Updated 3/28/10
I have the following growing in my minibog : Dentate Traps, Red Dragon, Typical - Venus Flytraps, Drosera rotundifolia, and Drosera filiformis ssp. filiformis FL Red.
I leave the minibog outside till the weather gets to about freezing. Then I move the minibog into my unheated garage for the rest of the winter.
Constructing a minibog
What I did for my minibog was to first silicone any holes that were in the bottom of the planter so it would hold water. Then I drilled 2 holes in the back of the planter 3 to 4" up from the bottom, this can change according to the depth of the planter you are using. This is so the minibog can drain in a heavy rain storm and not get totally water logged.
I then filled the planter with about a 1 to 1 1/2" layer of dried Long Fiber Sphagnum Moss (LFS). I then added my soil which was an equal mix of peat moss, sand, perlite, and LFS. I added a top layer of LFS and then planted my plants.This minibog is in direct sunlight all day. It usually needs watered every other day.
A quick video showing how to build your own mini-bog.
Not sure what happened towards the end of this video. The picture and sound are out of sync. I checked the video I uploaded to Youtube and it's not like this. ??
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