That would work, I think, for a few days to keep the mounts damp. Also,
there are inexpensive timed watering devices that you can purchase with a
good number of leads. You can attach a lead to the top of the root ball
(maybe adding some spagh), set the timer whatever way you like, and go away
without worry.

Diana

"Diane M." wrote in message
t...
Crystal,

This subject of mounted plants was on my mind also- just getting too busy
some days and forgetting to mist. So I was thinking of loosely wrapping
plastic wrap on the mounts- creating a "potted" plant and holding in more
moisture. With hanging my plants it gets time consuming to take them down
for their dip.

What do you think- it would work for a few days anyway.

Diane

"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
...
This is in part a test, as I tried to follow the directions for
"bot-proofing" my address -- if I did it right, you won't be able to use
the
Reply function any more, you'll either have to reply to the group or
remove
the "nospam" to send me a private email.

But in answer to the question: we've never grown anything that couldn't
go
a week or more on its own, whether mounted or potted. [We grow LOTS of
catts, dens, oncids, phals, vandaceous, a few paphs and a smattering of
oddballs -- but nothing leafless, so I can't speak directly to those.]
If
your plant-sitter is a "novice" [and perhaps it's me, or maybe your
nervousness showing, but I'm reading "complete idiot" as something you
meant
but were too polite to say], and you are not going to be gone more than
5-7
days, I think you'd be better off just giving everything a good soak
before
you leave and another upon your return, rather than risk the attentions
of
the "novice." A dehydrated plant can generally be cured by a good soak
or
2; other problems can be harder to cure.

--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids

http://www.jborchids.com
"House of Paisley" wrote in message
news:Njocb.426212$cF.131792@rwcrnsc53...
Okay... I'm nervous witless. My husband and I will be planning
to go to a wedding out of state, and I'll need someone to come
in and kill... er - sit my plants. I think most things will be okay
for a couple of days, but am very worried about my mounts,
which have gotten bigger in numbers. Since I don't have a green
house- only a sunroom I'm thinking of rigging a rack in the
bathroom and just having them come in a steam the room up
for a little while. If I did have a greenhouse I think I would be
nervous the place would stay too wet. The person would be
a complete novice. Do you think if they did that twice a day
they could survive for a couple of days? Most concerning are
the two leafless species, and wonder if it would be better to
have them boarded. Any ideas?

Crystal ---- who thought it was rough having to figure
arrangements for house rabbits.

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