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04-23-2009, 02:11 PM
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I ordered mine on Tuesday! I expect to get it next week and will post pics of it then  Of course, I also got a TC - Oak Hill Gardens
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04-23-2009, 04:40 PM
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Just got mine today from Oak Hill Gardens.  How many years will this project go on? 
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04-23-2009, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by cabbo
Big thanks to Dave and Jasen. I'm expecting mine today or tomorrow. Is it the general opinion that the haraella will do better mounted?
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Cabbo, I thought I would mount mine because of humidity issues. I can't get over 40% RH in my growing area. I figured if I has some moss on the mount, the little guy would be happier.
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04-23-2009, 06:42 PM
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Quote:
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Cabbo, I thought I would mount mine because of humidity issues. I can't get over 40% RH in my growing area. I figured if I has some moss on the mount, the little guy would be happier.
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If you have low humidity, wouldn't it be better to keep it potted? It wouldn't dry out quite so fast. The one I have already is mounted, and even at 50-60% humidity I have to mist 2 (even 3) times a day to keep it from being bone dry. Haraellas hate going dry.
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04-23-2009, 06:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by camille1585
If you have low humidity, wouldn't it be better to keep it potted? It wouldn't dry out quite so fast. The one I have already is mounted, and even at 50-60% humidity I have to mist 2 (even 3) times a day to keep it from being bone dry. Haraellas hate going dry.
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 I agree with Camille on this one. Definitely better to keep it potted if you're worried about humidity. |
04-23-2009, 08:37 PM
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04-23-2009, 08:58 PM
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04-23-2009, 09:20 PM
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I agree with Camille on this one. Definitely better to keep it potted if you're worried about humidity. |
I wasn't thinking about it in that way. There's no way I can mist it during the day.( I could take it to work,like Camille takes hers on vacation) I was thinking if I had the roots growing into the spagnam or sheet moss, that would keep them from drying out and the natural evaporation would add a bit of humidity to the leaves.
I could put it under a glass bowl, but then it wouldn't get any air flow. 
I wonder what's the prize for the first fatality to a project plant ??
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04-24-2009, 04:37 AM
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Quote:
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I wasn't thinking about it in that way. There's no way I can mist it during the day.( I could take it to work,like Camille takes hers on vacation) I was thinking if I had the roots growing into the spagnam or sheet moss, that would keep them from drying out and the natural evaporation would add a bit of humidity to the leaves.
I could put it under a glass bowl, but then it wouldn't get any air flow.
I wonder what's the prize for the first fatality to a project plant ??
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What I do when I go away for the weekend or if the humidity is really low for a few days is cut the top off a pop bottle. Then I put it over the plant and leave the lid off the bottle so it gets a bit of fresh air too. It doesn't dry out quite so fast that way.
Normally the one I'm getting for the project will be mounted, but I think I might pot it up so I can compare it with the mounted one and see which does better.
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04-24-2009, 01:10 PM
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We now have a gallery album set up for this project...
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...s.php?cat=1325
All project plant photos should be uploaded to that project album.
Aileen, I moved the photo you had in your personal gallery to the new project gallery
It will be cool later on to look back at the  we've taken upon arrival
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