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Posted 8M ago by @LaSiguanaba

I received and assembled this outdoor planter, which I wi...

I received and assembled this outdoor planter, which I will put on the patio for some creative gardening. I’m hoping to create a little bog garden surrounded by herbs I can use in the kitchen. A little unusual and a little practical. I kind of feel like that suits me!!! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ€£ #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #boggarden #OutdoorGrowing #PatioGarden #containergarden #cpclubthursday #CarnivorousPlants #Herbs #gardening
Heck yaaaaaaaaas!!!!!
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So excited to see what you do with it. What herbs are you thinking of adding?
@JesssJungle So, there is a plant sale this weekend and I’m hoping to get chives, different kinds of Basils, oregano, different kinds of thyme, ??? I have a pot of cilantro I’ve grown from seed. I need to give more thought to the plants… do you have any any suggestions?
Definitely Basil, it grows so voraciously and if you are planning on using water in the bottom for a bog, I believe they do well hydroponically. I was looking into growing basil with aquaponics (using fish to fertilize/plants to clean/cycle the water.)
Anyway, if you're using dirt I think any herb you wanna grow would do well! 😁
@JesssJungle So, there is a water reservoir but I’m not sure how to use the planterβ€”should I put dirt directly into it, or use pots that sit in it with water in the reservoir??? I really don’t know what I’m doing! πŸ€ͺπŸ˜… I’m just a bit nervous πŸ˜‚
@LaSiguanaba
Hmmm. πŸ€”
Well I think it depends on what you REALLY Wanna use it for. Does it have a drainage hole at the bottom, like with a plug?
@JesssJungle yes, there is a filtered off area inside the planter, and below it is the water reservoir. There is an indicator to tell you when water is low, snd a drainage plug you can open to drain out excess water if you would like. Maybe I’ll post more pictures tomorrow… πŸ€”
@LaSiguanaba Cool 😎
@Seymour I’ll need your advice at some point, if you wouldn’t mind sharing? πŸ™‚
Absolutely, I'm all good to have a chat at any point, but for now, I need to look after a few things. I have been noting what you wrote above, and I tend to agree with your comments, and it helps to provide some answers! So I am good to go. Just have a look at what I wrote elsewhere as I think it will help immensely and save time. And I will get back to you when I can. It's exciting times, and I am looking forward to enjoying your planter turned CP bog garden. I think you will be impressed just how much things can grow when probably nutured and cared for. Your CPs should thrive. I hope you find some great plants today or wherever you have the opportunity. It looks gorgeous, and I think you have done well. BTW check out Chris B52! It gives me the heebee geebees LOL πŸ˜† πŸ˜‚ 🀣 πŸ˜… πŸ™ƒ 😜
@Seymour Thanks Seymour! I’m headed out I search of herbs and veggies startsβ€”mostly for the raised beds I have in my front yard, but with an eye towards herbs that could go in the plantar with my CPs. Just don’t want to leave the house because I’m expecting a plant delivery!!! First world problems…. πŸ˜‚
@LaSiguanaba Sounds great! I love your new butterwort. I wish I had such big problems, big problems but how can I leave them behind?
I'll be interested in what you make of your latest delivery, do you have something to read in the meantime? First World problems are still problems, no problem.
Have a great day, its a crying shame I will miss any delivery but I wrote something elsewhere in anticipation of your cephalotus if it comes. Good morning, oh and in case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening and good night 😴 😘 😊 πŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€©πŸŒ±πŸͺ΄πŸŒΎπŸŒΏ
@LaSiguanaba I hope you are not getting bogged down LOL πŸ˜‚
@Seymour I am a little bogged down at the moment, lol. I was just looking at the outdoor plantar and trying to figure out how to organize it… so far I only have 2 CPs for it and way too many herbs!!!
@LaSiguanaba It will all come together for you I’m sure πŸ‘πŸ» you have a few options before you but I wouldn’t rush it and make an unforced error. You could just use it for herbs and just keep the CPs in their own pot so you can water them separately
@Seymour I bought some pots to go in the planterβ€”is that weird?
@LaSiguanaba good thinking 99
@Seymour I’m getting 2 more, so there would be a total of 10 pots
@Seymour I figure this would make it easier to protect plants in the winter and to meet their individual needs more easily.
@LaSiguanaba that looks really good 😊
@Seymour you think it will work? I can fit 10 of the small pots into the planter. Now I just need to decide which plants I’m putting in. I have a ton of herbs but only 2 CPs for outside. Unless you think I can put my Butterwort outside? Hmmmm πŸ€”