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I got a greenhouse for Christmas. I'm trying to keep it lower-maintenance, so it's mostly going to have cacti. I want to have plants that, if I have a few lower-energy days, won't suffer from being ignored.

It's 8' square, and there's a 110 gallon stock tank pond in it. That should help keep the temperature stable and raise the humidity a bit. I have a spot for a 2' square bog garden area, which I'm probably going to plant in a Rubbermaid tub or similar, elevated off the ground so I can easily reach it.

I'm going to try and rig the greenhouse roof with some gutters that funnel all the rainwater into a catch barrel, which will have a direct line to the bog. The bog will have a drainage hose or two a couple inches up from the bottom, which will drain into a 5gal bucket, so it can't flood completely. I don't know how much water it'll get, but I'll add more water if needed. I'm in Texas, so there won't be too much water, but I figure I can probably keep things moist enough.

Any suggestions on mulch? I'm thinking pine needles or wood chips. I mostly want to plant sarracenia, nothing with shallow roots.

Anyone tried keeping an outdoor bog garden in Central Texas? If so, how much did you have to water it?

I found these tupperwear-type containers that are clear. they are made by Sterilite. I put sand in the bottom for where water just sits. then I put peat moss soil mix and my plants I wrapped in lfsm and sat in there at appropriate depths so the sundews sit lower to the water line and the fly traps sit higher. I have my bog built at an angle that slopes up, w/vfts at the highest part. Its clear so I can put the clear lid on and keep the humidity high and they still get light or leave off. The clear lets me see the water line also.

I have seen set ups that catch dew off the roof also.

and I would think some d. anglicas and d. intermedia would enjoy a bog.

congratulations on the green house!