Is it possible to overwater a mounted orchid? - Page 2 - Orchid Board

RosieC · #11 09-15-2009, 07:41 AM

Thanks Gary,

Yes, I'm starting to find out what it needs and I'm getting less worried about killing it with every day.

This one is on cork with moss underneath the plant. It's a thinly rooted Miltonia. In my enviroment it seems to need twice daily watering, once a day for too many days and it shows signs of shrivling, it plumps up again with a good soak followed by twice a day watering.

I really am starting to enjoy growig this one.

ohanahana · #12 09-15-2009, 04:31 PM

i've been searching all over--trying to find out what is a NOID. thank you rosie c. for typing "NoID"! now i get it! i think

ohanahana · #13 09-15-2009, 04:32 PM

and i put my post in the wrong dang thread again! sorry all!!

RosieC · #14 09-15-2009, 04:34 PM

No problem. It took me a while to work out what it meant as well. I prefer typing it as NoID in the hope it will make more sence to those who have not come accross it before.

nenella · #15 09-15-2009, 04:53 PM

Hi Rosie I agree with watering moyunts (alot) But seeing we're talling Moltonia - I would just be wary of one thing -especially if you are "spraying" at night.. make sure you don't accumulate water in the hollow of the leaves where the spike form!
I woild be inclined to day spray am and soak pm as in soaking you have less chance of geting water trapped where it should not be !

I only say this as I just lost a growth on an Oncidium spacelatuèm (the 2 new leaves growing out the bulb turned yellow.and were rotted..
& I know it's my fult for watering at night & being 'lazy' and pouring water on it from a distance (other 'chids between her & me)

RosieC · #16 09-15-2009, 05:10 PM

Thanks Nenella, I will keep that in mind.

Because of the shape of this plant on the mount it's difficult to soak without getting the WHOLE plant wet, so I'm not sure that will help.

I have probably been a bit careless to be honest, I will try and make sure that when I run water over it I poor it on close to the mount where the roots are but no growths.

camille1585 · #17 09-15-2009, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by nenella

I woild be inclined to day spray am and soak pm as in soaking you have less chance of geting water trapped where it should not be !

Wouldn't that be the other way around?

Soaking means getting the entire plant wet while misting gives you more control over what gets water. Or maybe you soak them differently. My mounts get dumped face down into a bucket of water and sit there for a few minutes.
I find mounted orchids to be the easiest orchids to take care of. A generous spray in the morning, another light one late afternoon, and a dunk every few days. They have quite a bit of moss under and over the roots too.

nenella · #18 09-15-2009, 05:40 PM

Rosie,
My personal 'other options" would be to -soak up excess water with kitchen abdorbant paper towel As well as BLOW on it!
In my experience .....
you won't rot the growths and the roots will be fine as long as you don't leave them dry too long (dipping once or twice a day depending on humidity..) hope this helps

nenella · #19 09-15-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by camille1585

Wouldn't that be the other way around?

Soaking means getting the entire plant wet while misting gives you more control over what gets water. Or maybe you soak them differently. My mounts get dumped face down into a bucket of water and sit there for a few minutes.
I find mounted orchids to be the easiest orchids to take care of. A generous spray in the morning, another light one late afternoon, and a dunk every few days. They have quite a bit of moss under and over the roots too.

Yes I can see what you mean Camille.
But in my mind...
Soaking a plant means = put in water till all roots are under water whether in pot or mounted..
where as "misting" to me = getting a mister bottle (pumped with 'air') and spraying whole plant......
I believe that If you try and only mist somewhere.. the water spray will inevitably sprays somewhere else also... just my experience...

RosieC · #20 09-16-2009, 03:47 PM

I don't mist or soak. I pour.

I hold the mount over the sink, then poor a stream of water over it. The water stream is narrow and fairly slow, and quite controlable. I move mount arround in one hand and container arround in the other hand and angle the water over the roots, moving everything arround until I have got all the roots wet.

I do often get the leaves and pbulbs wet as well though, as I move the water arround I'm often trying to get a difficult angle and, well, miss!

For me I can't soak without dunking leaves & pbulbs as well because of the shape of the plant on the mount. I had not thought of using a spray bottle to be honest, maybe if I carefully angled that I would use less water than my pouring method