Question - Glass Orchid Pots

[quietmorning]

My husband is a hobbiest glass blower and has his own glass blowing studio here in the house. I have been looking all over the place for rectangular pots to put more than one orchid in for my bathroom, and I haven't been able to find anything on the net that has the proper breathe-holes on the side and drainage on the bottom so I asked him if he could make me two orchid pots with my specifications. I thought it might be prudent to ask if glass is a workable container for orchids - I've used glazed ceramic in the past - and thought that might be of the same moisture retention quality.

Could you offer your thoughts please? I currently have a Kaleidoscope Phal, but would like to have five more for the bathroom, putting three in each container.

Thanks!

QuietMorning

[dounoharm]

i think as long as you have the right amount of drainage and provide suitable media for aeration you will be fine...and very lucky to have such a talented husband!

[quietmorning]

Originally Posted by dounoharm

i think as long as you have the right amount of drainage and provide suitable media for aeration you will be fine...and very lucky to have such a talented husband!

**Smiles** Yeah, he's a pretty fantabulous guy! And with talking to him about what I'd like to do, we suddenly have something really neat to do in common, even if he DOES hold up his thumb and complain about how green it isn't! **laughing**

When he makes his first prototype for me, I'll post a pic of it to show it off. If it works well, then I'll let ya'all know that too.

[camille1585]

As long as they have good drainage, those should be fabulous pots! You are so lucky to be able to have custom made pots, especially since they are made by your husband. I would love to see pics of them once they are made.

[quietmorning]

Originally Posted by camille1585

As long as they have good drainage, those should be fabulous pots! You are so lucky to be able to have custom made pots, especially since they are made by your husband. I would love to see pics of them once they are made.

I just asked him if he'd be willing to sell if he enjoyed making them and wanted to make more than just the pots I'm requested. . . .heh. . .he said he'd sell anything. **smirk** It may be a bit before he actually gets to making one - and all glass is a hit or miss, you never quite know what you're going to get when it comes out of the annealer. But I will definitely post and see what happens next when one comes out clean.

[nenella]

Wicked Idea!!!!!!!!! : very lucky you have a hubby who can glass blow. I very much look forward to seeing pics when done!

[Des]

That is a neat idea ,will he be able to make holes in the bottom or sides for drainage ?
I have in the past purchased pretty glass vases and using a glass drill ,made holes in the bottom they worked very well but as I tend to be a bit clumsy I would some how manage to break them . The thicker ones don't break as easily though.

[quietmorning]

Originally Posted by nenella

Wicked Idea!!!!!!!!! : very lucky you have a hubby who can glass blow. I very much look forward to seeing pics when done!

I can't wait to see what he can do, both of us are very excited about this! He's been looking for a project to do, and now he has one!

[quietmorning]

Originally Posted by Des

That is a neat idea ,will he be able to make holes in the bottom or sides for drainage ?
I have in the past purchased pretty glass vases and using a glass drill ,made holes in the bottom they worked very well but as I tend to be a bit clumsy I would some how manage to break them . The thicker ones don't break as easily though.

The holes in the sides and bottoms are an easy easy thing in glass blowing and or slumping, depending on what type of container he's making. The hard part is going to be making sure the color of the glass will show vibrant against the dark of the soil placed in the container. There are a couple of options he's going to try for this - so we'll see what works. When I post pics, I'll post pics with and without the orchids in the planters.

So I'm crossing my fingers big time that this will work, I really would love to have his work holding my orchids!

[camille1585]

Does your husband do glass blowing as a job, or just as a hobby? Either way, it sure sounds like a lot of fun!