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Overwintering bog plants in a very cold climate

sahoyaref
19 years ago

I would like to make a container bog garden for my balcony this year, only I have no idea how to overwinter the plants. I would like to grow mainly Sarracenia, most of which are not hardy to my zone, and the one that is is not hardy below my zone, so it would still die from freezing solid on the baloncy over the winter (I live in an apartment). So could I overwinter the plants like one overwinters VFTs, in the fridge? Would they take up a lot of room? That is, would I need to leave all the pitchers intact, or could I cut them off and just retain the root balls with the crowns? Has anyone done this before? Another option I may have is to bury the plants completely in my parent's garden. (You know, dig a deep hole, lay the plants in the hole, cover them up again). Do they need to stay moist all winter? I just can't afford to buy all new plants every year.

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