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Canadian peat bog

Okay, this is the story of my peat bog since spring 2005. I live in Quebec, Canada. Enjoy!
 
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

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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.

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26 march: 24 hours later, it is dug. It is 45 cm depth. I am now returned has to dig sand, clay and water (.......)

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Today I build my walls.

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Me inside
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And a sarracenia Judith hindle, I will put it inside my bog garden
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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).
 
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)

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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.

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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.
 
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.


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Then in this 17 July I post of new photograph of my peat bog .

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Utricularia livida:

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The dionnaea corner:

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Start of drosera filiformis

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A next victim :twisted:

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A drosera rotundifolia corner (dirtily broken by a storm):

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Sarracenia leucophylla:

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Sarracenia judith hindle:

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Sarracenia oreophylla:

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My utricularia sp water hole (identification please)

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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:
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The sarracenia leucophylla:
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And a photograph of which I am very proud:
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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.
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La sarracenia oreophylla:
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Mon darlingtonia californica:
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L'utricularia livida:
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Utricularia intermedia:
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  • #10
Here the 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
 
  • #11
6 november 2005:
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19 november 2005:
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9 January 2006:
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  • #12
-3 farenheit for this 11 january, brrrrrrr!
 
  • #13
Jesus walked on water.
Me I walked on my peat bog.


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  • #14
Here some news. It is what can survive to -10F for a week with 1 meter of snow for protection:

Dionaea muscipula: All survived (really resistant to cold)
Drosera filiformis: Survived
Drosera capensis: Dead, but I don't care  
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Drosera rotundifolia: Survived
Drosera intermedia: Survived
Darlingtonia californica: Dead, but was young and and I planted it very late in the summer
Utricularia livida: Dead, but I don't care  
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Utricularia intermedia: Survived
Pinguicula vulgaris: Survived and made lots of «gemmae»
Pinguicula grandiflora: Survived and made lots of «gemmae»
Sarracenia leucophylla: Survived, not a scratch
Sarracenia oreophylla: Survived, and already started to growth
Sarracenia pistacina: Dead, but was young and and I planted it very late in the summer
Sarracenia judith hindle: Survived

I also added lots of Sarracenia purpurea.
 
  • #15
Very nice bog. If you are ever in Colorado, drop by. I have a shovel with your name on it and a spot in my front yard for a bog. You will find out why this area of Colorado is part of the Rocky Mountains
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  • #16
24 Mai 2006:

Peat bog in general:
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Dionaea corner:
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Dionaea Muscipula 'Akai Ryu':
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Drosera Filiformis:
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Drosera rotundifolia:
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Drosera intermedia:
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  • #17
Sarracenia purpurea (!"$%&*# birds):
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Pinguicula grandiflora:
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Sarracenia Oreophylla:
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  • #18
Today (21 June 2006) was my last day of High school: Horray!

And the new adress of my website:
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  • #19
23 Juin 2006: Sorry, my peat bog is flooded (a violent storm). I find a cheap solution (but it works well). Added some plants: Drosera binata, Sarracenia flava ornata and cuprea, Sarracenia minor.

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Sarracenia purpurea flower:
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Sarracenia purpurea:
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Drosera binata:
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Sarracenia minor:
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Drosera filiformis:
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  • #20
Yes, flowers soon:
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Sarracenia leucophylla:
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Sarracenia Judith hindle:
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Sarracenia Oreophylla:
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Drosera Intermedia:
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Sarracenia Flava var Ornata:
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The two Flava:
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