Podangis Envy

[WaterWitchin]

I was nervous about it, because it said it wanted to dry out. And I don't grow anything that "dries out" because it's all in SH... except for a bunch of mounted Tolumnia I recently put up, which get misted once a day.

It takes most of the day for the moss to get crunchy. I have it hanging in a glass cylinder with water beads at the bottom, and a partially closed top that I take on and off now and then.

Mostly I'm treating it like some rare beast because it's so little. Maybe I need to just pretend it's a tolumnia....

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Mostly I'm treating it like some rare beast because it's so little. Maybe I need to just pretend it's a tolumnia....

Tolumnias need to dry out too... So other than the fact that Tolumnias need more light and Podangis needs less, great analogy... I think you can water them pretty much the same.

[MJG]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

It's 60% inside my house right now. Yes, AC running. It will drop to about 50 when we stop going in and out of the house.

I'm misting every other day, because it says like to be dried out. My two little root tips are brown on the ends. Can I really mist this thing daily?

I have mine at 70% humidity in a closed wardian case and was misting daily. Its crown started to look a little soft and brown. Rot from overwatering??! I ended up removing just the moss directly behind the crown. The rest of the moss on the roots is still there. (Mine was a Marlow too, so mounted like yours.) Now it's REALLY happy when I mist it every day. Its hard to overwater now. When I tried misting every other day, after I removed the moss behind the crown, it was too dry and the roots started to shrivel.

Hope you find your perfect balance!

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[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Tolumnias need to dry out too... So other than the fact that Tolumnias need more light and Podangis needs less, great analogy... I think you can water them pretty much the same.

Yes, Tolumnia I mist every day, they dry out every day. I must be taking the "drying out" further than needed. Lesson learned.

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Originally Posted by MJG

I have mine at 70% humidity in a closed wardian case and was misting daily. Its crown started to look a little soft and brown. Rot from overwatering??! I ended up removing just the moss directly behind the crown. The rest of the moss on the roots is still there. (Mine was a Marlow too, so mounted like yours.) Now it's REALLY happy when I mist it every day. Its hard to overwater now. When I tried misting every other day, after I removed the moss behind the crown, it was too dry and the roots started to shrivel.

Hope you find your perfect balance!

Perfect. I'll get my microscope out and remove a bit of moss behind the crown. Maybe a bit more... I would like to see what the roots under that moss look like.

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[MJG]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Perfect. I'll get my microscope out and remove a bit of moss behind the crown. Maybe a bit more... I would like to see what the roots under that moss look like.

Lol! I literally used my magnifying glass and little manicure scissors and tweezers to perform microsurgery on mine.

[Roberta]

If the roots under the moss look not great, don't panic - or cut them. Being exposed to the air, it can grow new ones into a location that pleases them, quite freely and it will. About the only thing that might be done is maybe a bit of a Kelpmax dose to inspire new roots.

[WaterWitchin]

Roots under the moss were fine. Just the two peaking out at top of moss got a bit crispy on end. Lesson learned.

[Keysguy]

I'm still in a raging debate within myself over whether to pull it from the pot and mount it on something.....It looks OK, I'm just nervous because I hate that $%#* sphagnum!

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Keysguy

I'm still in a raging debate within myself over whether to pull it from the pot and mount it on something.....It looks OK, I'm just nervous because I hate that $%#* sphagnum!

AS long as you let it get pretty dry, the sphag should be no problem. It just doesn't want to stay wet.

[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by Keysguy

I'm still in a raging debate within myself over whether to pull it from the pot and mount it on something.....It looks OK, I'm just nervous because I hate that $%#* sphagnum!

I'd pull it and mount it. If you hate sphag, it probably feels the same about you and will only do ya a disservice. Silly question, but you do grow stuff on mounts, right? If you already do and know what it involves, why not? I have the same relationship with sphagnum and always move along. Doesn't suit my care style of growing.