What Kind of Wood to use

[kindrag23]

I used a busted apart pieces from my old trellis that my rose bush used to be on. I used the pieces of that with moss for my small bulbo macranthum, and schomburgkia. then i also just recently mounted my phal's with the wood tunnel piece that my tortoise had out grown and did not like. You can get those pieces for them at pet smart my piece was 12.00. Good luck.

[Vanda lover]

Originally Posted by kindrag23

I used a busted apart pieces from my old trellis that my rose bush used to be on. I used the pieces of that with moss for my small bulbo macranthum, and schomburgkia. then i also just recently mounted my phal's with the wood tunnel piece that my tortoise had out grown and did not like. You can get those pieces for them at pet smart my piece was 12.00. Good luck.

I love tortoises! What kind?

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Originally Posted by catherinecarney

The salicylic acid in willow bark (and aspirin) is an NSAID and also acts and a rooting hormone for plants. Haven't tried it yet, but I know that people have used it with some success to root rose cuttings.

I'm in the process of mounting new orchids that I bought, so will be trying out the "oddball" wood I have stockpiled. The plants I mounted earlier this fall are growing roots and starting to attach to the mounts including the Catt schilleriana on grapewood and the Aerangis citrata on cork.

Catherine

I read somewhere that if you simmer and soak willow twigs in water you can make rooting a hormone.