I live in Bradenton, and I'm new to orchids. I say new because I've had orchids before, but life got in the way, and orchids took last place. When I was a kid, we lived in Venezuela, and my mother had as many orchids as you, and it was her passion. I learned nothing from her. I've been watching your videos and getting an education, finally. Right now, I have 5 vandas, 5 cattleyas, 2 oncydiums, 7 phals, and one cymbidium. We are building a pergola for them, and I will continue to look forward to your videos. Thanks.
Hi Dave from Australia, I love watching your channel. My orchids are very happy on my cork mounts. I water them every second day. I love the idea of your cookies.
Hi Dave😌🙌🇯🇵From Japan. We have tropical Summers like Florida and freezes in Winter with clear sunshine and low humidity and low rainfall in Winter. I have success with growing on cork bark sold at the store and just sticking my orchids bare-root into terracotta pots and hanging them. I think a great mounting material is brocken terracotta pots with a hole drilled to hang it. Orchids love to grow on terracotta. I also like using branches that have fallen from trees👍
Im sorry i have posted such long 15:02 comments. But since you asked for it ..haha I have afew mounted orchids... Omg!!! I just saw that cork was your last wood type and the best... Glad you agree!! ^.^ Anyway, i grow a few mounted orchids indoors and i water them almost daily but i soak the mount or leave a wicking strand to the mount when i go away for a few days. The mounts i made specifically have a "vein" going through the middle of the wood, and that consists of basically a crevace of cut out space sort of like a valley that i put moss (live moss or dead) along the crack and under the orchid where it is mounted. So because of this i can literally set it into a small dish of water and leave a tail of moss to hang into the water, and it waters the orchid roots perfectly... I kind of feel like it waters it better than i do -_-
I really appreciate your detailed comment! It’s always amazing to hear how fellow plant enthusiasts take such great care of their orchids. Keep up the fantastic work!
Hi Dave! Just wanted to mention that I've seen some orchid collectors that attach orchids to empty terracota pots, terracota saucers, bricks, etc with much success.
I find that orchids love cork bark. I am currently looking for someone who has native cork tree bark. I can make you cookies of a lot of types of wood but not cork as I do not have any native here. Wanna trade!? Haha. I live in VA And I gotta say that my Brassavola types absolutely do better mounted than potted. And same with Aerangis. I have two Aerangis that nearly died until I mounted them and put them in higher humidity (aka put them in a mini terrarium inside of a cabinet in my home as it could not take the weather outside. I love your channel and am completely obsessed with your outdoor setup. I mean... Pools are so much stress and trouble... But put a ton of orchids around it and suddenly it has so much purpose!. Haha Just wanna give a kind of tip that I have learned the hard way. A. Lot of people suggest cedar as a mounting wood,.. but I work with wood and work in construction and I would not recommend such. Cedar is known to never have vegetation growing on it or below it or generally even around it.. because it literally has that smell/attributes that keep plants from doing so. Kind of like a dominating sort of mechanism to keep itself thriving. Cedar has the added benefit of keeping bugs away. Well it does the same for other plants. Cork however... Is perfect for orchids. Not saying cedar can't work but cork will last you much longer. Much much longer. I haven't had much luck with cedar but maybe because this is a tree (when alive is somewhat poison to plants and bugs) but maybe when dead and cut off, not as much of a threat.. BUT CORK OAK BARK IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST IN MY OPINION. GIVE IT A TRY! YOU WILL SEE THOSE ROOTS ATTACH TO IT AND THROUGH IT LIKE NOTHING ELSE. AND IS SEEMINGLY EVERLASTING ORCHIDS ARE DEFINITELY SPIRITUAL AND CONNECTING TO THE BEAUTY THAT IS EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND A GOOD WAY TO FEEL THAT CONNECTION WITH GOD. good point. -L. ^_^
I really appreciate your thoughtful comment and the valuable advice! It's always great to learn from fellow orchid enthusiasts. Your passion for these beautiful plants shines through, and it’s wonderful to have you as part of the community!
Hey Dave. I find that three fern blocks are falling lots too. You can find a lot of cider cookies in cider stores we have one in Port Orange and I see it in Deland. Thanks for video
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It's interesting to hear about the fern blocks and the ceder cookies. I love learning about different finds in the game!
Don’t give up on tree fern mounts just yet! There is a special way to drill the hanger so you don’t have that problem. We’ll have to show you next time we see you!
I have a Seidenfadenia mitrata alba. Much smaller than yours, mounted on cork and, last spring, it gave me 3 spikes, for the first time🤗. Very pretty. The problem with cider mounts is that it is very hard to make holes even with a drill😩. I got my “cookies” from Planteo la Orquidea. I also get cork from them.😍
Thank you for sharing your experience! I love hearing about your success with your Seidenfadenia. It’s great to connect with fellow orchid enthusiasts who appreciate these beautiful plants!
So Cal here. Mounted orchids hang out back under my japanese maple on ash tree. I water them 2-3 times per day. When prepping my ash wood (boiling water) the wood gave a very dark brown water. Guessing it has good nutrients, my dendrobium mounts flowered in 3 months!! Roots are crawling all over it.
Mounting orchids certainly looks awesome, but if you travel, how would you keep the orchids hydrated? It’s fine if you never go anywhere. Also, if you’re in a climate that doesn’t allow them to stay outside all year long, what would you do?
Have you tried OFE Orchid supplies over in Miami -Dade County they have one of every thing. I don't live in the state, so I'm not sure time wise how far away that is ,butttt I think they ship
Iliterally cant eait until you start spreading out into other genus. Like the Madagascar orchids and the more obscure ones. And dont get me wrong. I am never bored with any orchid. Even phals. So dont think im the type to only care about the "rare" I could care less. But you do have some nice shady spots under cover. You could do all types of bulbophyllums and such
Tree fern slabs, not much of a fan. The roots penetrate the fibers and once the root tip reaches a hard part, the growth stops there. Probably it will do with orchids with thin roots but not for vandas or orchids with thick roots. 🤷🏻♂️
You have become the guy we should all listen to. I love your videos and I am a beginner not losing hope yet because of your help.
Thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot to me that I can help beginners like you. Keep up the great work!
Cholla Wood for tilandsia / air plants is a revelation! Love it.
I live in Bradenton, and I'm new to orchids. I say new because I've had orchids before, but life got in the way, and orchids took last place. When I was a kid, we lived in Venezuela, and my mother had as many orchids as you, and it was her passion. I learned nothing from her. I've been watching your videos and getting an education, finally. Right now, I have 5 vandas, 5 cattleyas, 2 oncydiums, 7 phals, and one cymbidium. We are building a pergola for them, and I will continue to look forward to your videos. Thanks.
Hi Dave from Australia, I love watching your channel. My orchids are very happy on my cork mounts. I water them every second day. I love the idea of your cookies.
Hi Dave😌🙌🇯🇵From Japan. We have tropical Summers like Florida and freezes in Winter with clear sunshine and low humidity and low rainfall in Winter. I have success with growing on cork bark sold at the store and just sticking my orchids bare-root into terracotta pots and hanging them. I think a great mounting material is brocken terracotta pots with a hole drilled to hang it. Orchids love to grow on terracotta. I also like using branches that have fallen from trees👍
I found that tree fern mount are great for oncidium types and encyclia
Im sorry i have posted such long 15:02 comments. But since you asked for it
..haha
I have afew mounted orchids... Omg!!! I just saw that cork was your last wood type and the best... Glad you agree!! ^.^
Anyway, i grow a few mounted orchids indoors and i water them almost daily but i soak the mount or leave a wicking strand to the mount when i go away for a few days.
The mounts i made specifically have a "vein" going through the middle of the wood, and that consists of basically a crevace of cut out space sort of like a valley that i put moss (live moss or dead) along the crack and under the orchid where it is mounted. So because of this i can literally set it into a small dish of water and leave a tail of moss to hang into the water, and it waters the orchid roots perfectly...
I kind of feel like it waters it better than i do -_-
I really appreciate your detailed comment! It’s always amazing to hear how fellow plant enthusiasts take such great care of their orchids. Keep up the fantastic work!
Hi Dave! Just wanted to mention that I've seen some orchid collectors that attach orchids to empty terracota pots, terracota saucers, bricks, etc with much success.
I really appreciate you sharing this insight! It’s great to learn about new methods from fellow orchid enthusiasts.
Omg!! I also use cholla!!! It is a cactus skeleton.
And very cheap.
You have good taste
Cholla lovers unite! Who knew cactus skeletons could be so trendy? We might just start a cactus club!
I find that orchids love cork bark. I am currently looking for someone who has native cork tree bark. I can make you cookies of a lot of types of wood but not cork as I do not have any native here.
Wanna trade!? Haha.
I live in VA
And I gotta say that my Brassavola types absolutely do better mounted than potted. And same with Aerangis. I have two Aerangis that nearly died until I mounted them and put them in higher humidity (aka put them in a mini terrarium inside of a cabinet in my home as it could not take the weather outside. I love your channel and am completely obsessed with your outdoor setup. I mean... Pools are so much stress and trouble... But put a ton of orchids around it and suddenly it has so much purpose!. Haha
Just wanna give a kind of tip that I have learned the hard way. A. Lot of people suggest cedar as a mounting wood,.. but I work with wood and work in construction and I would not recommend such. Cedar is known to never have vegetation growing on it or below it or generally even around it.. because it literally has that smell/attributes that keep plants from doing so. Kind of like a dominating sort of mechanism to keep itself thriving.
Cedar has the added benefit of keeping bugs away. Well it does the same for other plants.
Cork however... Is perfect for orchids. Not saying cedar can't work but cork will last you much longer.
Much much longer. I haven't had much luck with cedar but maybe because this is a tree (when alive is somewhat poison to plants and bugs) but maybe when dead and cut off, not as much of a threat..
BUT CORK OAK BARK IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST IN MY OPINION. GIVE IT A TRY! YOU WILL SEE THOSE ROOTS ATTACH TO IT AND THROUGH IT LIKE NOTHING ELSE. AND IS SEEMINGLY EVERLASTING
ORCHIDS ARE DEFINITELY SPIRITUAL AND CONNECTING TO THE BEAUTY THAT IS EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND A GOOD WAY TO FEEL THAT CONNECTION WITH GOD.
good point.
-L. ^_^
I really appreciate your thoughtful comment and the valuable advice! It's always great to learn from fellow orchid enthusiasts. Your passion for these beautiful plants shines through, and it’s wonderful to have you as part of the community!
Hey Dave. I find that three fern blocks are falling lots too. You can find a lot of cider cookies in cider stores we have one in Port Orange and I see it in Deland. Thanks for video
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It's interesting to hear about the fern blocks and the ceder cookies. I love learning about different finds in the game!
Don’t give up on tree fern mounts just yet! There is a special way to drill the hanger so you don’t have that problem. We’ll have to show you next time we see you!
I have a Seidenfadenia mitrata alba. Much smaller than yours, mounted on cork and, last spring, it gave me 3 spikes, for the first time🤗. Very pretty. The problem with cider mounts is that it is very hard to make holes even with a drill😩. I got my “cookies” from Planteo la Orquidea. I also get cork from them.😍
Thank you for sharing your experience! I love hearing about your success with your Seidenfadenia. It’s great to connect with fellow orchid enthusiasts who appreciate these beautiful plants!
So Cal here. Mounted orchids hang out back under my japanese maple on ash tree. I water them 2-3 times per day. When prepping my ash wood (boiling water) the wood gave a very dark brown water. Guessing it has good nutrients, my dendrobium mounts flowered in 3 months!! Roots are crawling all over it.
Mounting orchids certainly looks awesome, but if you travel, how would you keep the orchids hydrated? It’s fine if you never go anywhere. Also, if you’re in a climate that doesn’t allow them to stay outside all year long, what would you do?
Yes, I have wondered how I could spray them indoors.
Also..
Very miniature orchids do excellent on actual wine corks... Haha
17:40 what about mounted orchids in the house? How does a person water them?
Have you tried OFE Orchid supplies over in Miami -Dade County they have one of every thing. I don't live in the state, so I'm not sure time wise how far away that is ,butttt I think they ship
Iliterally cant eait until you start spreading out into other genus. Like the Madagascar orchids and the more obscure ones.
And dont get me wrong. I am never bored with any orchid. Even phals.
So dont think im the type to only care about the "rare"
I could care less. But you do have some nice shady spots under cover.
You could do all types of bulbophyllums and such
Tree fern slabs, not much of a fan. The roots penetrate the fibers and once the root tip reaches a hard part, the growth stops there. Probably it will do with orchids with thin roots but not for vandas or orchids with thick roots. 🤷🏻♂️
Now I think I need to slice my ash tree leftovers instead of putting an ax through them!?!
Without seeing what the roots look like, the Dendrobium at the end looks like fertilizer burn.