How To Make a Carnivorous Plant Bog
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Daniela will show you how to put together our Make Your Own Bog kit and talk about how to plant temperate carnivorous plants together to make stunning container gardens. She will also explain how to care for your bog after its all planted up! Happy growing! 🌱 For more information or to order, check out www.californiacarnivores.com
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I want that humongous venus fly trap behind you included in my kit. Prehistoric and amazing!
We have a ton of amazing sculptures throughout the nursery! I have a little tour of them in our video queue 😃
yes , nosey neighbors , wait wait noise neighbors wait wait noise dogs Definitely a must for any back yard garden ,such a quite neighborhood , sign out front dog walkers welcome ! ,, yes i celebrate Galactic Tick day How can i get one ?
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I was tripping balls. I was like omg you’d have to feed that thing kittens 😂🤣😂😅
@@California_Carnivores Where can we buy the flytrap sculpture from?
The best plants I had in my collection came from California Carnivores. Several friends of mine have kids who wanted to try growing carnivorous plants. I always tell them to skip the sad little plants at the big box stores and order from California Carnivores. These growing guides are great too.
Thank you so much! 😄
I never realized how beautiful Carnivorous plants are 😊
This video needs more upvotes it's amazing. It's SO informative. As a new plant mamma who's always been extremely fascinated with carnivores plants this has been a wonderful video.
Thank you so much! 😄
I love studying these bog kit videos in preparation for finally taking the plunge to attempt some of my own. Thank you so much for the excellent content. One of my favorite channels.
Do it! Just did!
I was at a yard sale recently, they had a small fish pond that had a crack in the bottom so I didn't get it. After I got home I started hearing about bog gardens and wish I would of gotten it to make one myself
I just got my mini bog kit on Thursday, and I’m watching this to set it up. So nice to see Peter. ❤
Just bought a a beginner's bog from you guys let me say these are the most perfect little babies they have been in a box for four days they are still so healthy and packed so nice .the kit came with more than enough soil/moss. 5/5 Stars( couldn't review on cc website or shop)
Thank you so much!
Someone just gifted me a very large terrarium and I'm so excited to fill it with carnivorous plants.. thank you for the helpful information
OMGG!! Your video inspired me to make my own bog garden video! Love from London ,
Got my kit Wednesday. Great project for the kids. My 7 year old didn't believe plants could eat bugs!! So fun!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
She is so freaking cool, I’m really glad I found this. I can’t wait to order a bog kit when the weather heats up a bit here
Thank you 😊
I made a bog garden last summer and planted three venues flytraps and when was getting them ready for winter I found two more in the garden.
Awesome info, thank you. Can't wait to start my own carnivorous garden!
I’m so excited to get my bog! I’ll watch this probably five more times ☺️ before it arrives
I understand that feeling 😂
My order just arrived and I’m in love thank you so much I’ll take good care of them
Thank you so much!
Hey California carnivores! You’re loved all the way on the east coast. Shout out from PA
Thank you so much!
That is amazing sculpture ❤🎉 ❤❤❤🎉❤❤❤🎉
Just bought the 6 plant kit… I’ll definitely take pictures and maybe do a video! I live in SE Louisiana, and the weather here will be perfect for this little bog.
i love the enthusiasm , I've learned so much from this video! thank you
Love this! I've always been interested in making a bog pot.
Wonderful video! just ordered a bog kit last night as well as several pings etc.
Love it! Regards from Alberta
Thank you for sharing information on a good topic.💕💕
I just discovered this Chanel and I really love the mood here ❤
Thank you 😊
Waiting on mine to ship for my birthday! Super excited!!
From the philippines and i have a lot of tokaiensis too!! Very pretty collection you have going there. Love your content
I got some swaniana in mine. I’d have preferred leucophylla or judiths hindle but I’ll accept the swaniana for the color blends. Does add a nice touch of red to all the greens and yellows.
Positively cool for any1 self employed [ like myself ] or for an actively retired that gets bored & finds work again as a greeter @ Walmart.
I just placed an order with you for the beginners bog kit and I am SO EXCITED!!! Found yall on tiktok and I was hooked! I cannot wait to build my own bog 🙈
Thank you for your order! 😆
This is quite cool indeed ! Cheers. 👍
Awesome and great looking bogs! Looking forward to creating more bogs myself.
Surprise bog kit is to hope for hitchhikers! (Buy potted stuff)
I got my favorite Sarracenia so far as a hitchhiker seedling on one of their deals.
My favorite part of the CC store is hitchhikers are very common, and sometimes you can get a rare hitchhiker that you would of otherwise overlooked.
I also think it would be cool if they sold a hitchhiker seed mix of whatever is prolific at the time.
Alas, mine took an extra week in the mail, and all the hitchhiking utricularia died. The main plants were a bit rough after the delay, but have recovered nicely.
@@arvetis I wouldn't lose hope, they can often return from unvisible seeds. Especially the common u. subulata. (Purple and yellow tiny flowers)
I thought my flytraps were dying because they were turning red i didnt know it was just the variety haha what a relief
Lol peter seems nice, can believe he remembered me
Brilliant video and information. Thanks friend!
Fascinating. I will be getting one of these
Omg this is amazing!!! would I be able to order this and request only sundews? Or no fly traps I just can’t keep fly traps alive my squirrels love to eat them…
Thank you! Unfortunately we can’t make modifications to the bog kit
Awesome website and videos I'm starting this planting as a new hobby. And I want to learn as much as I can from you before starting.
Hi, ive been told that little rocks can seap minerals into the soil, i have my pot in a saucer with rocks and water for aesthetics. Will putting rocks on the soil be better?
I would rinse the rocks before use but they should be safe to use after that!
Man rip Peter. Great to see his quick cameo in here
We’re so grateful for these videos with Peter 💔
Love this! Can I ask what the bright green moss-looking stuff is on top of your pre-made fly trap pot? Is that something you added or just grew organically? I love how it looks!!
We have a little star moss that naturally grows from spores in many of our pots!
I just saw your video and loved it. You explained everything beautifully. I don’t think we can get these kits here! Cheers from Perth Western Australia, a temperate climate.
Thank you! 😊
8:44 what's that behind your right shoulder? a venus bird trap?
It’s a sculpture that was made for a collaboration we did with the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers!
Love your tips, now I know.
Question. I absolutely love the idea of bogs and I'm definitely buying myself one for Christmas. But I've wondered, if sundews are mainly tropical without dormancy, how will they last with the sarracenia and dionaea ? Or do you ship species that do go dormant. Thanks!!
We generally ship either a temperate species like binata or a plant like capensis that can take cold and regrow from the roots if it gets too cold!
I have new plants to explore. Thanks
I noticed that alot of your plants that are potted in Peat Moss have this green growth on the top of the soil, kind of like grass or, well, moss lol
Do you add anything to get that stuff to grow or does Peat Moss over time grow that stuff in?
It looks really nice and natural, I wanna try to get that same look when I start my own bog garden :)
The moss grows in naturally over time because there are lots of spores for it everywhere in the nursery! Peat is just a great starter for it 😄
Nice Bog! I am planning to make one this Year! Can I put D.Aliciae, D.Capensis and D.Sphatulata in it?
You can put capensis in it and spatulata but aliciae is not terribly cold hardy!
@@California_Carnivores okay. Thank you!👍🌱🙂
Do you have examples of mature plant bog kits growing in your nurseries? I would love to see what they look like after a few years. :)
We may have one or two floating around! I’ll have to look in spring, when they’re growing!
@@California_Carnivores perfect!!! This will be my first spring with my carnivores! I can’t wait!!!
I really wish I could order form your website, i love carnivorous plants and want to make a bog garden, but I live in Canada bc so I can’t order sadly, and seeing the rows of Venus flytraps and sarracenia are latterly my dream😢
Awesome info! Thanks
Muito bom , parabéns pelo canal .
Does planting your moss at the bottom cause it to sprout out like that in the pot? Thats clean. I'm struggling to figure out moss on its own to add to pots.
As a second question, do you guys dry your moss and grind it up into the pot or grow it in full pieces and add it in?
The moss that grows on top of the pots is a totally different moss and it just travels and sprouts by spores in the nursery. We don’t grind up any moss, we just buy it in!
When you put vft in a bog garden do you still need to repot it? Thank you for all your help
You can bare root it if you’d like but you don’t have to. You can chonk it straight into the bog, soil and all of you don’t want to disturb the roots.
I have a question. Do you guys have to repot these and if so how often? I have one that’s deeper but around the same circumference as this one so not sure if it makes it any different.
We do repot them but usually wait until we see significant soil loss from rain, crowding from plants or plant die back. Around every 5-7 years!
Capensis is tropical though, right? Everything else here is temperate and goes through a dormancy. Would capensis survive somewhere other than an indoor windowsill in America?
They’re really interesting plants in that they can do well in a huge range of conditions. They’re native to South Africa and don’t mind being outdoors in many areas of the United States. They can tolerate brief freezes in winter, dying back and then regrowing from the roots.
I want to make a bog, however, I live in Michigan. We have beautiful summers here, but wicked, freezing winters where nothing but perennials survive.
I assume if I bring it in after a cool snap, I can acclimate to living indoors as long as I recreate an outside environment with grow lights, etc? Or no?
Thanks very much!
You can bring it inside to a sunny, unheated room or garage where it can hang out until temps are over freezing! Check out our videos on dormancy!
I'm curious about letting them dry out slightly in a humid summer. I am in New Orleans and have my VFTs in glass trays that will just catch the rain water. It rains basically every day ehre in he summer so they always stay wet. Would I be optimizing them more to drain the rain water out in the summer? Thanks :)
In your area I would let them dry out a bit in between watering because it’s naturally very humid! Maybe drain the rain out every few days and let them dry out for a day or two!
Nice.
I havent yet made a bog but i plan to soon
Are there any pings that can be added to these bogs that would do well in the same conditions?
Grandiflora and primuliflora are great!
If Sundews don't need dormancy, but the pitcher and flytrap do need dormancy will I need to repot the sundew while the other two are in dormancy?
Temperate sundews do die back for winter dormancy and even Cape sundews will die back in winter and then regrow again from the roots!
What type of moss did you use to cover the bottom of the pot? You didn't mention the name. Do you sell the rocks and small moss pieces you used for decor?
It’s domestic milled sphagnum moss. We don’t sell the moss or rocks but you can find them at many hardware stores or nurseries!
Y'all should send one of these to Laura and Aaron at Garden Answer on UA-cam!
Can any of these be grown inside under grow lights? I want them inside for pest control, for gnats and flies. I was thinking a small aquarium with a light, heat lamp and an open top to allow the pests in… We live on a farm and every time we open the door we have bugs coming in…
For that I would suggest cape sundews or Mexican butterworts!
Is compacting the soil a concern? Also do you ever have to fertilize?
We always compact it because it’s so wet and it naturally will settle an incredible amount in the pots, leading to roots and crowns being exposed. We do apply a foliar fertilizer once a month during the growing season. We prefer diluted Maxsea!
Do you add both bags to the pot?i been added both bags and my plants are doing fine but some of them are dying
Yes, you want to fill the pot up fairly well with the soil!
Ii want one of those giant flytraps behind you. How much do THEY cost???
Check out the video all about our carnivorous plant sculptures!
can i plant a bog garden by putting different plant seeds in the pot?
You can!
@@California_Carnivores awesome!!!!! Thank you so much
Would it be best to just use half the seeds in each pack I have (5) and grow the rest in separate pots that’s what I really want to do
@@thec-garshow8253 that’s what I would do!
I ordered a mini bog kit, just wondered if you can plant too many plants in on pot and if there are some varieties that should not be potted together
You can fill a pot a little too full so they overcrowd each other and the flytraps don’t get enough sun. Or you’ll have to repot it really soon to allow more space. It would be hard to say how many plants is too many because they can all vary by size a lot. But you’ll want two inches at least between plants!
What kind of moss are you using to cover the holes? I only find 1 kind of moss around at Home Depot
We use domestic sphagnum moss by mosser lee
@@California_Carnivores thank you a lot, helped me out a ton :)
Where do you get the pot and tray for the bogs?
We get ours from a nursery supply place but try Greenhouse Megastore for the pots! The saucers can be hard to source.
I live in Florida where we really never have winter temperatures except for maybe 1-2 weeks. Lowest getting to 36-38 degrees at night. What can be done for the plants needing those lower temperatures for dormancy?
Check out this video on winter dormancy in warm climates 😊
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Hi does it matter how far apart the plants are from each other? And could seeds be put around in there after being stratified?
It’s good to give them a few inches around so they have room to grow but you can move them closer together if you’d like. You can add seeds!
I have a question can I add my existing carnivore plants to the bog with the new plants?
Yes!
@@California_Carnivores thank you
So far, I’ve managed to kill every temperate carnivorous plant I’ve tried to grow, including a bog planter. I want to try again, but we’re over-run with mosquitoes in our area (inland So Calif). Any tips/tricks on keeping the tray filled w/ water while keeping the mosquitoes at bay? I don’t think I should count on the carnivores catching everyone that come near, but that would certainly be nice!
Mosquito bitttt is terminator for mosquito
Is boiled water ok? I want to make sure I have the right water for my plant when I get one :)
Unfortunately boiled water won’t reduce the minerals and salts that carnivorous plants dislike, heavily filtered water is best!
I bought a bog kit from yall a few months ago. Everything is thriving except one of the flytraps died. Im thinking of replacing it with the flytrap ginormous. The sundews are growing out of control. They have made 4 flowers already😂
Thank you for your order! You can always email us and we’ll replace the flytrap for you 😄
@@California_Carnivores okay thanks!
Alright I sent an email to calcarn just now
so I'm thinking about buying the deluxe kit. I live in Sacramento California where it ranges from like 35 to 110 degrees, it also gets very cloudy during the winter. do you think it would work well here, might I be able to keep them inside but with a grow light? and final question, any tips for keeping them here?
You can grow them outdoors in your area year round. You will want to put them where they get full morning sun but a little protection from the afternoon sun in Sacramento. And in the height of summer make sure to always keep the water saucer full.
What about in Bakersfield? 🥵
Hello,
Which peat moss do you recommend we use? I’ve noticed there is INE that says Peat Moss Tourbe and one that says Peat Moss Tourba? Is there a difference? I want to start mixing own soil and I’m curious to know if there is a difference? Lastly, can you provide where in California I can buy pest moss? Please.
We use Sunshine Brand peat moss - the most important factor is that it is fertilizer free. You can find it at Home Depot
@@California_Carnivores
thank you
I want to put some flytraps, some low growing sarracenia and some larger sarracenia in a bog. What kind of consideration to the depth of the planter with regard to each plants roots is necessary, if any.
I would start with a 6” deep pot for larger Sarracenia but if they’re quite large you may want to double that. They don’t require lots of root space but will appreciate it if you provide it.
I broke my neck going straight to the comments about the Humungous fly trap
😂 those sculptures are great! We get so many comments on them!
What is the width of the tray on your mini kit tray? Trying to plan placement before my order.
It’s about 10”
@@California_Carnivores perfecto! Ordered, thanks!
So can we pick the plants that come in the kit?
Unfortunately no, we rotate through what looks best and is available
I wish I could be able to have one these but it would take a lot of work because it gets too cold. So a: I will have to repot them all every year to bare root for fridge method and b:It's gonna be hard to move from outside to the sunroom (so it's protected from cold). My only choice would really by just purpereas because they are so hardy. But I can't really find them anywhere. Do you sell purpereas by any chance?
We’ll be adding them to our website this weekend! 😊
@@California_Carnivores subspecies purperea or venosa?
@@monke1919 Some of each!
Having a big tray of water speaks gnats and mosquitoes in NW Illinois - high rate of West Nile Virus. I was thinking of having mine indoors bc of gnats in house, short summer, deadly winter. Maybe just a sundew plant?
If you let the trays dry out for a day the mosquito larvae will die back. Or you can add Mosquito BTs to the water. You can grow Cape sundews indoors really happily year round
Question: can these be kept outdoors? I have a drip system and high light locstion for carnivourous plants. My concern is im in a valley so temps can get to 100 out here...is a planter possible?
yes
You can definitely grow these outdoors and they prefer to be outdoors if possible. You’ll want to make sure the saucer is always full of distilled or R/O water on those hot days. We’re in zone 9b and it can get into the 100s in the summer here as well, as long as we keep our plants well watered, they’re happy.
Hi Daniela. Is driftwood safe for carnivorous plants?
I would soak it for a few days in distilled water to leach out anything like that built up salts it may have!
@@California_Carnivores Thanks!
Do you not line the top with sphagnum? I find if I don't, I start getting algea forming on the top
We’ve never lined the tops of our temperate pots with moss. We haven’t had issues with algae and that may be because we are in such a sunny and dry climate
Troll doll digging in dirt, hilarious
Can I do it indoors under lights? It gets so hot and humid here we don't spend a lot of time outside. I want to enjoy my plants.
Temperate plants don’t tend to do as well indoors but you can try it! Make sure you give them a chilly winter dormancy as well.
@@California_Carnivores thanks for the reply.
I take care of reptiles now, some that need 110 on one side of tank and 80 on the other, most of the year then a brumation period where it's 70-80 for a few months.
They need heat bulbs, uva and uvb bulbs and all that too. So I was just wondering if a heart lamp and some uv could work then during the needed cold months I could put them outside. We don't get below 20 very often.
@@California_Carnivores obviously if get plant specific lighting, but I was just saying I am not adverse to changing it up to the plants needs, as I do it for a couple pets now .
@@joshuaglaude1549 The temperate plants can be grown indoors but they like full sun, good airflow and lots of live insects. Because the Sarracenia can be quite tall and the flytraps and sundews quite short, it can be hard to get the grow lights to be strong enough and close enough to the plants without burning the Sarracenia pitchers. In the winter you’ll need to expose them to colder temperatures and shorter photo periods to trigger winter dormancy. I have a whole video on this in my feed!
@@California_Carnivores thanks. I'll have to do them outside then if I want to do any. Thanks for the info.
@califorina conivores can I ask when will the 6plant kit be available? Tbh I don’t need the plants I’m ordering a special one, to address a nat infection in my indoor grow room (peppers funny guys) I don’t want to kill them unnecessarily, but if it’s plant food, 😂, I do want to buy some of your plants now to, on the 26th? If you have the kit and not the plants, #supportsmallbusiness!!!
Thank you! We should have them again in a few weeks! I’m just waiting for the plants to break dormancy more fully and then I’ll restock…basically everything on the website 😂
I made a bog set up and it's growing mold. How do I fix this? Please help!
Sometimes that’s totally normal but it can also be a sign that it needs more sunlight or airflow.
How are they with wind? We got some mighty wind where we live.
The wind can knock tall Sarracenia pitchers over so you may want to stake them up!
Are those fly traps behind you real?! They are gigantic!!
It’s a sculpture that was made for a collaboration we did with the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers!
What kind of flytrap is behind you in this vidio. And how can I get one for my colection
It’s a big sculpture!
I want to create a huge (64+ quart) bog garden, and I can't find a water tray big enough for that size planter. If it measures at 20 inches wide roughly how many fly traps, ping, sundews, and american picture plants would be good for it. I know they need room to fill out as they mature. Also I I can't find a water tray that big, do you have any suggestions for how to keep it wet? I intend to put them in the lowest and wettest part of my yard. That being said even a SC wet yard would eventually dry out, so I know I will possibly need another option to keep the bog garden wet. Also I'm doing it as large as I am for a memorial garden.
That’s a great project! It’s hard to know what to use for a tray. You could do a non-draining bog instead. That may be easier than finding a tray.
It’s hard to estimate how many plants to put into it. I would say that each flytrap, drosera and ping will take up about 3” of space to start and then steadily grow in. The Sarracenia can really vary in size but I would assume they will take up more like 4” of space each.
@@California_Carnivores thank you. What would a non draining bog look like? Would I just fill it with tons of spag moss and perlite and plug the drainage wholes? Also thank you for giving me spacing as that can help me figure out how much would be needed.
@@christinabenner1272 check out our other bog making video that is all about non-draining bogs:
How to Build a Carnivorous Plant Bog
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@@California_Carnivores thank you I definitely will
Maybe a cattle water trough will work?
Where can you buy large plastic pots like that? No one seems to carry them
You can often find them on Amazon listed as 12” panterra bowls
@@California_Carnivores You are the best! Thank you so much :)
I'm confused won't the flytraps need to be frozen for part of the year?
All of the plants in this bog are temperate and require a chilly winter dormancy so they can be grown the same 😊
Do you have long rectangular bog kits?
No, we don’t have any rectangular ones but you can find some great plastic, rectangular pots online!
whats is that v trap behind you how do i get seeds from it
It’s a sculpture that was made for a collaboration we did with the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers!
honestly how do you feel that venous fly trap?
It’s a big sculpture!