Green Hornet growing in "Ecoweb"

[eteson]

We tried to grow some phrags over the "Ecoweb" from Ray and they love it!.
This is the cross that we made using a peruvian pearcei and our best longifolium.
The plants are pearcei sized and the flowers can last more than 30 days.

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[Linus_Cello]

yay vertical orchid gardening

 

[mrhappyrotter]

The flower and plant are a great outcome. Looks good!

 

[NYEric]

Nice, how/ how often do you water it? Is that the water source on top and it trickles down from the white tube?

 

[eteson]

Nice, how/ how often do you water it? Is that the water source on top and it trickles down from the white tube?

Yes, there is a water tank (~20 liters) in the base and the pump turns on every 4h for 30mins with a timer. The key is to use good quality water and replace it every 10 days max.

 

[Gilda]

Wow !

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Very nice and interesting!

 

[SlipperFan]

Great way to grow Phrags and other climbing orchids. But I can't imagine the set-up in my greenhouse.

 

[abax]

I'm trying to imagine the set up in my greenhouse as well.
I grow a lot of mounted Phal. species and primaries, but I
do have to hand water every day. I'm rather intrigued
with this method and can't argue with the beautiful results.

 

[Mark Karayannis]

Excellent results. Do you facing any problems with this method ?

 

[eteson]

The setup is quite simple and works fine. The only problem could be salt buildup if you cannot use RO water. Also it requires regular checking of the pump.

 

[Ray]

Mineral buildup is not much of an issue, as the polymer itself does not absorb water, and any residues from drying will be easily washed off with regular watering.

 

[NYEric]

Hmmm, grow vertically stacked = more plants! Thanks for sharing.

 

[TrueNorth]

It's hard to get the roots out of the epiweb intact when you're repotting. I have seen massive salt build up on the epiweb of mounted plants I got from a vendor, so it can happen. I don't know anything about their water quality or watering routine, or how long the plants were on the mount. It didn't seem to bother the plants though.

 

[blondie]

A very interesting method I like very much make the plants look less cultivated, I could see this being used as great method of doing natural planting in glass houses and on a display for shows.
Congratson a lovely bloom and plant.

 

[phrag guy]

very nice,great way to grow them if you have the room