Bog for Skunk Cabbage
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Bog for Skunk Cabbage
- From: M* D* C*
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 02:14:51 -0400
At 12:36 AM 8/27/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
> Do you have an existing bog?
No bog, but I do have a mud hole that is basically like a very small marsh.
It is composed of a bottom layer of sod and topped with decomposed plant
matter (I call it that rather than 'compost' because there were no
chemicals, fertilizers, 'compost-makers', etc. added...mostly it consists
of former leaves). There is a very small amount of peat in the mix. Is
that sufficient for skunk cabbage, or does it require a peat bog? Also,
must the plants be kept in standing water, or is muddiness good enough?
Typha spp. and Colocasia grow well there, for comparison.
Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Niles, MI USA, Z 5/6
