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title: "first time mounting some platycerium. cannot wait to get some rare…"
description: "first time mounting some platycerium. cannot wait to get some rare species!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/kiKxO6ym4ayIcVJL1fLf4I"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "nano"
published: "2024-12-24T22:45:01.232511Z"
language: "en"
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# first time mounting some platycerium. cannot wait to get some rare…

_Posted by nano on 2024-12-24_

first time mounting some platycerium. cannot wait to get some rare species!

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## 8 comments

### Krista commented on 2024-12-25

Looks great!

#### Moonbeam Starshine replied on 2024-12-26

I have mine in kokedama balls. How do you water yours when they are mounted. I soak mine in water about every 10 to 14 days.

#### nano replied on 2024-12-27

right now, it’s once a week during winter. the room they’re in has a humidifier, but the ambient is always around 60% so they dry a little faster than i’d like but i’ve got hopes they take successfully.

#### Moonbeam Starshine replied on 2024-12-27

But I mean do you soak the whole board?

### MA commented on 2024-12-27

How did you mount it? I bought mind already mounted but the wood is starting to rot from soaking and I think it’ll need to be redone soon.

#### nano replied on 2024-12-27

i’ve read that you don’t want to remove the board it’s already on if mounted. you just want to mount that board to another board, and the fern will continue to grow onto that new one. all i did was soak the moss, then tie it all together with some fishing line and voilà!

### Moonbeam Starshine commented on 2024-12-27

And do you guys know what to do when the ball gets too big. Like will the roots pop out or something.

### Ex-Plant Killer 🌱👌 commented on 2025-01-24

That’s amazing 🤩

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