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A question: Who WAS Walter Shrimpton?
As a newbie, recently bought my first trough. It is empty and so have been reading about composts etc. Have read about the problems of a perched water table and why not to put crocks etc at the bottom of the trough. It all makes sense. However, is it not the case that most people put their troughs on blocks and that will create a perched water table? Confused.
All of the troughs here are sitting on cinder blocks, and have for about a quarter century. Most require daily watering during the summer. I took these pictures a few minutes ago.1. trough with porophyllum saxifrage (my favorite plants) trying to escape, and Primula Linda Pope, among others. Trough was broken and I glued it back togetherBob, when you say you "glued it back together", what did you use? I haven't had any long-lasting luck trying this with broken troughs. With an older trough you usually have very established plants you don't want to attempt moving. Gluing back is aworthwhile alternative.
Thank you Luit, for the note about Walter Shrimpton. So many people are commemorated as named plants but we (I) frequently don't have a clue who those people are or were. This plant is truly wonderful (it must be, I've lost it several times ) and it's good to know the background.