Sounds like a real pain in the neck. Maybe using gutter guard to encase the
coconut? Like a sleeve stuffed with coconut? Might be ugly at first, till
the orchid gets so happy it totally covers the mount... (*G*)

K Barrett

"V_coerulea" wrote in message
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I purchased some cocoanut fiber squares and rectangles for mounts as
alternatives for fern slabs. So far I've tried Sarcochilus hartmanii, Epi
parkinsonianum and a few others with fair success. I've found 2 main
problems. One- the comparatively flimsy structure doesn't maintain it's
shape and may curl allowing unestablished specimens to fall from the
mount.
Two- hanging the mount leads to progressive tearing of the fiber which
I've
solved, somewhat, by winding small guage wire along the edge of the
mounting
hole. I haven't experimented much with solving #1. Has anyone come up with
a
solution for this short of simply not using the medium? I'm not against
fern
as a mounting medium, just thought I'd try the cocoanut fiber as an
alternative.
Gary