Re: CULT: Bog Gardens and Mosquitoes

iris-l@rt66.com wrote:
> 
> >At 04:58 AM 6/2/97 -0600, Donald Mosser wrote:
> >
> >This seems like a cheap alternative to the hard plastic liners (approx.
> >$150.00 locally) if all you really want to do is grow the bog plants and
> >mosquitos and don't want the fish or the water lilies.  I would estimate
> >$15.00 for the kiddie pool, sandpaper, and spray paint.  Now I just need to
> >find a place in my yard to plant one of these bogs.  Anyone else have any
> >innovative ideas on bog gardening on the cheap?
> >
> Well, you could always buy a house that comes complete with bog. Only we
> call it The Swamp.
> 
> Seriously, how do you control mosquitoes in a situation like this? I've
> tried the bt dunks, but I'm not sure the stuff travels because there isn't
> always any water flow. Most of the time it's just extremely small puddles,
> or just squishy mud masquerading as solid ground. (A couple of weeks ago I
> got the garden tractor stuck out there. It took an old car jack, a major
> collection of scrap lumber, and two people to get it back out.) Is my
> natural bog considerably wetter than artificial bogs, or is there a
> mosquito control strategy that works under these conditions?
> 
> BTW, Anner is perfectly correct that natural bogs do dry out on occassion.
> During the drought several years ago, it was almost dry land, and the only
> thing that happened to most of the inhabitants is that the boundary edge
> between cattails and grass moved. Now I have an edge of grass that I can't
> mow because the tractor gets stuck, but I expect the cattails will reclaim
> it over time.
> 
> Also, JIs can survive being underwater during the winter. It took them a
> very long time to get going this spring, but they are still there, and
> getting ready to bloom.
> 
> Kay Cangemi
> Cangemi@mhv.net
> New York, USDA zone 5


All I want to know is:  What is the name of THE RESOURCE book for bog
gardens?

Rusty
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