Grapevine ball

[cowboy51278]

Im assuming that since you haven't seen any rust on the frame that its probably galvanized metal. But if it isn't, is there any concern about the roots in contact with steel?

[Junebug]

I hope it won't be a problem. Wood slat boxes are connected with wire and my Brassovola crawls all over the wood and the wire. They have a pretty agressive root system so I'm and

[cb977]

June, B nodosa is available at a number of online vendors including our very own Rob @ Brassavola nodosa - $15.00 : Littlefrog Farm, Jump into Orchids!!

Are you going to the Redlands Festival in Homestead this May?

[Junebug]

Thanks for the site info. Will check it out today.
A festival, Ooooh! Tell me more.

[cb977]

If you have the opportunity to make it here...GO!!!

Redland International Orchid Festival

Plan on spending a few hours...the whole park is full of orchid vendors!!!

I went in '05 and had a blast. It's a 5 hr trip for me so I don't think I'm going to make it but if I were closer, I wouldn't miss it!

[Junebug]

Would love to go! Hubby's not real big on orchids...yet.... He and I attended a small orchid show in town last year and 30 min. was all he could take. This year he's a little more enthusiastic, but I don't know...I'd be like a kid in a candy shop He'd probably have to drag me outta there. I've marked my calander though. It's pretty far south... Maybe I could coax him with a weekend trip to the Keys.

[cb977]

Originally Posted by Junebug

Would love to go! Hubby's not real big on orchids...yet.... He and I attended a small orchid show in town last year and 30 min. was all he could take. This year he's a little more enthusiastic, but I don't know...I'd be like a kid in a candy shop He'd probably have to drag me outta there. I've marked my calander though. It's pretty far south... Maybe I could coax him with a weekend trip to the Keys.

When I went in '05, it was on a bus trip that my club put together. We stayed at a hotel that was about a mile from the park...arrived Saturday afternoon, relaxed...and then were waiting at the gates the next morning!

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by dmc

Wow, that is going to look fantastic. Please take pixs at different stages of potting. I can just "see" it with all 'chids in, one & around it.

Diane

I went to a small orchid show today and purchased 4 bareroot Bc. Maikai. I stuffed the grapevine ball with Epi Web chunks and mounted the 4 Maikai. Here are some updated photos.

[flhiker]

Originally Posted by Junebug

I went to a small orchid show today and purchased 4 bareroot Bc. Maikai. I stuffed the grapevine ball with Epi Web chunks and mounted the 4 Maikai. Here are some updated photos.

Thats Awesome! I will have to steal that Idea. Thanks

[khill]

That turned out really cool! Thanks for sharing the pics. I think I'm going to try something like that too.