Growing Sarracenia from seed can be a slow, but very rewarding hobby. It's the cheapest way to expand your pitcher plant collection by far, and in the end you have something to be proud of. Once you have seeds on hand, there are three steps that need to be done: cold stratification, germination, and of course caring for the seedling....
Using rain water to water CP's may not be completely necessary, but it's all I've ever used. I've heard of folks using well water, reverse osmosis water, even regular tap water may be good enough. It's just important to know what's in the water you're giving your plants. CP's don't like minerals, and chlorine isn't exactly a natural chemical...
For a lot of people, growing these fascinating plants may seem a bit intimidating. Well I'm here to tell you..."If I can grow them, you can too!" There is not a set rule book to successfully grow CP's, but there are definitely some basic necessities that need to be provided for these plants to simply survive. I'll go over...
Building a raised bed is pretty simple. The hardest part is making the wooden frame, but I found that to be fairly easy also. I assembled my frames in my garage and used a two wheel dolly to move them to their permanent home. However, you could easily cut the boards and assemble the frame at your garden spot. Below...
Back when I was fresh into this hobby of mine, I built my first inground bog garden. I wanted to incorporate a water feature and decided to go with a small fish pond and waterfall. I am very pleased with how it turned out and I hope you find these steps on building it useful. Enjoy!