Naturalizing My Carnivorous Plant Pond
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- Опубликовано: 3 ноя 2021
- My carnivorous plant pond is looking spectacular at the moment! The North American pitcher plants (Sarracenia) have settled in nicely to their new growing environment. We've been getting heaps of rain here lately here in Sydney and together with the sunshine the plants have really 'taken off'. There's also been a burst of insect activity which the I know the plants have benefitted from.
About 10 days I decided to place my carnivorous plant miniature garden into my pond. The miniature garden used to sit on the pavers surrounding the pond. Overall I was happy with the carnivorous plants in the miniature garden. However I did notice that the sphagnum moss was slowly reducing in size around the base of the pumice stone planters. I was also noticing that there were less green shoots emerging. This indicated to me that the temperature of the container was getting too high and affecting the growth of the sphagnum moss.
To solve this problem I placed the carnivorous plant garden into the pond where the temperature of the water is cooler and more constant throughout the day. How Do I know this? I regularly place my hand into the water and check the water temperature.
Since I've placed the miniature garden into the pond the sphagnum moss has completely transformed itself! It's now producing fresh green shoots and has started to spread. It just goes to show how varying the growing environment can bring excellent results.
I've also been experimenting with pieces of moss and pumice stone around the edge of the pond. The aim was to cover the edges of the miniature garden tray and to produce a more natural pond line. The results have really exceeded my expectations with the moss staying together and settling in nicely. At the same time the pumice rock planters have added their own unique texture and natural look. I even managed to create a frog hangout!
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amazing
Very inspiring brother! That's a beautiful pond garden you've made
great video!!! you don’t get enough views
Thank you ....give it time and I'm sure my channel will become more known .....spread the word!
I wonder how many bugs are in all those pitchers
Hi there ......the amount and sheer diversity of insects in the pitchers is amazing. Some of the pitchers get so full that insects can fly out of the put gets even after they've lost their footing.
@@succulentflytraps I live in ak and plan on getting some species native to here and order some online
What type of soil do you use on your Venus flytraps
I use 3 parts peat moss to 1 part sand. Nowadays though I'm substituting the sand with perlite.