Lets talk bogs...

[Sib]

Just wondering how many grow in bogs, if you want to share your pics that would be great too, and anything you would change or wish you did differently?

 

[steve booth]

I have in ground and container bogs and enjoy them greatly, I could post some pictures but as it’s early spring there’s nothing to see really as yet, but will later in the season.
Things I would change would be, in one of the bogs, when replacing the media I reduced the bog depth to 12”, to reduce the cost of the medium required, but of course this reduced the mass and volume of the bog and it tends to dry out rather quicker than I would like and it also fills with water and is saturated much quicker in prolonged rain periods. As I have a bung in the bottom of it I can drain it if it gets inundated for too long and take it out completely for winter, but if I go away, I have to trust to luck that it doesn’t get too dry or wet.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Stanley]

Can someone explain the difference between a bog and a pot-in-tray-of-water?

 

[Sib]

Bog is literally a mass planting, so mini bogs can be big planter with multi plants, or an inground bog bed. I feel like the later is what most people think of when they say bog

 

[Vince.ep3]

Then you can also mix the two together and make a planted bog, witch involves you leaving some/most of the plants in pots to be removed for their dormancys!

 

[Stanley]

I thought bogs were were permanently built into the ground but then I started see people use "micro" or "mini" bogs that are fully contained in tubs. So is the only distinction between a potted CP and a bog the amalgamation of different genus/species in a bog? Or is it a size thing? Cuz I've seen smaller pots being called "bogs" too.

 

[Sib]

They are loose terms with no firm defintions, usually bogs are multi plant displays, size optional lol

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

My microbogs have lots of Sarr's, some VFT's and the occasional Dew or Ping that can survive in the shade of the Sarr's.

 

[krizz]

I think there are two ways. One is filling a large pot with plants and have some kind of water reservoir within the container and the other is having some wide container like a outdoor kiddie pool that would hold water and you place your potted plant into it. Only difference is the first one you have to dig your plants out and bring them in if they aren't cold hardy. The kiddie pool you can just bring the pot in.

 

[Dogrem]

The kiddiepool gonna be perfect for breeding mosquito...

 

[Dogrem]

My microbogs have lots of Sarr's, some VFT's and the occasional Dew or Ping that can survive in the shade of the Sarr's.

Can you show us some pictures please ?

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

There are pictures on the old forum plus my forum picture has a microbog in it. I'll post pictures when they look nice again.

 

[Sib]

Theoretically theres no open standing water in a mini bog so it should be no mosquitos

 

[Dogrem]

Theoretically theres no open standing water in a mini bog so it should be no mosquitos

Do you mean when the kiddie pool is full of peat?

Because if it is a round children's pool (as we see everywhere) that is filled with water and in which we put pots,
then there is inevitably water that stagnates (unless filling sphagnum alive ... it gives me an idea ...)

 

[Sib]

Well thats just noral pot in water growing. People dig out and sink those kiddie pools then back fill them with peat/sand/perlite mix, and direct plant in them

 

[Sib]

Snagged from google

 

[Jbron]

Planning on rigging up a bog this year, main concern for me is storing enough rain water for a solid 3 months. May have to invest in a R/O system to cover the end of August/September. Will most likely go with some sort of poly/pond liner.

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

Remember, it's going to rain on the big, too.

 

[Sib]

I plan to gutter and store some rain water this year but in the past in a drought some hose water was better then no water and they never seamed bothered

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

What's the TDS of your water?