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Hello guys
I thought it would be fun to share my outside bog and see if someone has some tips or want to share there bogs. And how they grow there sarracenia and venus fly traps
This is there first year in this bog and they are placed in a peat / perlite mix
And i have a pvc tube that go' s to the bottem and that fill i up with water


The plants that are in my bog are
S scarled belle
S leucophylla
S fiona
S purpurea venosa
S purpurea
And last but not least some venus fly traps

Pictures come later fille is to big and it is dark so
Happy growing


Dave

Alright i cant place a picture of my bog because it is to big
But i will make of al my plants that are in it a picture and then you guys can kinda see it
Some pictures ( al of them but one is perfect exactly 3.94 mib ) are to big and those can i not place so

Is having an outdoor bog difficult? Does it rain a lot where you live? Im in California and we are just coming out of a drought, but this summer we havent seen any rain. I just imagine myself taking out stock on distilled water because i can't imagine how you keep the bog wet lol

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I live in holland and it rains often but it can be really dry in the summer to
I buy 4 cans ( 20 liter total) of distiled water every month
So you can imagine thats alot but im planning to buy a rain barrel but
It is really worth it
I also have 4 nepenthes and 2 sundews so 20 liters of water is enough

Here are a couple shots of my bog. It's really messy right now. Need to do some trimming. Plants include: S. alata, S. purpurea var. venosa, D. capillaris, D. brevifolia, D. intermedia, U. subulata, P. pumila, and a couple VFTs

That is a really nice bog i really love the flavas but i can not find any in my area so i think i need to do with out them
I also love the purpurea
Someone told me a year ago that they grow really slow but i find that not true because they are one of my fastes growing plants

I finaly have a picture

This purp grows fast. First pic is a week or so ago. Last is November.

KategoricalKarnivore wrote:Here are a couple shots of my bog. It's really messy right now. Need to do some trimming. Plants include: S. alata, S. purpurea var. venosa, D. capillaris, D. brevifolia, D. intermedia, U. subulata, P. pumila, and a couple VFTs

How big is that pot. It looks awesome

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Lol, I have bog envy. Looks great, both of you!

Girlygirl1010 wrote: How big is that pot. It looks awesome

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It's probably about 2 feet wide. Thanks.

Dave 1999 wrote:I live in holland and it rains often but it can be really dry in the summer to
I buy 4 cans ( 20 liter total) of distiled water every month
So you can imagine thats alot but im planning to buy a rain barrel but
It is really worth it
I also have 4 nepenthes and 2 sundews so 20 liters of water is enough

Nepenthes also grow well with regular tap water, so you can probably save a little bit on the distilled water. If you can drink it (and not die), Nepenthes can drink it.

slinx wrote:

Dave 1999 wrote:I live in holland and it rains often but it can be really dry in the summer to
I buy 4 cans ( 20 liter total) of distiled water every month
So you can imagine thats alot but im planning to buy a rain barrel but
It is really worth it
I also have 4 nepenthes and 2 sundews so 20 liters of water is enough

Nepenthes also grow well with regular tap water, so you can probably save a little bit on the distilled water. If you can drink it (and not die), Nepenthes can drink it.

U sure about that
Im dont think im going to risk it because they are finaly doing great
But i still need to check my tab water with a tds meter
Just to be sure
But thx for leting me know

I had no idea Nepenthes could drink tap water. Can't grow them here in Denver because of the nonexistent humidity. I'm actually glad for that because it's no doubt saved me a lot of money.

Wow your S. purperea are beautiful. Ive had this one for about a month...

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