How far appart do you keep your plants?

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I keep my plants really close together, due to a small growing space (as in many of the leaves touch are touching). I was wondering if other people do this as well. It gets me a bit nervous though, because last summer/ fall I had a problem with spider mites, and they spread very quickly.

Thanks, Cam

[Tom F]

I just worry about having good air circulation.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

My concern is more along the lines of will the plants be able to get adequate light.

[Tommyr]

Limited space indoors, close together.

[Lagoon]

I try very hard to give them all some space between plants for all of the above reasons - few inches apart, I don't want anymore trouble for these wise guys

[ChasWG]

I guess I have the opposite problem that some of you have, I only have 5 plants and a lot more room to ad some. So I try to keep them close together just to keep the local humidity as high as I can, but far enough appart so they aren't competing for light. Maybe a few inches to 6 or 8 inches. depends on the size of the plants leaves.

[camille1585]

My problem is not space in general (there's still plenty of that) but space under the lights. So the orchids under them are pretty close together, only a few cm between pots, and it doesn't to have an bad effects.

[quiltergal]

Mine are quite literally hugging each other! I'm seriously out of space. You're right though Cam, an infestation of any kind can spread quickly in crowded conditions. Adequate light is also a concern.

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Well at least I know that others do the same thing! I dont think that I have an issue with light though.

Originally Posted by quiltergal

Mine are quite literally hugging each other! I'm seriously out of space. You're right though Cam, an infestation of any kind can spread quickly in crowded conditions. Adequate light is also a concern.

[Lene Th.]

My chids are hugging each other as well, due to lack of free space and to encrease humidity.
They are in a windowsill right now so the light is good, and thoug i have big windows, there is not mutch free space after my 30 or so chids have occupied it...*lol*
I grow most of them in s/h, and this encreases the humidity around them as well. And the air-sirculation is good, i use a roof-mounted fan every day.

Whenever i get a new chid, i keep it seperated from the rest for about a mounth, before placing is together with the rest.

I have two mounted mini-phals in my terrarium, as well as the one Vanda i have, and there is not mutch free space there either...

I guess thats comes with the adiction to chids... not mutch free space for any other plants!
But somehow, i can always find a little room for any new chid...