Minibog Part VII
Well, what started as a Dionaea with transplant shock has turned into a slimy black spot. I suspect that it was not in very good shape to begin with since I bought it from a hardware store nursery, where it was living with the houseplants.
Other than one additional somewhat unhappy Dionaea, the other plants are doing well. The Drosera capensis seemed happy from the beginning and are all sending up new leaves. I may be adding a few more plants, but I don’t want to overcrowd things. Maybe I need a second bog!
Also, I finally got around to fixing the water inlet pipe. I removed the pipe and drilled a bunch of 1/4″ holes on the part that extends into the underbog reservoir. Then I was able to put the pipe all the way to the bottom of the bog instead of just to the top of the water reservoir. Now when I pour water in, I know that the level in the pipe is very close to the true water table level.