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Pitcher plants would be really cool if I end up with acid conditions after adding the wood chips. Not sure if they will take basic conditions?
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I don't think pitcher plants like full sun exposure conditions.
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I am seeing full sun on the internet and the internet is always right:) I am wondering if I should lay in a foot of wood chips and then cover with 4-6" of sandy-loam soil. Then let it set and see if it goes acidic? Maybe taper it gradually down to 2 feet deep (of water). This might make a cool micro-environment in my area? I have read that wood-chip bioreactors remove nitrates, so maybe this area would end up nitrogen-poor the way pitcher plants like it? Might be a great experiment! There look to be different biotypes, so I need to see about sourcing the purple pitcher plants to improve my chances of success.
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