed on the pictures, nor the video! It´s just your signature! Sorry! Nice to meet you too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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