A different way to mount your orchids
 

Was speaking to a new member called FutoMaki in the Pleurothallid chat room and she showed me a picture of her stunning plant – Pleurothallis grobyi. I asked her how she was dealing with the extra humidity for mounted plants as she grows her orchids indoors. I did not realise from the picture what her plant was attached to until she explained.

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...sc04714xf6.jpg

The plant is attached to clay pot in the shape of a tube that is porous. You fill it with water and mount the plant outside. What a great idea. She gave me a link to the supplier of these;

Tonröhren - klein :: Schwerter Orchideenzucht

Thought I would share it with you all as I was really impressed with this and you can see for yourselves how the plant is doing!

I advised FutoMaki to post it on the board however she was somewhat reluctant due to her English even though her English is brilliant and I wish I could speak German how she was speaking English to me.

She gave me permission to post this including using her picture of her grobyi.

Well done FutoMaki! :clap:

(Hope this is the right section to put this thread in. Moderators please feel free to move it if required)

Well, I've tried this method and I didn't like it. In order to be wet this clay pot should be always full of water. If it is half full - it is dry where the clay doesn't touch the water.

I could see the problem there unless your mouted orchid only occupies half of the pot.

Isn't it similar to the Swampstick?

I don't know how to post the link to the other discussion :_(

Hi restrepia!
Thank you for posting!
As you told me, I have to purchase more plants on "clay-tubes".
If I'm succcessful, I will post it here. :biggrin:

It's no problem.
The clay-pot distributes the water, even it's half full. It might be a problem of kind of clay. I refill twice a week in summer, once a week in winter.

That very cool! thanks for sharing

What is a Swampstick Lin?

Allow me to guide you 2 posts discussing swampstick by our own Becca !
There are even photos in the second link of hers and the link to the site in the first! :)
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...est-mount.html
and
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...-pictures.html

Dot's on it :biggrin: :bananaslide: :evil: