Showering With Orchids and Other Tips

[AaronM]

I have been having great success using the shower to water my vandas this winter. Sometimes it allows me to give them a thorough soaking while not wasting water. Plus my big guy is too dang big to soak in a five gallon bucket. The shower also leaves the humidity in the bathroom near 100% and with the vent closed it stays up most of the day.

Aaron "The Orchid Shower Sharer" M

[let_it_grow]

I have done it too lol. I put all my plants in the shower turn on the rain shower head and scrub-a-dub. when I'm done I move them out of the tub and wash the bathroom. It was a weekly ritual for me and the plantie poos. Bonding experience i guess. I assumed they were all girls

[AaronM]

Another chapter in this sordid tale has begun.
I had to move my Vandas inside this winter to protect them from the low nighttime temps. At first I had them hanging in front of the windows in two separate room and I would bring them into the shower with me every couple of days. It was good to have an excuse to shower a little more often and my wife has finally gotten a little more enthusiastic about the whole orchid thing (she says the house smells much better, but hat's weird because none of those Vandas are flowering). Anyway, it's two months later and the four plants now live in my shower full time. Fortunately, that bathroom has a four by five window in it and seems to be a perfect place for growing orchids. It may be partly due to the seventies tile that looks like freshly produced fertilizer. I sure hope my wife doesn't mind if I move the washer and dryer out to the garage so I can remodel and expand my new showerarium.

Aaron "Orchids Made Me Smell Better" M

[greenbean]

This is hands down one of the best threads I've seen so far. I only wish I had a real contribution to make! Unfortunately I have this nasty little voice that usually manages to stop me from doing crazy things like showering with my orchids, and buying more orchids while on a college budget living in a tiny dorm room. I HATE that voice!

[orkie]

Hello All!

I just wanted to say that I shower with my four vandas and a mounted D. aggregatum all the time...and if I forget to take them out, they often get shower number two with my husband, who usually yells "what are these plants doing my shower?"

Keep in mind that we have possibly the smallest bathroom/shower that's ever been built, being that we live in NYC...! 4 hanging baskets leave little room for anyone else in there!

[dabblin-n-orchids]

This has to be one of the best threads I've read in a while!
Sadly I think walking back and forth to the shower in my dorm carrying a couple orchids would inspire quite a few odd looks and whispers from the people on my floor . . . . .But i bet my Encyclia would love the extra humidity . . .

[greenbean]

Originally Posted by dabblin-n-orchids

This has to be one of the best threads I've read in a while!
Sadly I think walking back and forth to the shower in my dorm carrying a couple orchids would inspire quite a few odd looks and whispers from the people on my floor . . . . .But i bet my Encyclia would love the extra humidity . . .

Ditto, Dabblin!

[natasha]

well, what orchids can thrive in the bathroom? if i plan to put them on a shelf? away from the shower of course and quite shady. can i put paph or phals?

[Baz in Oz]

Has anyone ever looked at this from an orchid's perspective?
It can't be a pretty sight if you happen to be an orchid sitting down there..........
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Yeah .. Like this

[natasha]

Originally Posted by Baz in Oz

Has anyone ever looked at this from an orchid's perspective?
It can't be a pretty sight if you happen to be an orchid sitting down there..........

i seen quite a lot of westerners put houseplants in their bath in magazines, why can't orchids? but i think mine is much more suitable for low light types and they may get at least 4 burst of humidity everyday. any ideas? odour eliminator also welcomed