Leaving 'chids in Florida all summer

[Nita M]

As some of you know, we live in Ocala, FL all winter and go to northern Illinois for the summer. And, as you are aware, the 'chids travel with us in the bathroom of our motorhome. With all the traveling we've done this summer, I've decided that bringing them along is a big pain in the you-know-where. So, would it be possible to hang them all in the live oak trees on our lot down there and leave them for the summer? I have phals, an oncidium, vandas, dendrobium and a Wilsonara.

To avoid crown rot in the phals, I would have to make sure they hung at an angle so the water would run off, correct? Does anyone have any thoughts on whether this is a good or bad idea. Do ya think they would survive? I know no one in our park who knows much about orchid growing. I know one lady who has a couple, but I doubt she'd be willing to take on a summer of 'chid sitting.

Nita