natural growing areas
Ron Schlosser (RonS@nesbbx.rain.COM)
Thu, 29 Jul 93 05:59:56 PST
I'm interested in knowing more about the natural growing areas of CP.
In several books I've read they mention the areas that these plants grow
and say things like the soils is always damp etc. What I was wondering
is has there been any research into exactly what is going on under
ground, that is, is the soil over an impervious layer, is there no
drainage, and so forth.
The reason I'm asking is I've wondered about the directions for growing
our plants in pots standing in trays of water. I some how don't think
that that is the best way. I've noticed that the media at the bottom of
these pots smells real bad, and I know that that cannot be good.
I live in Oregon and tried an experiament last year. Last spring I set
out a number of the North American CP in an artificial bog that I made.
To make this bog, I dug a hole in the ground about 5' round and 18" deep.
I lined this with a weed mat, which is a woven fabric designed to keep
down weeds but still allow for water to go through. I then filled it
with my peat mix and planted. We had an abnormaly dry summer and the
surface would dry out, but the peat beneath would stay damp. I'd water
the area 2-3 times a week. I am blessed with naturaly soft water. This
winter, we had lots of snow and the plants and bog froze several times.
All of the plants came back.
RonS@nesbbx.rain.com
Ron Schlosser Oregon City Oregon