I've looked at these, but the problem with them is that the deeper
rooted plants must go near the center, and only shallow rooted
plants can go around the edge. However, the Acro-Mills plastic
window boxes are GREAT for mass plantings. BTW, Tree Farm is
an OK place, but some of their prices are a bit high. Woolworths
garden center on the corner of Middlefield and San Antonio
has the same stuff, plus some neat square plastic planters.
I prefer square containers because they are easier to situate
up near a fence, etc. Rounde ones are harder to make optimal
use of space with (which is why I prefer square pots).
I currently have one undrained window box with Dionea, D. intermedia,
S. rubra, S. psittacina, and some pings, and another with some Aussie
CP, and they've worked well, particularly with a small pot buried
in the soil to keep an eye on water level. Next weekend I hope to
pick up some cheap sundews or butterwords (N. American species) for
my mass planting.
>>I also bought a regular terra-cotta pot to upend and use as a base
>>for the bog planter. I'm hoping it will discourage the ninja squirrels
>>from jumping up and partying....
Don't bet on it. You may well have to resort to a chicken wire cage.
Also, try human hair. And don't forget, the bluejays can be worse
than the squirrels.
BTW, I was just at Tower Video and found a VHS tape (the last one
as far as I could see) of Death Trap, the CP video by PBS. I just
watched it and it has some beautiful footage of VFTs, aldrovanda,
utrics, and drosera. I had forgotten how FAST utric traps work.
Amazing. My appreciation for utrics is renewed. I need to get
an American Terrestrial species for my bog garden...
r.