I used an old bathtub three years ago. I also used your pvc pipe at the bottom to make a resivor. Doing phenomenal. Thanks from VA in the Appalachian mountains.
What can I do to kill the anaerobic bacteria? I have a venus fly in a pot that smells like eggs and the health of the plants has starting failing last couple of days. I'm going to repot in new moss though, but any help I'd appreciate
I was very glad to see this video. I have one question, which isn't about the bathtub itself, but more about how to water it. I totally understand how the 'elevated' drain hole allows a shallow water area. But how do you know when that water has finally been 'used up'/evaporated, and you need to water it again? I'm assuming that when you do water again, you water it until it runs out the hole again? I just can't figure out how to know when to add water.
Thanks for watching! The soil for Sarracenia should always be damp. It should never dry out. If it does, you risk losing your plants. So water when the top of the soil begins to feel dry. In summer, you will need to water more often.
@@SarraceniaNorthwest thank you for answering! Peat moss is hard to come by in Sweden sadly I haven’t seen it anywhere, but I’ll keep searching. Otherwise I guess I have to do an experiment with the sphagnum moss mix, I’ve seen some others be successfull on youtube with sphagnum but it’s always risky with repotting makes me nervous haha
Ah! Live sphagnum moss works well with Sarracenia, but it's difficult to find large quantities of it. You can use dried sphagnum moss with perlite, but you will need to rely more on top watering rather than bottom watering. That's the main difference.
@@SarraceniaNorthwest I was thinking about having 2-3cm of just perlite in the bottom to act as a water resovair for the mossmix and keep it from drying out too fast, would that be a good idea you think? I’ll add some live moss on top so I’ll keep an eye on the moss as an indicator if it’s needing more water that way. I’ll use a bowl without any drainageholes for my bogbowl to my insectseating plants. I have a couple of different drosera variants, a venus flytrap and one sarracenia. Currently looking for a good growlight for the winter time but not sure what to keep in mind, do you have any tips?
Thanks for watching! Almost all of the North American plants will grow fine in zone 6 with the proper winter care and set up. But depending on your specific microclimate, an in-ground bog garden might be a safer solution. Write to us through Ask The Growers if you need further assistance. www.growcarnivorousplants.com/ask-the-growers/
That pea gravel has definite advantages, but it will have only a small effect on soil erosion in this case. The soil has nowhere to be eroded to. It will very much slow down evaporation from the surface, and will deter or prevent the growth of weeds and mosses on the surface. I mean, it will prevent splashing out of the soil. and may prevent finer particles washing down into deeper layers. But I can't see how it would do more than that 🤷♂
Thanks for watching the video! With heavy rain and top watering, peat particles splatter on the leaves of the plant. It makes it unsightly. Frequent top watering during the summer also exposes more perlite, and we end up with only perlite on top. The gravel prevents this type of erosion from happening.
Thank you very much for uploading these. I'm going back home after living overseas for 2 years and I can't wait to get back to my carnivores.
Yes! Please keep us updated!
I used an old bathtub three years ago. I also used your pvc pipe at the bottom to make a resivor. Doing phenomenal. Thanks from VA in the Appalachian mountains.
Thanks for watching our videos! Glad you got to build a bathtub garden.
Thanks Jacob. Always appreciate your videos and genuine real personness 👍
Judith is certainly one fine looking pitcher plant. Thanks Jacob & Jeff!
Beautiful!
Judith Hindle has become one of my favorites. I have it in a bathtub and also in a floating container on my pond.
It's a great plant. It's one of my favorites, too!
Those are beautiful pitchers
Jacob
That's amazing!!!
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Happy father's day!
What can I do to kill the anaerobic bacteria? I have a venus fly in a pot that smells like eggs and the health of the plants has starting failing last couple of days. I'm going to repot in new moss though, but any help I'd appreciate
i love your videos im going to try this bath tub planting
I was very glad to see this video. I have one question, which isn't about the bathtub itself, but more about how to water it. I totally understand how the 'elevated' drain hole allows a shallow water area. But how do you know when that water has finally been 'used up'/evaporated, and you need to water it again? I'm assuming that when you do water again, you water it until it runs out the hole again? I just can't figure out how to know when to add water.
Thanks for watching! The soil for Sarracenia should always be damp. It should never dry out. If it does, you risk losing your plants. So water when the top of the soil begins to feel dry. In summer, you will need to water more often.
Is it okey for the plant if I use sphagnum moss and perlite mix when creating a bog bowl?
Thanks for watching. It's best to use peat moss (also known as sphagnum peat moss) and perlite.
@@SarraceniaNorthwest thank you for answering! Peat moss is hard to come by in Sweden sadly I haven’t seen it anywhere, but I’ll keep searching. Otherwise I guess I have to do an experiment with the sphagnum moss mix, I’ve seen some others be successfull on youtube with sphagnum but it’s always risky with repotting makes me nervous haha
Ah! Live sphagnum moss works well with Sarracenia, but it's difficult to find large quantities of it. You can use dried sphagnum moss with perlite, but you will need to rely more on top watering rather than bottom watering. That's the main difference.
@@SarraceniaNorthwest I was thinking about having 2-3cm of just perlite in the bottom to act as a water resovair for the mossmix and keep it from drying out too fast, would that be a good idea you think? I’ll add some live moss on top so I’ll keep an eye on the moss as an indicator if it’s needing more water that way. I’ll use a bowl without any drainageholes for my bogbowl to my insectseating plants. I have a couple of different drosera variants, a venus flytrap and one sarracenia. Currently looking for a good growlight for the winter time but not sure what to keep in mind, do you have any tips?
I have a tub ready, I just need varieties that will thrive in zone 6
Thanks for watching! Almost all of the North American plants will grow fine in zone 6 with the proper winter care and set up. But depending on your specific microclimate, an in-ground bog garden might be a safer solution. Write to us through Ask The Growers if you need further assistance.
www.growcarnivorousplants.com/ask-the-growers/
How many degrees minus can tolerate Sarracenia Judith Hindle?
I have mine outside all year in a bog garden and they tolerated everything. Lowest temp was -15°C. Climate Zone 8b
That pea gravel has definite advantages, but it will have only a small effect on soil erosion in this case. The soil has nowhere to be eroded to. It will very much slow down evaporation from the surface, and will deter or prevent the growth of weeds and mosses on the surface. I mean, it will prevent splashing out of the soil. and may prevent finer particles washing down into deeper layers. But I can't see how it would do more than that 🤷♂
Thanks for watching the video! With heavy rain and top watering, peat particles splatter on the leaves of the plant. It makes it unsightly. Frequent top watering during the summer also exposes more perlite, and we end up with only perlite on top. The gravel prevents this type of erosion from happening.
@@SarraceniaNorthwest Yes, I can see all that makes sense!
It's very nice of you to share, my dear. Why do your hands look so scary on your skin?