Re:NJ Bog Gardens

From: Kit Halsted (kit@kithalsted.com)
Date: Tue Sep 26 2000 - 20:27:22 PDT


Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 23:27:22 -0400
From: Kit Halsted <kit@kithalsted.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg2882$foo@default>
Subject: Re:NJ Bog Gardens

Have a look at <http://www.vaxxine.com/ccphome/culture.html>. If they
can do it in Ontario, Jersey (and Brooklyn for me) shouldn't be a
problem.

-Kit

On 9/26/00, MCliff428@aol.com wrote:
>I live in New Jersey (zone 6) and I would like to know what species I can put
>in my bog. I would like to plant as many Sarracenia as possible but I am
>unable to plant all the species due to the winters here. Although I think
>that S. leucophyla and S. alata are out of the question, can I plant S.
>minor, Parrot Pitchers, S. flava, S. rubra and S. oreophila? I plan on
>covering the bog in winter by placing a sheet of burlap on top and covering
>this with leaves. Will this extra protection let me plant pitcher plants
>that are native to Georgia? What types of Butterworts can I plant, (P.
>lutea?) Can all types of Sarracenia be planted if I give the plants frost
>protection in winter? Thanks

-- 
Kit Halsted
Brooklyn, NY, USA, USDA Zone 7



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