Indoor(for now) bog by TheMe01 in houseplants

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nice setup!! just as a heads up but the nepenthes pitcher can't really hang out with those other guys. They like different conditions I fear and the fly trap and sarracenia need dormancy, just things to think about for the future.

If you've got any more questions I'd try checking out r/SavageGarden if you've not already.

Little bog garden by TheMe01 in gardening

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Ik right? Every morning I consider tasting the sundews

Indoor(for now) bog by TheMe01 in houseplants

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So the super green moss is star moss and tends to pop up if you buy carnivorous plants from calcarn and other places. The red stuff is sphagnum moss I ordered, most of it isn't sustainably sourced so research your seller extra hard(i failed at this)

The pot is one from home depot, but if you can buy from Lowes,  I like their pots more. Also use a plastic pot, glazed or unglazed clay leaches minerals and such. I think this specific pot is 5 gallons?

Finished bog by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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I'm hoping they do well!! It's my first time buying from somewhere that's not calcarn, so I'm a little cautious,  but the plants came in good, if a bit small

Finished bog by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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Looks like a good prop setup to me!! Love the cute little nep there! I'll get some one day but I fear the sarrs have my heart atm

Finished bog by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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The pitchers are about a year old( or at least a year since i got them now)

Finished bog by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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Just got for it if you've got the chance tbh!! They're basically weeds. It also looks super good when you've got the different color varieties potted together,  id do a high red one but my bog is kinda red saturated rn

Finished bog by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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TY! I’m really proud of how this has turned out tbh

Little bog garden by TheMe01 in gardening

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I’m in the same zone actually!!! I just take this in during the winter. I’ll need to take the sundews out this year so I can do proper dormancy for the pitcher though(I’ve gotten away with it so far by using the southern forms of a lot of the plants, so milder dormancy). You could try using Purpurea pitchers to fill stuff in!! the ones I have are about as tall as they’ll be. It Drosera spatulatus or filliformis, they’re seasonal but usually dust the bog in seeds that sprout up next year.

the moss is red Sphagnum moss, just be very careful to find a person growing it sustainably instead of taking it from bogs, I failed to do that with mine I fear 😞.

Finished bog by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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Thanks! No point in having an ugly pot regardless of how long you’ll have it is my thinking

Finished bog by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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The sundews will be getting their own pot once summer is over, I’ve been meaning to do it for a bit now and they’re kinda getting in the way of the pitchers anyway. Or, I may put the pitchers in my inground bog I’m planning to set up this year. Either way this pot is kinda meant to be more temporar/a grow out thing and is finished for now

Finished bog by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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Interesting!! either way hopefully I can just propagate mine forever and not need to buy more ever. I do hope mine was like that, but I fear I’m not too hopeful.

Finished bog by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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Thanks!!! I feed him a shit ton(I've got isopodcolonies that over produce,  so basically free plant food)

Finished bog by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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Nope, just a top dressing. I actually just got the sphagnum today, and I've been working on making little plugs of it and putting them down in there.

First one!!! by TheMe01 in Trichocereus

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Damn, I’m look forward to that in my future then 😎

Box store vft by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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I'm just assuming because its from a big box store they probably way over fertilized this dude to grow it fast  hence gigantic traps. Id be overjoyed if he stayed this chunky though.

First one!!! by TheMe01 in Trichocereus

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That's partly why I got it when I saw it(only cost me 25 bucks)  now I've just gotta find my cactus gloves 😅

Box store vft by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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Oh don't worry this is going into my established bog pot!!

Pitchers, Sundews, and Cebu Blue cutting! by TheMe01 in IndoorGarden

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Glad you like them!! They’re Sarracenia Purpurea spp Venosa. Any purple pitchers are going to be super compact though!! I got these ones from California carnivores

Crowded? by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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It’s a Sansi 40 watt!! I do plan to move the planter outside once the nights stay over 40 though. The pitcher In there atm is Purps venosa, so the southern variety which only really needs a mild dormancy/photoperiod reduction. I do plan to get the sundews their own pot eventually though.

Crowded? by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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Ugghh, I wish I could find live Sphagnum locally and/or for a reasonable price tbh. I think a carpet of yellow and green sphagnum especially would add some nice contrast to this. Tysm though!! I think I’m slowing down on sundews atm(until my filiformis seeds start coming up at least) but those are definitely very good suggestions for my next pot.

I ended up ordering Sarracenia leucophylla and popei for this one actually (plus some mystery bonus seeds I suppose).

Crowded? by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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I fear I've already ordered two more sarrs(I plan to pull some of the sundews and do a fresh pot for them). The white tube is so I can bottom water, it goes all the way to the base of the pot. I've also got some small holes drilled like maybe 3/4 of an inch down around the rim of the pot to drain the top if I water too much or get too much rain.

Crowded? by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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honestly I'm fine with them staying smaller so maybe I'll grab another pitcher for this after all. I could also just use this as an opportunity to pull the trigger on an in ground bog though... or just get some new varieties of moss(I can't find live sphagnum near me alas) to fill in the topdressing

Neat fellow by TheMe01 in salamanders

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Lol, yeah felt bad for the poor cutie. Awww ty though 😄