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05-16-2011, 12:56 PM
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This morning I decided to mount a young Bl Morning Glory on an old terra cotta head I had. I think he looks quite dapper. I used NZ sphagnum moss and fishing wire, he is quite sturdily attached. Any thoughts? Let's see some fun things to cheer us all up! Last edited by royalkat; 05-16-2011 at 01:00 PM. Reason: add "a young"  |
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05-16-2011, 01:07 PM
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That looks great, nice job!
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05-16-2011, 01:16 PM
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Nice! Hope that works out well and you get a full head of "hair"!  |
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05-16-2011, 01:20 PM
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Me too! The inside is for water, so I will keep an eye that it gets proper moisture, that is all I am worried about. |
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05-16-2011, 01:47 PM
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Lol, that looks cute. Nice white and green "hair"!
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05-16-2011, 01:59 PM
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Thanks! Its my first self mounted plant. Now, I know you all have something fun for us to see too! 
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05-16-2011, 06:05 PM
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Its def pretty cool, but I think you risk losing many of those exposed roots through the adjustment stage. You may want to cover up the xposed roots if possible...
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05-17-2011, 04:13 AM
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I think I made myself a project here, keeping an eye on it is going to be paramount. However, taking care of some other mounted plants does keep me vigilant as well. I think the best thing I can do is constant monitoring. If it works out, its going to be awesome. -later- You know, I should be in bed.....but I took your advice and wove in a few more strands of fishwire and moss here. Sleep can wait.
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05-17-2011, 07:39 AM
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Looking great!
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05-17-2011, 08:34 AM
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oh, i just love it...... was just discussing something similar with a friend this past weekend. love it. love it.
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05-17-2011, 06:20 PM
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Hehe great! But I don't want this to be all about me...anyone have any interesting mounts? 
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05-17-2011, 08:25 PM
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That should help, you don't want to lose those great roots! I know how much of a bear it is to try and mount plants with tons of roots that are unruly...a few lessons learned there...lol Since the mount will benefit from the additional evaporation based on your description that will also help. Will be interesting to see how you make out with it... Quote:
Will get around to posting some photos one of these coming days!
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05-17-2011, 09:33 PM
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Yay! This is also one of my handiwork...
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