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07-10-2007, 05:19 PM
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mount question
I am curious....when an orchid has completely grown around the mount it is on, what is usually best to do when it no longer has room to grow....leave it alone? I don't have this problem now, but I was just curious.
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07-10-2007, 05:35 PM
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Roots are good
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Me too. I have several that are that way and have chosen to leave them rather than disturb them. Anyone have words of widom?
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07-10-2007, 05:48 PM
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Not sure what you mean by room to grow? I have plants growing on, off, and around many mounts. Room is not necessarily an issue. keep the roots misted/watered daily and it should be fine. Now if taking a division is what you are getting at.............take a portion of the plant that is not attached to the mount, or the portion that is growing off the mount, if you know what I mean.
It would also help to know what kind of chid we are talking about.............................
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07-10-2007, 05:49 PM
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I've read in several places that you should just attach current mount to a larger mount & not disturb anything...
Haven't tried it yet, but sounded logical...
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07-10-2007, 05:51 PM
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Well I don't really have a particular kind of orchid....I was just asking as a general question. By room, I mean if an orchid's roots grows completely around and all over the mount and covers it and there is no more mount for the orchid to grow on...
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07-10-2007, 06:27 PM
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It's not a great idea to try to remove roots that are planted happily on a mount...doing as Rhonda suggests is the way to go. Attach the existing mount to a new, larger mount and let it go 
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07-10-2007, 06:29 PM
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Oh ok got it, trust me where there's a will there's a way, your orchids will simply grow right off the mount hanging in mid air if they want to!
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