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where is my bog real estate agent to select the correct peat for me to decompose in

If you just want a little bit of flashy, try a peat bog that has carnivorous plants in it. Sarracenia pitchers are native to much of the U.S, and in the Carolinas you can find Venus flytraps, plus sundews in a lot of other areas. Orchids are popular bog decor as well. 

Those neat plants are generally found in sphagnum peat, made from sphagnum moss, rather than peat made from decayed reeds and shrub-like plants. Truthfully, the differences in chemical composition of peats are minimal. I prefer sphagnum peat for the carnivorous plants, but there are interesting things in sedge peat as well. Regardless of what some people will try to tell you, you should pick your bog mostly based on your personal aesthetics rather than exact specifications of the peat- it’s the acidity and lack of oxygen that are important. I personally love the imagery of Venus flytraps and their pseudo-fangs, but you may prefer the drowning pools of the Sarracenia pitchers or the relentless glue of the sundews. Or perhaps you prefer the straightforward but strange beauty of the orchids? 

Regardless of aesthetic, if you purchase an area of bog to bury yourself in, the rare plants living in it will be safe from industrial development! 

Be sure to request that your burying assistants be careful with the top layer of bog and place it all back as it was, the plants should cope just fine with the disturbance. You needn’t worry about your chemical or nutrient content, either, the lack of decomposition means most of that will stay contained and won’t affect the plant life around you. 

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