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  • From: Michael Shrom <shrommj@ptd.net>
  • To: pleurothallid-l@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [pleurothallid-l] Michael
  • Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:20:14 -0400

Hi Kathy,
I picked out 5 orchids to get from Dr. Sanchez. Dracula lotax, Lepanthes calodyction, Restripia lansbergii, Masdevallia hirtzii, and Masdevallia patula.. I intend to do some on plaques and some in pots. I will probably be keeping all of them in terrariums. My frog terrariums that have orchids in vary from 20 gallon extra high tanks to about 65 gallon corner tanks. I use pea gravel for the bottom substrate with sheet moss over it. The floor is decorated with coconut huts, cork bark, grapevine, drift wood etc. The back and some sides have large slabs of cork bark. I have siningias, jewel orchids, java moss, etc. planted on the bottoms. A small pond is hollowed out of the gravel. Most of the tanks have running water from a small pump. I put most of the orchids on the slabs of cork.
For now the orchids are on plaques of cork bark or tree fern and in pots. I drill holes in the big slabs of bark to hang the orchids. When I am confident enough to take the orchids out of the pots and off some of the small plaques I will mount them directly to the big slabs, on grapevine, and possibly tree fern panels. For now I don't want to fasten them down to much so I can move them around. The top of the tank is covered partially with glass and partially with screen. I have computer fans for ventilation and mist twice a day. The tanks are kept at between 68F and 80F.
Michael
On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 09:27 PM, Goldorchid@aol.com wrote:

   Getting plants 'bare root' is ALWAYS an adventure even if you think you have the right conditions of air movement, humidity & temp.  They can  be very hard to establish in a new situation & really need to be babied with just the right amount of attention. They either flourish or die within weeks to a couple months!
   If you are a windowsill grower I would recommend paying Parkside for your trouble & loss.
Kathy in MN


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