Craig Malcolm Gibbon Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Hi group, What, in your opinion, would be an absolute minimum depth for a CP Trough? Regards, Craig Gibbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcz Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 It clearly depends on what species you will grow. A Pinguicula garden can be planted in a few centimetres of soil, while adult Sarracenia appreciate deep soil. I am pretty bad estimating numbers, but with about 20 centimetres depth I would say that you can grow almost all carnivorous plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Malcolm Gibbon Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 On 8/10/2017 at 9:34 PM, Craig Malcolm Gibbon said: Hi group, What, in your opinion, would be an absolute minimum depth for a CP Trough? Regards, Craig Gibbon Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 On 10/08/2017 at 9:34 PM, Craig Malcolm Gibbon said: What, in your opinion, would be an absolute minimum depth for a CP Trough? 60 mm or less! I have a small 'miniature bog garden' (of sorts) consisting of d.muscipula, d.muscipula 'akai ryu', d.capensis 'alba', and U.dichotoma all growing in flooded sphagnum within a 220 mm x 165 mm x 60 mm seed tray. I'll post a pic later to show what it looks like. As long as the substrate does not completely dry out, they'll be fine in very small depths. The question you need to ask yourself is how often do you want to water them... a very shallow container in full sun will need regularly topping up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Malcolm Gibbon Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Thank you all, im looking at a container that is 4 foot, by 2 foot wide and a foot deep. I'm sure that will be fine for the CPs that I want to grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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