"MLL" wrote in message ...
I have been growing orchids off and on for the last 4 years.
I recently moved to the UK and have again found My table tops and window
sills growing full.
I moved most of them to the green house but intend to move them into
the conservatory within the week.
I went for a wander and found some lovely old trees that I am cutting down
to about 6' lengths and will then arrange them in a bed of bark and rock.
I have bromeliads and ferns that I will be adding to make it look more
natural
as well as fill in the gaps.

My question is this, will the Oncidium and Paph that I have in pots with a
more earthy type medium, no not dirt, do well on the trees or
should they be more in the barky area at the base?


A Paph on a tree branch? No; they aren't epiphytes. I'd keep it in a
pot with an appropriate terrestrial mix.

The Oncidium? Yes, but water it much more frequently than you do now.
Orchids on slabs of bark, wood, tree branches or similar substrates
need more frequent
watering and higher overall humidity.

I have Oncidiums on cedar slabs with "orchid moss." They are doing
just fine.
The fact that this summer's weather in WV has tried to mimic that of a
rainforest might have something to do with that.


J. Del Col