| I love to mount orchids. It does mean that I have to water them more often so I do try to limit what I mount. I'll post some pictures of mounts that I've made in a new thread. A few of my mounts do go outside in the summer, however most stay inside. I water all of them by "dunking" them in a bucket of water. Typically they get watered every other day. I make sure all of my mounts are small enough, or are mounted in a way that it can still be submersed. Most of them are over an area that can stand some dripping, the few that are hanging over carpet, I've put a drip tray down. If one of my orchids (typically a phal) starts to grow leaves in wild directions or is having problems with roots rotting, I mount it. So far the orchids all love it, and I love the natural look they give off. I've only been disappointed with one mount, and that's not because of the plant, but what I chose to mount it to. It was early on in my mounting days that I mounted a seedling that I purchased at my orchid society. I used some sort of fern, or twigs smashed together into a square shape. The material started to break down from day one, and has only gotten worse. Fortunately the orchid seems to like it, I just hate little twigs breaking off every time I grab it. I learned my lesson and have not mounted anything else to that material.  |