How to make an easy bromeliad cork mount to put anywhere in your home!
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- In this video, Tamara from Josh's Frogs shows you how to mount a bromeliad plant to cork bark. These make excellent gifts and can be a unique addition to your walls in your home or office!
Want to make your own?
Links below to find all the supplies you need!
Purchase cork here: www.joshsfrogs....
Find a plant here: www.joshsfrogs....
*Please note: Although this is unlikely to cause harm to dart frogs or any other inhabitants if placed in their enclosure - you may want to be sure the that fishing line is pulled tight without slack. Also, the back of the cork can be filled with sphagnum moss as well to greatly reduce the amount of exposed fishing line. Refer to this blog for more information on how to correctly mount epiphytes in a vivarium: www.joshsfrogs....
Man it’s been a while since I watched this video or needed to watch it. Again, thank you! The voice is gentle too.
Lovely and hassle free, thank you!
This is awesome! I am upgrading a hermit crab tank, making it bioactive with plants. This seems like a great way to help these plants escape destruction. I will definitely be contacting Josh's soon to get my plants ordered!
Very good video👍🏿
Very cool stuff
I love it but
aren't you worried about the fishing line cutting through any of the roots or the plant at all?
damn puzzled , some say dont cover the nodes ,video need to be more specific what bromeliad species is it
that is so cool!!!!!!!!
How would you water it? Mist it?
Can I add this to a Crested Gecko set up or would they tangled in the fishing line?
Gasp! I love it!
Hi I’m in Australia just wondering if that’s called cork bark and where I can get it from
Yes, it's cork bark. You can order some from our website, or any number of other places.
It would be difficult & expensive to import wood products to Australia from other countries. Our customs department would expect a fumigation certificate to be included to ensure there are no bugs living in the wood
can the side pups grow if you divide them?
They sure can! Wait until the pups are about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of the mother plant before dividing them.
Great idea! Where can I get the cork from?
Soon, you can get it from us! We're expecting a big shipment any day now :)
www.joshsfrogs.com/accents-decor/driftwood-bamboo.html
Where did you get the cork ?
William Doubleu why not? I’ve used it for years
Can I use a piece of craft cork?
Hey Imelda,
I would not suggest doing that. Craft cork has a high potential of being contaminated with chemicals during it's time in the craft stores and traveling with craft supplies. I would suggest only using items that are meant to be used with animals.
Thank you
Thomas
Curator of Dart frogs
Thanks
I would be very afraid to put that into my frog's tank. It seems the frogs legs, arms or toes could easily get snared in all that fishing line.
i feel like they'd just climb on it idk hahaha
If its tight it shouldn't be much of a problem, they'd most likely climb over it. If it were loose, then yea, easy snags.
Fishing line will stretch some as any fisherman knows. I think I will stick to the U shaped covered floral wire on cork bark. Maybe I am paranoid but better safe than sorry. Love your vids though.
@@MrFishzilla this method wasn't really intended for frogs, more just house display
does the plant require fertilizing? where is it getting its nutrients from?
Thank you for the video.
Over time, some plants may require fertilizing.
how?
Lucia Cee late reply but if you’re not growing it in a frog/reptile vivarium then a diluted orchid fertilizer should do it once a month in spring and summer (less in fall and winter with less light). If you’re growing it in a frog or reptile vivarium then their poop or any dead insects will collect in the cups and fertilize the plant. Constant lighting and humidity and temperature conditions in a tank will ensure nice year round growth.
Would this cork bark work for stag horns?
yes
instead of fishing line would natural twine be enough to mount a bromeliad?
natural twine has a short life span when repeatedly getting wet. It tends to rot after a while.
What can I do to prepare bark I find in the outdoors to make sure I don't introduce pests into my home? Thanks!
Soooo, first organic matter can almost never be 100% free of parasites, bacteria, viruses, fungus and other such things. You can bake it, you can dry it, you can wash it... but there is always a potential for harmful chemicals or organisms to continue to reside in the piece you are looking to use. We do not recommend using items from outside. But if you do decide to do so, i would first clean it with repti-san and a long bristle brush, then let it dry out for a week or more, then bake it at a low temperature such as 185, for 3-4 hours. Keep in mind, baking materials like these can be very smelly and dangerous if the material touches the heating elements. This process can also degrade materials making them weaker.
how do you water it once mounted?? :/
You can flush it's cup weekly, and moisten the sphagnum moss occasionally. Some people even prefer to soak the entire mount in water once a week for 5 minutes.
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