Project 2016: Cattleya walkeriana

[stonedragonfarms]

[QUOTE=No-Pro-mwa;805062]Stonedragon how would that be with air flow? I would think it wouldn't get enough.[/]

No-Pro-mwa; which thread are you referring to?

[stonedragonfarms]

[QUOTE=stonedragonfarms;805099][QUOTE=No-Pro-mwa;805062]Stonedragon how would that be with air flow? I would think it wouldn't get enough.[/]

If the plant is sitting bare root in a clay pot, the root zone will dry a bit slower than on a mount (rh, temps and air circulation being the same); there is ample air movement around the rhizome in comparison to the plant being potted up. In the greenhouse, bare root plants can also be left on the bench as is, though I'm that case I most often just mount the plant and be done with it. If you have the room/time try placing a bare root seedling in a clay pot and observe how long it takes for the roots to dry under your growing conditions.
Adam

[Orchid Whisperer]

Originally Posted by u bada

Orchid whisperer, what a beautiful mount! and how did you get it cultured with moss already? Think pine is without resins? and such little cuties are the walkerianas... I usually mount a plant at least slightly up the mount to accommodate side growths should they happy, but just adding that, but looks great!

Hi u bada, glad you like the mount!

I'm fortunate to have a patch of mixed pine and hardwood in my back yard. When the pine trees die for whatever reason, the soft sapwood of the pines is easily decomposed by bacteria, fungi and insects, but the heart-of-pine (aka heart pine or fatwood) does not decay. Heart-of-pine is full of resin, red, and quite hard (like oak), very rot-resistant, and does not decay, but if highly weathered, is not resinous on its surface. A hundred or more years ago, people used to make durable flooring out of this material, obtained from old-growth pine trees. Now, younger trees only have a little of this in their centers. In an old rotten trunk or stump, the soft sapwood rots away, and this is what is left.

This piece came from a rotted stump. the top part has some natural moss on it because it stood in place in the ground as the rest of the stump rotted away. The lower part does not have moss on it now, but could be colonized by moss later. The wood is resinous, but you can only smell the resin if you drill or cut into the wood. The resin is not detectable on the surface of the wood.

[Optimist]

There are a lot of hardwoods not used in the lumber industry because they never get large enough for boards. Tamarind, persimmon and others generally seen as small trees or even bushes can be very hard woods.

[No-Pro-mwa]

[QUOTE=stonedragonfarms;805099]

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

Stonedragon how would that be with air flow? I would think it wouldn't get enough.[/]

No-Pro-mwa; which thread are you referring to?

Sorry I missed this earlier. I was talking about the one where you said putting them in an aquarium with some plastic over it. The 2 small ones in 1 1/2 inch pot and a 2 inch pot with bark dry out every day. I water them almost every day and they are doing much better.

[estación seca]

Optimist, if you have chollas growing around you, their skeletons make great mounts. Plain for Catts, center channel stuffed with sphagnum moss for things that need more water.

[No-Pro-mwa]

I took new pictures of my plants all 3 of them. So picture of the first child as I am calling them after I did surgery to remove the outer layer to let out the leaf. Then new pics today of it. The middle child has 2 yes 2 new growths and the baby getting there.

[Leafmite]

Looking good!

[Optimist]

I forgot to post a picture of my walkeriana



It is not in a very big pot. As you can see, their is a nice new leaf forming. It just spent 2 days in a drizzling rain. It is very happy today.

[Leafmite]

It looks very healthy and happy!