Would this work as a humidity tray?

[en3rmax]

Hi there OB,

I've wanted to give my phals a bit more humidity so i decided to try and make a humidity tray, i got some dvd pots and squashed them together, drilled holes in the top pot and put bottled water in the bottom pot.

Would this work for a bit more humidity?

[lycaonpictus]

That's very clever!

I think I might add some gravel, just to make a greater overall surface area to improve evaporation.

[tucker85]

That looks like it will work fine. Good idea. Humidity really helps most orchids. Good luck.

[Ray]

OK, here's the dissenting vote: That will do little-to-nothing to enhance the humidity, as the surface area - with or without pebbles - is just too low. Read this article on Evaporation

[camille1585]

That's not going to do much. Like Ray says, the surface area is much too small to have any effect. Even large trays have a limited effect. The ideal situation would be to have a large tray with pebbles/hydroton in it, and have a group of plants on it.

[Connie Star]

It might make a nice drip tray though, especially if you keep an orchid or two in your office.