Hanging Orchid Step-by-step

by Natasha Benua

Easy way to "mount" your own hanging orchid garden :)

You will need:

Coconut liner

Coconut Compost

Water Storing Crystals

Jute Thread

Super Glue

Wood chips or bark

Orange net bag (or even nylon sock)

Mix Coconut Compost with Water Storing Crystals, Wood chips and water (not too much)

Make a sack out of Orange Net

Fill it up with the compost mix and сlose it by using a rubber band

Turn the compost ball upside down

Put orchid on top of the ball, gently spread orchid's roots around it and fix with soft cotton twine.

Put the ball on a thin layer of coconut liner

Fix the liner around the ball with jute twine.

Use some more jute twine to make "hanging basket"

Secure all knots with a tiny drop of super glue and cut off all ends

Tadah!

You can do it! Saved to your projects

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2 questions

Debra Angelo on Feb 17, 2017
How do you water that without getting a puddle of water on the floor?

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Eroque022810 on Mar 13, 2017
Orchids roots need air,oxygen, this looks like so many layers . Do the roots make it out eventually if it doesn't die of rot rot? How long has yours been alive in ths? I really like orchids and 2 hooks up in my dining room that would be perfect for this, I was planning on hanging them but potted in a pretty container with just the wood chip's for orchids.

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Renata on Feb 18, 2017
Interesting. Would like to see it when the plant is all big.

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Deb Maggs on Mar 10, 2017

You are severely restricting its roots that need sunlight to grow

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- Natasha Benua on Mar 10, 2017
  this orchid had only 3 roots then I bought it (it was very sad baby), air roots will grow in 2-3 months. This orchid is not my first one.
  
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