My intent was to post this in the "Mounting vs Pots" thread but I see it has been frozen. Ursula, you may move this if you want.
I spent a good part of the day mounting an orchid and I thought I would share the experience. I started with a piece of wood from an old, dead orange tree.
I drilled a hole through it about an inch and a half from the top. Then I drilled a smaller hole straight down from the top so that it intersected the first hole. I doubled a wire and put the two ends down the top hole and fished them out each side. I brought up the ends and wrapped them around the loop that is protruding from the top.
I bought a piece of hardware cloth from HD and used it to fashion a small basket at the bottom of the wood. The sides of the screen are stapled to the wood.
I put some orchid bark in the basket followed by the bare root orchid, then more bark so it is tightly in place. Once the orchid firmly attaches itself to the wood, I will remove the wire basket and the orchid bark. Here is the final result:
I hope this helps or at least leads to some new ideas for those interested in mounting orchids.
Jim
