Re: [PRIMROSES] Bog Building

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• To: P*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
• Subject: Re: [PRIMROSES] Bog Building
• From: "* D* C* <m*@PIPELINE.COM>
• Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 02:46:41 -0500

At 09:32 PM 12/31/97 -0800, you wrote:
>I suspect if you just filled up the pond you have now with soil you would
>do well enough. I wonder if you wouldn't want to put holes in the liner
>anyway. Most plants that live in bogs like good drainage too I believe.
>More gravel!
>
Hello, Larry.  The instructions I have say to punch holes around the liner
about 4" from ground level, then to fill bottom 1/3 with upside-down turf
(it will gradually decompose and add nutrients), then fill to top with
peat/soil mix...wet this down thoroughly, and when it has settled, top it
off into a heaping configuration with more peat/soil mix.  Wet that down
and leave it alone until it settles, wetting when it starts to dry.  I am
wondering if the nutrients from the turf are all that important, since I
guess one could add them in fertilizers.

Sheila S.

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