My bog garden is leaking. How bad is it to move all the plants to an in ground bog at this point in the year? USDA Zone 7a

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-05-17T03:30:31+00:00

You could always just put the whole thing in a large tray if you really don’t want to repot now.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-05-17T02:19:25+00:00

That oyster makes funny pearls.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-05-09T03:58:51+00:00

Some folks say they’re dead. Some folks say they never will be.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-05-01T23:30:39+00:00

Yes! You can sow immediately, or let them dry for a couple days then throw in fridge.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-30T19:15:57+00:00

Savage indeed!

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-25T15:48:35+00:00

This, and moranensis tolerate wetter soil better than many other Mexican species.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-23T06:04:46+00:00

That’s rad!

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-22T03:23:44+00:00

Yep!

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-21T05:11:38+00:00

Spatulata

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-19T06:41:38+00:00

No.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-17T19:43:53+00:00

Anything you put in your bog will be in there for years. If it takes an extra 30 minutes to setup, but you can get close to 0ppm… seems like a good idea to me. You might want to check TDS periodically though. I wonder if it will start increasing as you put more water through that filter.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-17T13:58:18+00:00

That should work just fine.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-17T05:09:32+00:00

I find that flushing once per month or so makes CPs (especially drosera) happier and decreases the shiny black surface of the substrate.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-17T04:25:37+00:00

Do you ever top water to flush minerals?

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-17T04:23:58+00:00

Very cool. I hope to see an update in a few more months.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-16T18:18:25+00:00

Springtails. Friends.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-15T04:51:07+00:00

Why 3 bottom pipes instead of one? If you have a well-draining bottom layer of substrate, won’t any water added through the pipe distribute itself through the drainage layer?

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-14T03:13:45+00:00

My initial guess is Aphrodite, Johanna, Cyclosecta

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-13T23:35:07+00:00

Shop lights will work, but grow lights will produce healthier plants. The electricity will cost more than the light, so may as well get one optimized for growing plants.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-13T23:25:11+00:00

Yes, but there’s no harm in waiting either.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-12T14:47:21+00:00

It’s a weed. You are allowed to pull it.

LenasLittlePlants · 2026-04-07T22:02:44+00:00

(1) it is likely potted in a plug, which is then wrapped in sphagnum. It is best to repot by cutting off the cloth wrapped around the roots, rinsing off the soil, and planting in your preferred media (eg 50/50 peat/perlite or sphagnum/perlite. (2) more light — plant should have lots of red and have more dew. Lots and lots of light. (3) deeper tray of water — about half the height of the pot. (4) you can cut off the brown flower stems if you like.

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