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| I've two of these little guys and they do extremely well mounted. One was on a small cedar shingle which I moved to a bit of coconut shell. It is finishing a dbl spike bloom just now. Another smaller plant obtained this winter, I mounted on cork. New growth coming our and roots starting to look for a bite. I plan on getting a few more of these. Best of luck! |
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| All mine are on cork blocks, but the grower i got them from has some of the larger species in pots.
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| I just yesterday bought a Tolumnia Red Berry, and I agree the little flowers are just beautiful. It's potted in the same little 1 inch clay pot with just a couple of tiny chunks of bark. I guess I'll follow Sandra's suggestion and re-pot in sphag. Somebody tell me, how often do you water these little guys? I'll post a picture tomorrow... |
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| Cork mounted need to be sprayed more often than potted plants. I give mine a light spray with rain water in the morning and when I get home from work. The fan in the GH stops them staying wet, and they seem happy with this regime. Every weekend I give them a soak feed with a weak feed solution as well.
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| Thanks, everybody...I think I ,too, will go the route of the vanda basket and sphag. The only thing that concerns me is that everything else I have is in a bark mix and I tend to over water in sphag. The man I bought them from said he had trouble growing them, but one of my orchid books said they were "confidence builders". Wish me luck--they're sooo cute.
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| patlee, it's very easy to tell when to water with the sphag., especially when they're in these small pots. The weight is significant from needing to and just watered. The texture of the sphag., as well will tell you when. You can also use the skewers. |
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| Patlee~Just think to yourself, miniture Oncidium
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| Another important note to keep in mind... let Tolumnias dry (not bone dry) between watering! I have one (and planning to buy a few more Another to keep in mind, Tolumnias will die in s/h.
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| Sandra, I can understand "water weight". I've been using that ever since I started growing ordinary houseplants. Jenny, Miniature Oncidiums is a perfect explanation. I think I know how to grow them now. Arleneg, I haven't had the nerve to try S/H yet, but thanks for the tip. Do you think mounted is better than a Vanda basket w/sphag? ![]()
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| I'm with you Patlee. I also ordered one from Jerry and I'm conscerned about care. Do you have anything mounted in your house already? I can't seem to keep enough humidity in the house to have a mounted plant. I tried mounting a phal last fall and it seemed like I would dip the plant in the morning and by evening the sphag was so dry it was almost crispy. I might have to leave it in the little pot with a few more pieces of bark. I had my hands on a couple "red berry" tolumnias this winter but passed due to $$$. Thanks Jerry for making me take the plunge!
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| Pat -- potting a Tolumnia in a basket with sphag moss should be fine. Just make sure you water when the moss is dry, not crispy dry, and don't pack the moss to much. However, I've let my moss dry out to crispy. My Tolumnia is still doing rather well. With Tolumnias, I think, it's better to err on the dry side.
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| Patlee I have two and both are mounted on cork bark. I can't over water them, they are wet in the morning and dry by late evening. Every morning I give them a good spray to soak the moss on the mount and they are very happy. One of them has a great spike on it right now; I counted 11 buds. It's the first time blooming for me and I can't wait to see the blooms. 11 buds on such a tiny plant!!!
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Just couldn't pass it up darn it. They're cute!!!
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| Thanks everybody, for all the growing tips Kazjak, We are pretty much in the same area of the country. I have no mounted plants. Honestly, the Vanda baskets and sphag sound easier to me. Just by grouping my plants together and using humidity trays, I get about 60% humidity. I think these babies will be happy enough with that. Of course, when they go outside for the spring/summer, that figure will go way up... There are so many successful growers on this forum that I am not too worried about culture any more. Here's to our success,too![]()
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| A few days ago I promised a photo of my Tolumnia 'Red Berry', it was hard to get a clear picture of the flowers (because I'm a hack photographer) but here they are... |