Going on vaca... Any tips for a mounted plant?

[JKeys]

My mounted dendrobium victoria-reginae dries out every day or so... I'm going on three day vacation. Any tips for what I should do?

[Connie Star]

Any one who can spritz it for you? Can you get a humidifier and set it near the mist outlet? Put it in a bucket filled with damp sphagnum- at least it wouldn't completely dry out while you're away, and a few days of constant damp won't hurt it.

[JKeys]

I was thinking of bagging it. Maybe my neighbor could spritz it for me.

[Vanda lover]

If you bag it, it might not get enough air circulation. I would get a neighbour to mist it. I actually brought a couple along on our vacation this year.

[fishmommy]

I take my mounts out of the light while I am gone to reduce their need for water. it seems to help.

[JKeys]

Ok. Will do those things... Hopefully my neghbors will be around.

[vjo]

I took about 8 of mine on vacation with me...lol...Jean

[Vanda lover]

Originally Posted by vjo

I took about 8 of mine on vacation with me...lol...Jean

I can't blame you! We are the only people we can really trust to care for our babies!

[vjo]

It is awful...worse than having a dairy and having to milk cows every day...lol ....Jean

[jrodpad]

Last time I went away for 2 weeks I bought a box of gallon size zip lock bags. For each mount, I wadded up a couple of soaking wet paper towels and put them at the bottom, I put in the mount, sprayed a few sprays of physan and put them in a low light corner out of direct sun. I left the bag about 25% open to allow for some air exchange. When I got back, they were all okay and still damp so they didn't dry out completely.

-J