Re: Bog Garden
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- Subject: Re: Bog Garden
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 12:25:08 -0600 (MDT)
Patty Forster wrote:
>
> For those of us that do not have a natural bog garden, could someone give
> some suggestions for creating that type of environment in my yard? I have a
> few JIs that are doing well next to my house in our clay soil that does not
> drain very well. I plan to order some more JIs and would like to make a JI
> bed. I have a drip system around my rhododendrons and roses. Could I put a
> drip systems in the new JI bed?
>
Patty
Think of a bog as a pond that is filled with dirt and is kept very moist
(it could be so wet is is almost soupy depending on what you want to
grow). The idea of burying a container of some sort with holes in the
side is to provide an "automatic overflow" so that not enough water can
accumulate (during the rainy season etc) to float everything out. Kiddie
pools would work, excavating a depression in your yard and lining it
with a pond liner would work, keeping a pot in a deep saucer that is
constantly filled with water would work. Using a drip system to keep the
moisture at the right level is a great idea. I am going to dig around my
existing pond behind the rock edge, reset the liner and backfill with
dirt. The rock will keep the dirt from washing into the pond, and the
pond water will give me a real bog in the new area.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
