Floor material in new shade house to keep up humidity

[Adrian]

Hi all,

I have just finished building a shade house here in Perth , West Australia. we are having a scorching summer and i am hosing the shadehouse down and misting the air with a hose wand in an attempt to keep up the humidity.

At the moment the floor is just dirt and grass. From my research it seems that a variety of materials are used to cover the floor of a shade house.

Can anyone point me to their experiences with different floor material?

I have read that both gravel or wood chips are a good covering. someone also said that using builders plastic as a base with gravel/wood chips on top is a way to keep the water from soaking into the ground.

I keep mainly native Aust species such as dendrobium speciosum as well as some cymbidiam hyrbids and soft cane Dends. I am a beginner but learning everyday.

thanks for you help

Adrian

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