Can you cut in smaller sections? I have 20 plus staghorns and I just keep dividing them and mounting them on to all types of things. I now make baskets out of wire and fill them with sphagnum moss and mount them with fishing line. They seem to do great.

I want to repot my staghorn, he was huge and vigorous but as of late he is slowly wasting away, what is the best medium to use, would orchid fir bark, perlite and new zealand moss be a good medium?

billhiggs i only use sphagnum moss it works the best. all they need is water and filtered light and a little fertilizer every now and then

nospice...are you cutting the 'mother' plant? or taking off the pups that form ? Just curious. I never tried cutting the big one.

Rootdigger...I have a huge one that is about 15 years old. it is just too big to mount on a board. it's in a wire basket and puts out 'pups' I separate these as they get two or three leaves and a decent shield; and put those on the boards or cork or driftwood, or whatever. Sounds like your plant has a big root mass and you might throw it into shock if you try cutting away too much. I too make or buy wire baskets or cages, though i do mix some soil in with peat, put the root mound on and slightly into that and then mount on the driftwood or board, (or in the case of the big one) into a sphagnum lined (NOT Coco matting) basket. Fishing line works great just like nospice said or mounting.

billhigs....They love air circulation. Make sure you are allowing it to breath. We usually soak ours well a couple of times a week and let it drain and dry (but not parch). And don't over fertilize. Just a weak soak once in a while.

good luck.

so would a mix of new zealand moss and orchid fir bark be a good mix? simply because i have lots on hand because of my orchids

I have a crown-shaped staghorn (no idea latin name) that has been freeze-burned. The thing is huge, but most of the crown is brown, and only one of the plates is green. How do I trim it back so that only healthy tissue remains? It is potted on one of the box things.

You don't need to do anything. The shield fronds will be covered by new ones this summer and the old fertile frond will be replaced by new ones this summer.

How big of a board should I put my new pups on? I'm separating about 15 off a huge mass a friend gave me. I've been thinking of copper wire and netting with spaghnum moss. Thanks

i want to start re potting in baskets not pots
please help