Remove a b. nododa from wood mount?

[bonsai1504]

mine loves being mounted and i wouldn't grow it an other way

[Bird Song Farm]

Originally Posted by Lagoon

Al,

My B.nodasa is potted with sphag in clay, it's been like that for over 2 years and doing wonderful, it's also in spike again. It's just how you prefer to grow them

Thanks Gloria, I guess I'll leave well enough alone for now then. The media seems to be o.k.

Thanks Bonsai, Lagoon (Gloria) is in Canada and you in Texas, probably Gloria and I have similar growing conditions. I wouldn't hesitate to mount it if I had the humidity to support it. Winters here in Maine are very dry....humidity about 30% and I have a tough time with my mounted phals.

AL

[Royal]

I'm in east TX where it is really humid most of the year and mine still do better for me in pots. I do let them get a little drier over the winter (inside), but during the growing season they love it.

I totally agree with the last post on page 1. It ALL depends on your growing conditions and style. Whatever works for you is always best.

[greggnkay]

Well...I looked at the B. nodosa for most of the week and decided it had only been on the mount a very short time. When I cut the netting holding the spag/roots on the pine board there was no root attachment to the mount, itself. Actually, no rotts outside the sphag ball. The plant is now in a 4" wooden teak basket with wine corks and just a little sphag on top to stabilize. This is the same way all my other Brassavolas grow. It is almost like being mounted. Thanks for all the input and I'll keep the board updated on the status.

[Gin]

Here is mine it started out in a pot but would not stay that way every time I re did it the result was root damage , there is a pot in the middle of it . Gin