Re: Native/hardy orchids...
Hello Barb,
The pool is a small one ... a $5 special with 8 inch sides. Punched a few very
small holes for slooooow drainage in the bottom and buried. Lined the edges with
flat rocks to hide that curved lip around it. It is filled with a mix of sand,
peat and left over potting medium from the nursery. You want to keep it on the
lean side as bog dwellers do not like a rich diet. Mulched with chopped leaves. If
you like you can place a piece of rotting log partially buried into the mix and
plant on top of that as well. Very natural look. Surround the area with ferns and
groundcovers such as Foam flower.
There are also a couple of pages of information on bogs and bog-loving orchids
on my web site that you can print out. Look up the Royal Ladyslipper and cultural
information on it.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Barb Pernacciaro <bpern@idcnet.com>
Subject: RE: Native/hardy orchids...
> Gene said:
> I planted these last fall in a child's
> wading pool to create a mini-bog.
>
> Did you sink the wading pool in the ground? What kind of soil did you put in
> it? Does it have any drainage holes at all or does it always have standing
> water in it? This sounds like a great idea for those of us without a "wet"
> area.
>
> -Barb P. in s. Wisconsin
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