DaisyI said:I have always grown mine in water pots - no drainage holes. My inground bog has pool liner under it. Keep the crowns above the water level. If I was using saucers, I would make the saucers as deep as possible. They are bog plants - bogs are wet places.
CaliFlowers said:
What I'm still not clear about is the amount of water they should be sitting in. Mine is in a 1/2" saucer which practically dries out every day (surface of the mix is always wet) but everything I've read indicates the crown should be less than two inches above the water level. So, if I have a 6" tall bog tray, 4" of water in a deep saucer would be fine? Is that kind of high water level more of a strict necessity or a strategy to reduce maintenance? How much standing water would be too much?
CaliFlowers said:
The Sarracenia shipped in a 3.5" pot, and I'd like to move it to a 6" pot, or maybe a 11" bog pot—maybe along with the Venus flytrap. I suspect that the roots of these things are fragile and fibrous. Is it better to just plug the existing rootball intact into the new mix, or should I try to gently wash & tease some of the old peat mix away first?
Afterward, should I shade it for a week or so? It has a new pitcher developing which is about 8" tall and still mostly "flat" but starting to open at the tip, and a couple of others that are 1" and 3" tall. While these new pitchers have been developing, one of the older pitchers seems to be leaning over a little, as if it might be declining. (it's still firm and very solidly attached to the crown) Should I cut the "leaner" off to lessen transplant shock? Is trimming these even done? Humidity is fairly low here, with 55° nights, 75° days and bright, cloudless skies.