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The sundews that took the Dragonfly are actually my tropical D. intermedia. I had excess seed last spring, and tossed them in the old bog as a bit of an experiment. It should be interesting to see what they do when cold weather strikes...
The intermedia you gave me have not formed a very noticeable hibernaculum just yet, so I don't have the basis to say these guys will or won't.
I was kind of wondering (and this is far-fetched) if these guys might adapt... they may not. If not, I can always grow them as annuals, because they produce so much seed....
Well, it's that time. Time to cover the bog, that is!
Step 1 was done some time ago - trimming a lot of plants. bog cover 001
Step 2 - boards to keep the plants from getting squashed flat under the weight. bog cover 002
Step 3 - A tarp keeps too much debris from falling into the bog. While I don't mind the occasional stray leaf, I don't need too much decomposing organic matter adding nutrients to the soil. bog cover 003
Step 4 - Yard waste or mulch. Just piles stuff on. Last year, I bought mulch. This year, I decided to use leaves, trimmed branches, etc. bog cover 004
Step 5 - weigh it all down. This is where a few bags of mulch (or logs or whatever) come in handy. bog cover 005
Step 6 - another tarp, to keep my 'insulation' from blowing away in a storm. And some rocks to keep the tarp from blowing away! bog cover 006
If I could offer any advice to you here Jen it would be to use burlap instead of tarps. The tarps won't allow the bog to breathe, nor will they allow any water through. A friend up here used tarps for the first time last winter and he ended up losing quite a few plants. Needless to say, he's going back to burlap.
Well, it's time for some 2015 updates. Some plants are MIA. Some are off to a slow start. Some may not be off to any start at all.
Normally, I prefer to inset photos directly I the thread, but owing to computer problems (namely the fact that iPads really suck at copying and pasting) I can only provide links for the moment.
Drosera rotundifolia is absent. Sarracenia psitticina, rubra, and flava rubicorpa are all undetermined at the moment, as are a couple of my tarnoks. Most of the rest are pitchering, my hurricane creek white is budding.
Well, after comparing my map pics to my current layout, it's interesting that the filiformis managed to move more than six inches from where it was planted. Not sure if there were seeds (I never saw it flower) or if other things were to blame. There were signs of mouse activity in the bog over Winter.... Perhaps contributed to the losses? Who knows.
I do have some Starr flowers popping open, and a vet sending up a spike, so I will have some seeds to trade or share out at some point.
Very nice bog layout! Your sleeping beardie is really funny how its just dangling there. Am I the only 1 who goes through photo albums when someone posts a link? lol
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