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Mar 20, 2016 10:52 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
Thumbs up Are you going to mount the bifurcatum, Alyssa, or continue to grow it in a pot or basket?
drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.
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Mar 20, 2016 11:07 AM CST
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Ohio (Zone 5b)
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I want to mount the staghorn, and do not want to leave it this way. You may laugh but I couldn't decide what medium I wanted to mount the fern, so I said forget it I'll use what I have until I decide. (I tend to do things a little out of the norm but I can say things are never boring.) So I did look for things to mount it on, but when I took a look in the usual stores, there were the usual wood boards. Boring. I do not like rectangles or squares- it's gotta be interesting.
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Mar 20, 2016 11:45 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
You have found what is usually found, cookie-cutter woods or simple cut-off branches. Did you happen to check my website for mounts? I offer a "few". I am now in the process of completing another dozen mounts, oak, cedar, cypress, walnut, and hickory. I haven't been able to collect or prepare any mounting material for several months due to my back. I use nothing ordinary and everything I prepare comes from being "roughed up" (often for decades) in the Mississippi swamps, lowlands, and streams. Thus, every mount I have is one-of-a-kind and what I use and how I prepare the woods is done by no one else that I am aware of.

You can certainly use any mounting material you like but be sure you don't use any treated woods. Those wood preservatives are not kind to plants.
drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.
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Mar 20, 2016 4:01 PM CST
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Ohio (Zone 5b)
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Cool- I will check it out! Yes, I figure treated wood is a no-no.
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Mar 20, 2016 4:31 PM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
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drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.

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