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what do you use to tie the plant?

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jellycat what do you use to tie the... 02-06-2022, 06:00 PM

thefish1337 I use monofilament fishing... 02-06-2022, 06:48 PM

Paphluvr I just use kitchen twine.... 02-06-2022, 07:46 PM

Dulcinea The orchid curator at our... 02-07-2022, 09:39 AM

isurus79 I use zip ties. Looks... 02-07-2022, 11:04 AM

SouthPark I use that wire green plastic... 02-07-2022, 03:24 PM

estación seca Photoshop the wire out of the... 02-07-2022, 05:12 PM

jellycat tried that... depending on... 02-07-2022, 11:52 PM

Diane56Victor Ive used wool at times. 02-08-2022, 04:05 AM

Steve83 15 to 25 lb monofilament is... 02-08-2022, 06:42 PM

Maryanne Really, what one uses to... 02-09-2022, 12:24 PM

nemesis I use cute little strands of... 02-10-2022, 12:16 AM

camille1585 I love the raffia idea! Pick... 03-02-2022, 03:32 PM

Rross Kitchen twist tie 03-02-2022, 02:14 AM

SouthPark I use exactly that same... 03-02-2022, 03:43 AM

WaterWitchin I usually use whatever I can... 03-03-2022, 10:01 AM

Eli Vizsla So it's okay to glue the... 03-03-2022, 09:59 PM

WaterWitchin No, not the roots, unless... 03-04-2022, 09:28 AM

Roberta I just tie the plant with... 03-03-2022, 10:13 PM

Eli Vizsla I'm getting a 2 bulb division... 03-03-2022, 10:38 PM

Roberta Precisely. It will have to... 03-03-2022, 10:49 PM

Eli Vizsla Do I mist the existing roots... 03-03-2022, 11:02 PM

Roberta You can mist, or maybe put a... 03-03-2022, 11:16 PM

Eli Vizsla Thank you so much! 03-03-2022, 11:19 PM

Roberta A disadvantage of gluing is... 03-04-2022, 10:29 AM

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A disadvantage of gluing is that you can't then remount the plant if it starts growing in a direction that you didn't anticipate. If it is tied on, you can easily remove it and remount.

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