Aaron: Swallow your masculine pride, go to your closest Eckerd or
equivalent [drug store, sometimes also available at grocery stores], and
pick up however many you need of 69 cent queensize pantyhose. Cut off the
"panty" part and discard. Slice the legs into 1/2" strips, best thing you
can possibly find for mounting orchids onto trees or plaques. You should be
able to mount at least 10 small to medium plants with what you get out of
one pair -- no tweezers or hemostats required and, barring the selection of
a hideous color, a fairly unobtrusive appearance [most of the "beige" and
"suntan" shades tend to blend in fairly well with wood mounts].

Some folks also like to make little "bags" from the toe sections, to hold
time-release fert. for hanging plants [tied above the plant]. If you're a
snow- or sun-bird, not home to fertilize for lengthy perionds, this may be
better than nothing, but it doesn't really replace regular spray feeding.

--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com


"Aaron Hicks" wrote in message
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Prem: No problems with the galvanized hurting the plants?

I've been using "Glide" dental tape to affix very small orchids to
plaques. It's wide enough that it doesn't cut into plants, unlike
monofilament, and you can tie pretty good knots into it. Although, I
confess, I sometimes have to use hemostats or tweezers to do so. Sometimes
it's more like tying flies than mounting orchids!

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-AJHicks
Chandler, AZ