Thank you Fairorchids.

[bil]

Thanks for the design suggestion.. I teweaked it a bit, and the result is WAY better than the one I was working with. Much less steel and welding too, so thanks again!

Here's the final construction.

[wintergirl]

Looks nice.

[bil]

I can't remember who it was, but someone suggested I should use smaller pots. This is why I don't this is a repot of a white Den Nobile that got dried out badly and baked in the sun before I could do anything intelligent.

Other Nobiles are producing 1, 2, or 3 new shoots. Admittedly this plant is a year older, but after getting cooked, once it got a bit of TLC, it has thrown 20+ new shoots. (Not an exaggeration.)

[LovePhals]

Nice idea!

[AnonYMouse]

Good idea and great job making them!

[bethmarie]

Makes me so wish I were handy with building/making things! Very cool.

[ThePinkCucumber]

Well done! Already shown it to my husband, to inspire him for our future greenhouse

[bil]

Originally Posted by ThePinkCucumber

Well done! Already shown it to my husband, to inspire him for our future greenhouse

Well, this idea from Fairorchids has sparked something else, so I am getting out pencil and paper, and welder at the ready. I figure that expanding on this design, I can do something special with my phals.

[Fairorchids]

You are wellcome.

In the large greenhouse where I rent space, we have metal mesh on the north wall. We then use pot hook-clips to hang plants (mostly smaller Cattleya & Dendrobium). They naturally slanted by the shape of the pot.

I have erected two metal mesh walls on my bench. There i can attach both mounted plants, and small Vandaceous plants in net pots. The latter by threading a piece of galvanized steel wire up the inside of the net pot. I bend the bottom into a tight hook that catches the bottom edge of the net pot. Finally I bend the top over the edge of the pot, with abt 1" to hook into the mesh wall.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Very nice and you use much less metal this way.