Kristen Uthus of New World Orchids shows you how to mount a miniature orchid on a piece of cork. She includes additional useful tips about growing orchids along the way. NWO website: www.newworldorchids.com Kool Logs: www.kool-logs.com
Thanks so much, Todd! And of course you can wait to order, but I ship with heat packs all winter long and haven't had any trouble (knock on wood!). Merry Christmas!
Hey Clint! Thanks very much for your suggestion. Do you find that the hook gets caught up in the roots? That would be my concern, although I haven’t tried it. I have a lot of crochet hooks that I could try, though! Thanks very much for watching :)
Hey Van! Yes, that's 18-6-8. I get it from Amazon, the Provider of All Things Tangible. And there are more videos on the way! So good to hear from you, and thanks for watching :)
Do you recommend this in very humid environments? I use inorganic mounts with sphag for my mounted orchids and I HAVE to keep it away from the stem on any species, from Odorata Retrocalla, to a seedling 'S.J. Nagoran' seedling. I wonder if super glue gel actually works???
Hi Lindsay! Thanks so much for watching. I have talked to a number of people who have used various glues successfully. I have used E6000 which is a super thick adhesive, and there’s something called “Tilly Tacker” made specifically for attaching tillandsias to mounts. It looks an awful lot like E6000 to me…. I don’t know why you couldn’t use super glue! It definitely dries faster, but it might be harder to get it to work with the plants because it’s runnier/thinner. As for problems with humidity, the obvious question is whether you have enough air circulation. I’m sometimes bad about turning on my fans, and that leads to fungal and bacterial problems. I generally have about 60-90% humidity in the greenhouse, so I would call that humid. I think that even in that environment, mounted plants need water daily in the summer and every 2-3 days in the winter (low light/cooler). But if you have problems with over watering (like I do), then mounting is a much safer way to grow. Baskets are another great option for plants that are hard to mount. I hope that’s helpful! Thanks again!
