Minibog 5000!!!
 

Hi everyone

Well I decided to make a little "CP Garden" of my own........To me it looks good hehehe.......My first time doing this....I included 4 plants in this minibog....

VFT/Akai Ryu
VFT/Green form
VFT/produced by leaf cutting
Sarr canstabei??

I used LFS and perlite for the media of this little thingy.....

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Ken

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Ken

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So cute.

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Your mini bog is going to look nice once everything get going. Not to be a worry wort but the shells might release Calicum carbonate into the potting media.
Shells are good container for mexican butterwort because they do like the Ca.

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Hi Aaron

Yeah thanks for the kind comments.........I took some time doing that but now still a little messy need some time to well......settle down??

Hi Khaos

Well will the Carbon carbonate kill??? Anyways i only used one shell and the other 2 are marbles you use for aquariums i hope its safe i already washed it nicely...

Ken

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Not bad, your akai ryu looks typical-ish green a bit, well can't blame. Nice setup, hope it works well.

Cheers

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Hi Edward

Well its probally not that red cos it the nursery maybe didn't have enough sunlight......I asked and it should be a akai ryu...One more thing just to tell people that are making stuff like this.....Do not put shells in it....Which i already replaced with another rock...

Ken

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Why no shells??? How are you and 'shu yi', :2thumbup::2thumbup: wink'.

Cheers

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Hi Edward

Umm according to reliable resources.......Okay fine according to members from other forums shells produce calcium carbonate which is full of minerals and everyone knows thats not good for CPs......

Edward... =_= Whats wif you lol........
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Ken

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Ok, advice taken. Good luck in the minibog.

Cheers

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I don't know about other members but I just have to say this... I think your statement above is not appropriate as Koas was trying to HELP you by giving SOUND ADVISE to you. If you are referring to a statement by someone to you in the future, please refer to his name and not to say things like "to tell people...". What people are you talking about! I think this is rude.

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Okay! I just made a longish reply about the shell then realized that Ken already changed the shell to a rock so no more debate there, I think that is a safer and in fact more aethetically nearer to a real bog as I doubt if you can see shells like these in bog ponds.

David, I am not too sure if Ken meant it that way or not. But for me I hope what he meant was this:

"One more thing just to tell people that are making stuff like this .....Do not put shells in it....Which i already replaced with another rock..."

I think he meant making stuff like a Bog or a Mini Bog garden.... so he did not mean that members are making stuff up like calcium carbonate, etc.

I also am not too sure if it is a big thing or not (the calcium carbonate thing), but as mentioned above I think it really doesn't give a bog look if there is a shell anyway :)

I realized I just butted in on something that I am not too personally involved in, so I'll shut up now and hope Ken can confirm/clarify what he meant about the sentence. :)

TTFN
Arvin

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I think ken meant people who are building minibogs too should not put shells as it may harm CPs.

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Nice project Ken.Nothing to do ah?Holiday didn't go anywhere ah?

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Hi David

Wow went to church come back soo many replies for the first time lol............Anyways what i was trying to say is just to tell people to not put a shell in they're minibogs as simple as that just like what aaron and arvin was sayin :D

Hi Ali

Well thanks for the kind comments......Nop not going anywhere this year ;D and i also worry bout my neps when i go out cos normally when i come home my neps will all look wilty which will normally recover after a day when i give them all a nice soak

Ken

Thanks

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Oh hi david after reading the thread i relised what you meant my bad......That reply was meant for other forums hehehehehe......sorry kaos my bad

Ken

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Dear everyone,

Forgive kenneth if you can. He is still young and everyone makes mistakes once in a while. Futhermore, I think he means that people who wish to make a minibog should not use shells.

Kenneth, do watch out what you are writting in the future, people may misunderstand and blame you. So do watch out, I mean no offense.

I know this is rather personal and a little touchy subject that I should not involve myself in, but I do not wih our forum to have a bad image. Whats more, there are younger people than ken and it will not be a good example.

So lets just forget about this situation and return back to our CP madness?

I don't think I will be starting a minibog, today I made a HUGE mistake, I soaked sphagnum in water for two and a half day and it stinks a lot....!!!! hate it! Fauzi knows, don't tell anyone, Fauzi why I soaked sphagnum moss soo longgg....hehehe.

Have a nice day, everyone.

Cheers

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Well i don't even soak them at all lol...............Anyways thanks ed

Ken

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I would be careful with any limestone type rock, same reason CaCO3. I use quartz type rocks such as jasper. rock crystal or any inert rock such as granite and basalts.

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Hi Ken. Thanks for your explaination. Appreciate it.

By the way, just a tip for you if you want to travel outstation for holidays. Just in case you want to try it out. This is what I do and it works well for me. I would shift them to a place with no direct sunlight (just bright light) and place them in pails/ or on water saucer. Pour about 2 inches or more of water into the pail or water tray.

I can be gone for 1-2 weeks and the plants will be fine when I get back.

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Hey Nice tip there David about keeping a minibog happy when going out for short trips.

Hey guys about soaking sphagnum, I soak mine all the time, in fact I have some soaking in rainwater now. They do stink at first, but after a while they don't, you just change the water when they do. Why soak? If you don't, then the sphagnum is "thirsty" when you use them to pot, they will drink up the water first before the water gets to your plants, that means your plant will be thirsty for maybe a day or two depending on how often you water. Well this is my two cents only.

TTFN
Arvin

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No worries, mate :1thumbup:. No offence taken.

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Really, Khoas??? I only soak my sphagnum for 2 hours, sometimes just twenty minutes. My parents cannot tolerate stench at all.....:laugh::laugh:

Cheers

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Try finding cow that been dead for 6 week, after that the sphagnum moss will smell sweet :biggrin:

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:bored::bored: I stay in a condo that has not a lot of space, one stench can fill the entire house........

Cheers