Weird little technique

[philoserenus]

ok... i know, i should be ashamed of myself, being a Canadian and also being poor in the French language... but i cant help not liking it u know... but anyhow, i was just surfing through pics of aerangis and this came up

the forum is in french but pictures are worth a thousand words, rite?! hehe. let me know wat u guys think

http://www.orchidees.fr/forums/index.php?showtopic=35517

 

[Grandma M]

I love the way they look in the glass containers. It must be a real pain when they need to change the water.

 

[Heather]

Not sure how much air those epiphytes are getting...oke:

 

[DukeBoxer]

look at this site...

http://members.shaw.ca/gsorchids/item049.htm

 

[goldenrose]

I could see a phrag adapting & doing well but a phal? One can't argue with the roots on that plant, I would think they'd rot!

 

[philoserenus]

haha. sometimes i wished i lived somewhere it was slightly more humid, i would be able to grow so much more. even out west into BC would be great. just got home from there and the humidity is always 70%+ and it felt so nice.

im thinking about the issue of air too... and apparently they are doing this to epiphytes... hmmm

 

[NYEric]

Interesting; but the roots in stagnant water would drown, eh?

 

[smartie2000]

cool. I've heard of water culture, seem interesting. maybe I will do a noid phal in one

 

[NYEric]

most of the photos are really air culture.

 

[NYEric]

ok... i know, i should be ashamed of myself, being a Canadian and also being poor in the French language... but i cant help not liking it u know...

No need to be ashamed. Last time I was in Canada some french canadien chicklets wouldn't give my friends from the Maritimes the time of day.

 

[DukeBoxer]

I bet that if you were to put an air stone in that water than the plants would be even happier, especially the phrag.

 

[philoserenus]

sounds more like u're trying to keep fish in that vase rather than an orchid, haha. and NYEric, haha. isnt ur friend just luck ^^"

 

[L I Jane]

I believe this is much the same culture that Rod Venger used to tout many years ago.Gradually formed alot of algae but wasn't harmful to plant.

 

[e-spice]

I think I'll stick with S/H. Roots look like they are growing "okay" in water but S/H generally grows them way better.

e-spice

 

[Candace]

It would look cool to stick in a feeder goldfish, though.

 

[philoserenus]

and u would never hafta fertilize too since the fish would, but i dun suggest the fish... cruelty to animals... even my one betta has a whole 10-gallon to himself.