Hydromount, anyone out there have one? - Orchid Board

SJF · #1 03-11-2013, 04:04 PM

Hi,
I haven't mounted orchids before. I saw some pictures of the hydromount and love the presentation it provides for the orchid. Has anyone used them? If so, like it, love it or hate it? Pros and cons?

What varities of orchids do you think grow best on it?

Any orchids that you think aren't well suited for it?

What catts would grow best on it?

Ray · #2 03-11-2013, 04:15 PM

Got a link, so we can see what you're referring to?

Ray Barkalow
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SJF · #3 03-11-2013, 04:31 PM

Hi Ray,
Here:
Home

This is where I first saw it:
Miyuki Little King

I love the way it looks

silken · #4 03-11-2013, 05:58 PM

I like the looks as well and would like to try one. I never mount orchids because I can't be around to mist or spray mounts every single day. But if a Cattleya mounted on one of those ceramic logs could go a few days, and look as nice, then I would be VERY interested.

Stray59 · #5 03-11-2013, 08:40 PM

Does the log hold water and then it seeps through the porous clay? That's what it sounds like, but they really don't show the top of the mount so well on their website. If so - how often are you adding water to yours?
Steve
Plus, you should re-post the pics of your mount here like you did in the Cattleya section, in order to give other viewers a chance to see it - I think it would be an appreciated addition to this thread!

SJF · #6 03-11-2013, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stray59

Does the log hold water and then it seeps through the porous clay? That's what it sounds like, but they really don't show the top of the mount so well on their website. If so - how often are you adding water to yours?
Steve
Plus, you should re-post the pics of your mount here like you did in the Cattleya section, in order to give other viewers a chance to see it - I think it would be an appreciated addition to this thread!

Hi Steve,
It wasn't my thread. The mount and pictures belong to another member. I fell in love with the way it looks and am wondering about how it functions.

DelawareJim · #7 03-11-2013, 09:32 PM

I'm sorry, I don't get it. Is it just a porcelain branch in a porcelain dish to mount an orchid on? Why don't you use the real thing? I'm sure it would be cheaper and look much better.

Cheers.
Jm

silken · #8 03-11-2013, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DelawareJim

I'm sorry, I don't get it. Is it just a porcelain branch in a porcelain dish to mount an orchid on? Why don't you use the real thing? I'm sure it would be cheaper and look much better.

Cheers.
Jm

They are hollow with the top end open to fill with clear water. It is supposed to slowly seep out and keep the moss and roots moist. I like the idea because I can't be around to mist a mounted plant every day. Somewhere on the website it does show and explain how they work. I'd just like to know how well they work!

ronaldhanko · #9 03-11-2013, 11:16 PM

From what I've seen they don't work very well. Saw a vendor with them at a show who had some pretty big orchids growing on them but I saw almost no roots that had taken hold. The problem seems to be that the porcelain absorbs salts from the water which keep the roots from taking hold, however, the instructions I saw with them indicated that one should use RO water and mist the plants with a fertilizer solution, but that didn't seem to have helped with those.

Stray59 · #10 03-12-2013, 01:32 AM

Sorry SJF, I thought you were the original poster -
he had a gorgeous one displayed in the Cattleya section and I thought it was a nice presentation - But I agree that you could do this as well with a natural wood crotch - and I can see how any sediments, salts, calcium, etc. in the water would be filtered out on the surface of the container. The only advantage I can see is it could stay moist and would not deteriorate like natural wood.
But it takes a long time to rot a cypress stump -
Steve