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Old 03-30-2016, 02:54 PM
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Only advice I can offer, especially as this is your first, is that you will have to check it daily, for the time being. It may be that you will have to mist more or less often than other people and this will be determined by your environment. At the moment I have a couple of mounted orchids and both usually require a daily misting, more on hotter days - but that's what works for me.

How often the mount needs to be soaked will also depend on your conditions. For some people it may be as often as twice a week, and for others once every two.

It should become apparent over time what will work best for you.

Leaving it in a vase with the mount touching the water in the bottom may work for you, though when I tried it I found that the base of the mount degraded quickly (but that may have just been the type of wood that I used in that case). So just keep an eye on that, unless it's just having a soak in the pictures above.
Nothing stopping you keeping it like that, but you may want to consider adding a gravel layer to the vase so that the mount does not stand in the water and you still that humidity tray effect. It will also add some extra weight to the base vase.

I am sure there are plenty of other people that can add some helpful hints and tips. Though for a first time mount I'd say that looks very nice indeed and highly promising.
Thanks I already removed the water as I didn't feel it was providing any additional humidity and anyway I'm around all the time so I can monitor and mist... summers are humid here so I should be fine with regular misting and soaking. Does soaking the entire mount actually helps. This is true cork, the same stuff they use for wine bottles... it doesn't breath and doesn't absorb any humidity (hence why they use it to seal wine bottles)...
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Old 03-31-2016, 04:42 PM
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Does soaking the entire mount actually helps. This is true cork, the same stuff they use for wine bottles... it doesn't breath and doesn't absorb any humidity (hence why they use it to seal wine bottles)...
If nothing else a good soak or drenching will allow a good time to feed the plant, and even flush any build ups withing the moss part. You may not need to soak it in a bucket, though when you want to give it a feed you may just want to use a watering can.

Cork is amazing stuff, so soaking it may seem pointless, but natural cork will have lenticels that allow the inner cella of the bark to breath. Cork bottles cut from whole cork (not shredded and compressed) will be cut so that these lenticels will be across the cork to prevent seepage. So I would guess that some water may soak into these structures!?

Also with the large piece you have and all those crevices it may indeed increasingly attract the roots into the crevices, where the water will take longer to evaporate away, which may provide even more grip for the plant..... Sorry, you have me thinking now
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Old 03-31-2016, 04:55 PM
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If nothing else a good soak or drenching will allow a good time to feed the plant, and even flush any build ups withing the moss part. You may not need to soak it in a bucket, though when you want to give it a feed you may just want to use a watering can.

Cork is amazing stuff, so soaking it may seem pointless, but natural cork will have lenticels that allow the inner cella of the bark to breath. Cork bottles cut from whole cork (not shredded and compressed) will be cut so that these lenticels will be across the cork to prevent seepage. So I would guess that some water may soak into these structures!?

Also with the large piece you have and all those crevices it may indeed increasingly attract the roots into the crevices, where the water will take longer to evaporate away, which may provide even more grip for the plant..... Sorry, you have me thinking now
Thanks for your input! You got me thinking as well now!

When you soak the plant, do you avoid getting water on the leaves and crown, or that doesn't matter?
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