Tolumnia mounting vs. empty clay pots

[Paul Mc]

I'm wondering about the pros and cons of mounting tolumnia, as well as the pros and cons of keeping them in a small empty clay pot (with a few pieces of charcoal for good luck, lol...).

I have been operating under the assumption that the clay would absorb a little water at each watering and would assist the roots a bit but be dried out by night. I kept them in the clay pots they came in for this very reason, and to help increase some humidity around the roots as I have very low humidity.

However, I would love to mount them on some cork or branches. I am just unsure given my low humidity if this would be a wise move or not.

[Gin]

About as long as it is short as a friend of mine says lol mine are mounted but I grow in a greenhouse a wet floor is not a problem if they are doing well would not fix what isn't broke . Maybe get another one to try mounted. Actually I think they would do fine mounted as they don't like wet feet for an extended time .. Gin down the hwy. from you

[Paul]

As is usually the case -- it all comes down to your growing conditions and how much you want to fool with them. Mounted with very low humidity means you will likely need to water/soak daily, maybe even with a additional spritzing later in the day. An unglazed terra cotta pot will absorb some moisture which could be beneficial. For that matter you could always experiement and add some hydroton or lava rock to the pot to see if the extra little bit of moisture they would temporarily capture would be beneficial. In a terr, mounting can work quite well.

[Gin]

The trouble with them in a high humidity area is moisture sitting in the fans that is the thing they are picky about, fans will rot at the base . Think Cactus! water then let dry I don't water mine daily when cool and overcast like today ..