Growing orchids mounted on live trees.

[epiphyte78]

Around 30 years ago I was pretty clueless about how to grow orchids on trees. It took me way too long to figure out that the orchids had to be tightly attached to the trees. After I finally figured it out I discovered that this information had been shared in various orchid publications that I hadn't known about. For example... here's what it says in this orchid article that was published in 1987...

Take care to fasten the plant securely so the base of the plant is held firmly to its mount. If the base wobbles, the roots will not attach.

In 2009 I digitized the article and voila! Now you can read it.

The internet sure makes it a lot easier to find relevant information but clearly there's still a lot of room for improvement.

Here on forums we see the same information being asked for and shared over and over. It's easier to ask a question than to dig through a gazillion threads to find all the answers to the same exact question. On the supply side of things, the people who answer the same questions over and over have a pretty high burnout rate.

Right now the internet is great for sharing information... but it's really terrible at organizing it.

[SG in CR]

Originally Posted by epiphyte78

Around 30 years ago I was pretty clueless about how to grow orchids on trees. It took me way too long to figure out that the orchids had to be tightly attached to the trees. After I finally figured it out I discovered that this information had been shared in various orchid publications that I hadn't known about. For example... here's what it says in this orchid article that was published in 1987...



In 2009 I digitized the article and voila! Now you can read it.

The internet sure makes it a lot easier to find relevant information but clearly there's still a lot of room for improvement.

Here on forums we see the same information being asked for and shared over and over. It's easier to ask a question than to dig through a gazillion threads to find all the answers to the same exact question. On the supply side of things, the people who answer the same questions over and over have a pretty high burnout rate.

Right now the internet is great for sharing information... but it's really terrible at organizing it.

Yeah, if you look hard enough you can find nearly any info you want on the net. But it can take a while. I've found getting the IDs on some wild orchids difficult and that's where forum like this can come in handy. With any luck someone who can ID it will save you a few hours of searching.
I figure I'll make some posts about my observations about specific orchids as I have time. Then people can correct/suppliment what I've written. Who know's might be someone out there who can use the info.