HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLANT BOG?

[Carolfromflorida]

I am interested in making a plant bog and should you have more than one? I am planning on a 24' round pond, What do I need to make one (plant bog) and I am also in central Florida what type of plants? Would you suggest any other type of filtering? My pond will have Koi in it.

 

[addy1]

I filter my goldfish, shubunkin ponds with one big bog. The plants behind the pond are all in the bog. I have just one bog, do have plants in the stream ponds, not in pea gravel though.



I just love how well it keeps my water, no green water, no string algae, tests always perfect. I would never go back to "normal" filters.

I wrote up a simple how to make different bogs

https://www.gardenpondforum.com/topic/6894-bog-building/ see if that helps you

You could use whatever plants do well in florida and like wet feet.

 

[Carolyn22]

Beautiful Addy. What all do you have planted in your bog?

 

[addy1]

lets see if I can remember everything:


iris
day lilies 3 different ones, two rebloomers
lizard tail
marsh betony
Obediant plant
black gamecock iris
dwarf golden sweetflag
dwarf cattails
Water Willow
green /yellow creeping Jenny
mini spearwort
white star grass
penny wort
water mint
blue water forget me not
water iris soft pink\kirk strawn
creeping primrose
pickerel weed

They all grow like weeds

 

[Carolfromflorida]

wow it is beautiful.

 

[addy1]

Thanks I love how it takes care of the pond. This my easiest to care for pond I have built. And I love the plants, so do the bees, dragon flies, frogs, birds bath in it............a part of nature.

This is looking down in the 5 foot deep area.





Just a shot of some of the fish with the underwater cam