Well that's the last time I trust the opinion of a nursery...

Headed out to pick up cold-hardy plants today for my new outdoor bog. Specifically talking to the person about cold-hardy species that could stay outside year-round. She recommended three different types (one pitcher to two pings). I got home and looked them up, and every one of them is tropical.

OK, maybe I can work with this. My wife and I are both happy to have some carnivores inside during the Winter, and we do have an issue with gnats which we presume are hatching out of the aquariums, so they'll have plenty to eat.

I'll be doing some reading to get prepared ahead of time, and I went ahead and put the plants outside in the bog for now until it starts cooling down, but maybe someone can confirm for me... I presume for an indoor setup I can fill a pot with the same peat, put a try under it, and bottom-water to keep the peat soggy? And we have a 55gal barrel in the basement that we pre-treat water for the sensitive aquarium dwellers like the shrimp, so it has plenty of time for the chlorine and other stuff to filter out before we use it -- would that be suitable for an indoor "bog"?