Mounted Orchids in the House .......

[Paul Mc]

I will say the orchids I have mounted or not in some sort of medium take much more work. Since I'm building a terrarium, I plan to move them all inside it for vacations to take advantage of the automatic dripping system I'm installing. Who knows, depending upon the level of light I get in there, along with temps, I might just move all the mounted and no medium orchids in there and leave them.

[amphirion]

here's a pic of my setup. i arranged my plants according to their light (bright/right, shade/left) and humidity requirements (wet/bottom, dry/top). plants receive bright light in the mornings, and shade in the afternoon. packing the mounts close together allows for the ambient humidity to rise.

[Wjs2nd]

Very nice setup amphirion! I have something very similar to yours. The hardest thing I deal with it keeping them humid enough. I give them a dunk in water everyday ( I use tap water with no issues!) and then will spray though out the day as needed. I actually just attached some more moss today hoping to keep the moisture up.

[amphirion]

@wjs2nd: great minds think alike i guess.
as for watering, i just get lazy and throw the whole rack into the shower for a minute or two.

[InspirChid1712]

My two cents--- I have Brassavola cucullata and a baby Blc. both mounted on pieces of firewood from my dad's woodpile. They both have a bunch of osmunda wrapped in fishing line around the roots. And, both are doing REALLY well. I put them outside this summer, and they grew like crazy, despite the intense heat wave! They don't seem to suffer at all during the winter months... I still dunk them daily in diluted fertilizer and spray them alot (spraying during day AND night!). But, both types like a bit of drying out from day to day. I haven't had blooms yet (the Brassavola MAY bloom soon... not sure yet...) but its looking hopeful! I think the Blc. is still WAYYY to small, and I'm fearful I've selected too small of a log for it! Good luck with your plants!

I have one round log that appears absolutely PERFECT for mounting a plant, really rough bark and all! I've been saving it for a while for that 'perfect' mounting orchid... I'm thinking an Oncidium or some type of small chunky Cattleya... or B. nodosa. Any other ideas??? Help me decide guys! What should I choose?!?!?!?! AHHHH!!!!! :-D

[Daethen]

I have about a dozen that grow indoors year round. I have been having great luck with it. I grow under lights in front of a west facing window. I have a tray that catches the drips. My humidity is about 50-60%. I soak them for about half an hour once a day or every other day. They do just great. My holcoglossum is about to flower. Also have a phal, lasiochillum, gastrochillus, a couple of small catts, harealla, frostii, sedirea japonicus, and a few I can't remember the names off hand. I love the mounts. They seem to do way better for me. I am in Wisconsin so no chance of them staying out for the winter. I use tap water (well water) with no trouble. I wish I could mount them all.

[Kelo]

I have several mounted on wood, brick and stone.

[nenella]

Originally Posted by amphirion

here's a pic of my setup. i arranged my plants according to their light (bright/right, shade/left) and humidity requirements (wet/bottom, dry/top). plants receive bright light in the mornings, and shade in the afternoon. packing the mounts close together allows for the ambient humidity to rise.

Looks very Cool! How long have you had them all hung up like this? Do you then leave them to 'dry off a bit ' in the shower?

[kylerkcase]

ive got a catt on a log and i live in se georgia

[katrina]

At least count I had 51 mounted orchids. Mostly catts but also dens, phals, angs, and a few other odds and ends.

The biggest challenges w/mounted is always going to be proper hydration and the fact that mounted plants require a good deal more work than potted ones. Just the way it is.

After several years of trying different things I came up w/a rack system that combines both horizontal hanging and vertical hanging spaces...all underneath HO T5 units. For watering, my husband build me catch basins out of pvc and plastic that I can tear down and store when not in use. The catch basins allow me to water in place and the water drains into 5 gal buckets. It sure beats the heck out of carrying everything to the sink/shower.