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Thu, Feb 28, 13 at 16:21
| Greetings all - I recently purchased a Coelogne occulta and a bulbophyllum leopardinum. They are both mounted and I am sure that mounting is likely best for their display. However, I am doubtful of my ability to keep a mounting bulbo happy with my humidity levels. So I want to move them from the mounts in the spring. I don't the a pot is the best idea so I was thinking about basket culture. but then basket culture is boring. Does anyone have other ideas for potting orchids that like to ramble? |
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- Posted by orchidnick z9Ca (orchidnick@yahoo.com) on Thu, Feb 28, 13 at 16:59
| I have ramblers on shingles. 2 1/2' x 6" shingle gets wrapped on both sides with coconut padding from HD. I find theirs is too thick so I split it. Keep it in place using bird netting, also HD. Then where the plant is actually mounted a layer of Sphagnum Moss is added. Between the moss and the coconut padding this keeps a water loving plant like a Bulbo happy with 3 day watering cycles. Nick |
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- Posted by Greencurls Z5 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 28, 13 at 21:08
| Hi Nick and thank you for the reply. I had not thought about adding extra padding to the shingle to retain moisture. I have a couple of questions. I am supposing that you are using Cedar shingles. Is that correct? Also, where are you able to find coconut padding at Home Depot, which department? |
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- Posted by orchidnick z9Ca (orchidnick@yahoo.com) on Thu, Feb 28, 13 at 21:46
| I use any old wood I can find which is the right dimension. Fence boards work good too. The coco matting is in the garden section where they sell fairly large pads for basket liners. I tease them to half the thickness and cut them to suit. Ends up as a patch job, that's where the bird netting comes in. I wrap it tightly in the fine black bird netting giving the thing some structure. When I water I soak both sides, retains a fair amount of moisture but is not a soggy ball of water like straight Sphagnum Moss would be. . Learned the technique from Howard Gunn who is a renowned Bulbo grower in Sacramento. Nick |
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- Posted by orchidnick z9Ca (orchidnick@yahoo.com) on Thu, Feb 28, 13 at 21:57
| The bird netting is only used to hold the coconut mat in place. I use the usual fishing line to secure the moss and the plant. I have one rambling Maxillaria which has reached the top, I'm looking forward to flipping the thing upside down and letting it grow in the opposite direction. Nick |
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- Posted by Greencurls Z5 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 6:16
| Thanks for the clarity. As I was reading your explanation of the materials, I was wondering if I could use this setup for my Maxillaria. I am glad to see I was on the right track. I will try this set up in the spring. |
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- Posted by orchidnick z9Ca (orchidnick@yahoo.com) on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 9:03
| Some Maxillarias do not require that much water so most of my climbing Maxes are just on conventional branches with a ball of SM at the base and most of the new roots just wrapping around the branch. Nick |
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