so here is the prototype in place.
i have a FEW things i'll do differently on the next iteration or second mount if this one takes
Catasetum mount by
J Solo, on Flickr
i have not watered it yet in this picture (hurricane hitting tomorrow and i figured it easier to move a LOT of dry plants than wet) but it should be pretty wet
as i pulled the lower coir from the palm i found three other types of leaves and a half of a cockroach so i think the leaf litter theory might win the day here, maybe?
Catasetum mount by
J Solo, on Flickr