Category: Orchid Doctor

MOUNTS: Advantages

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago After much experimentation cork bark was preferred for a large collection in California for the following: small cattleyas, dendrobiums, oncidiums, coelogynes and barkerias; much cultural advice th... Read More

MOUNTS: Advisability of Using

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Every one of your plants should be mounted if space allows; place the plant in an empty pot where it gets only humidity until its roots break out,then place it on cork bark, or locust bark, or sass... Read More

MOUNTS: As Substrates for More Than One Plant

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago A communal log can be unsatisfactory or a failure where plants are indiscriminantly combined because toxins may arise from the roots of one to damage the others. OD65-301 Read More

MOUNTS: Growing Plants as Epiphytes

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago A collection of 40,000 plants moved from pots to cork mounts proved a great success; other successful mount materials were Mexi-fern slabs, olive branches; redwood planks also served well; bad ones... Read More

MOUNTS: Made From Trees

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Branches of trees with rough bark make good mounts; such as, oak, elm, sassafras, sweet gum, cherry. A74-12In California, cork oak or live oak are excellent for epidendrums, oncldiums, laelias. A70... Read More

MOUNTS: Materials for Them

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Slabs of cork bark, sassafras wood, aged hardwood, western cedar; coconut husks, palm-frond stems, styrofoam sheets, (believe it); they should also have pads of osmunda, husky fiber, sheet moss, sp... Read More

MOUNTS: Re-use

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago To a tub or pail of water add 1 tablespoon of detergent and sink the mount in it for one week; then sink it for a week in clean water before re-using. A74-772 Read More

MOUNTS: Slab of Cork or Rough Lumber

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Where the humidity is usually high, mounts of cork bark or ordinary lumber of various woods can be used. OA82-6 Read More

MOUNTS: Tree Fern

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago If this is used be sure to water well because it holds fertilizer salts as a potting mix does. A86-1033 Read More

MOUNTS: Use of Staples

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Different makes, such as fence staples or electrician's staples can be pressed down over small plants on a thin pad of moss or fiber into a cork slab or other. A83-729 Read More