First time mounting orchids. Help!

[GirlGoneWild]

Hey everyone!

I'm new to this forum, but I've been an orchid collector for a while! I'm hoping you can give me some advice for these vandaceous types I've been struggling with.

They've been unhappy in every type of medium I've tried, so I'm making a last-ditch effort to appease them by mounting them. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on mounting, because I might be giving these to someone with a greenhouse if they don't perk up.

I found some cork circles at a local store for cheap. I loosely wrapped plant wire around the plant and the cork to temporarily affix it. If the plants are happy on their mounts, I'll drill some holes to make it more permanent.

I've placed the cork circles in trays with pebbles and water for humidity.



The whole setup looks a bit weird to me, but this is my first time mounting, so I suppose anything would look weird! LOL

Questions:
1. Does this look like a mount that could work?
2. How do I fertilize plants on a mount? Do I just put the fertilizer in with the water I spray the roots with? If so, how do I keep the fertilizer from going all over the plant and burning the leaves when I spray it?

Thanks for the advice, fellow orchid lovers!
Smiles, Jenn