I'm building an indoor bog for some sundews, pitchers and a few venus fly traps (Single rectangular wide pot) with a water tray essentially built in
I'm trying to find a way to also grow a Victoria Butterwort in the same pot. I'm pretty sure that by just creating a hole in the peat moss/perlite bog mix, say 3" diameter and 3"-4" deep, and filling that with the Butterwort growing mix (perlite, crushed coral and sand mix) should do the trick, I actually suspect it would keep the Butterwort growing mix the perfect level of damp.
My concern is with the crushed coral in the Butterwort growing mix, In theory the growing mix only absorb water from the pete/perlite mix , is there a risk of calcium making it into the peat/perlite mix of the rest of the bog, and if so does that endanger the rest of the plants (could lower acidity) or would it stay relatively contained to the 3-4" diameter of the Butterwort growing area?
Yes I know it's better to grow these separately, but would very much like to have all this in a single garden, any suggestions on how to achieve this would help
I'm trying to find a way to also grow a Victoria Butterwort in the same pot. I'm pretty sure that by just creating a hole in the peat moss/perlite bog mix, say 3" diameter and 3"-4" deep, and filling that with the Butterwort growing mix (perlite, crushed coral and sand mix) should do the trick, I actually suspect it would keep the Butterwort growing mix the perfect level of damp.
My concern is with the crushed coral in the Butterwort growing mix, In theory the growing mix only absorb water from the pete/perlite mix , is there a risk of calcium making it into the peat/perlite mix of the rest of the bog, and if so does that endanger the rest of the plants (could lower acidity) or would it stay relatively contained to the 3-4" diameter of the Butterwort growing area?
Yes I know it's better to grow these separately, but would very much like to have all this in a single garden, any suggestions on how to achieve this would help