Humidification Trays

[Ray]

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

I sure do like the sounds of easy. Are you growing everything in moss Ray?

Since moving out of a greenhouse environment and into an outdoor deck/window sill situation, I have really reduced my collection (from ~750 to ~12 plants), and they are either in sphagnum or being grown in semi-hydroponics.

[charlesf6]

Never used trays, but man did that vaporizer sure screw up the upper [metal] portion of my blindsets.

[Leafmite]

Originally Posted by Ray

Since moving out of a greenhouse environment and into an outdoor deck/window sill situation, I have really reduced my collection (from ~750 to ~12 plants), and they are either in sphagnum or being grown in semi-hydroponics.

I am pretty impressed that you were able to cull your collection to just twelve. I tried to get my number to about forty orchids but I just ordered five from Alan which brings me to fifty.

[AnonYMouse]

Originally Posted by Ray

Actually, I have nursery trays under all of my plants these days, growing in windowsills. I put about an inch of water in them, and the sphagnum in the pots wicks it up nicely, making watering really easy.

I started doing something similar with troublesome mounted plants. Works great for plants that need even moisture using tree fern (mounted S/H, if you will).

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

I am pretty impressed that you were able to cull your collection to just twelve.

It wasn't like I had a great deal of choice on the matter.

In PA, I had a greenhouse. Here in NC, my growing area consists of five windows that make up a "bay window" type area that is eight feed wide. It faces north. Besides the gross reduction is space, that rules out a lot of the catts, encyclias, and vandaceous plants that made up a lot of my collection.

I sold off most of the plants, and Subrosa came by and rescued many of the rest.

[marcmaubert]

Originally Posted by Ray

It wasn't like I had a great deal of choice on the matter.

In PA, I had a greenhouse. Here in NC, my growing area consists of five windows that make up a "bay window" type area that is eight feed wide. It faces north. Besides the gross reduction is space, that rules out a lot of the catts, encyclias, and vandaceous plants that made up a lot of my collection.

I sold off most of the plants, and Subrosa came by and rescued many of the rest.

Wow! That seems like a huge change. May I ask why you moved? Your life must be a lot easier now, but do you miss your collection?

[Ray]

Originally Posted by marcmaubert

Wow! That seems like a huge change. May I ask why you moved? Your life must be a lot easier now, but do you miss your collection?

1. I retired from my "real job".
2. There were just two of us and a miniature dachshund in a 4000 square foot house, in a location that has already has at least four snowfalls this month.
3. We now live in a house less than half that size, and it is on the water, and I have a nice boat.
4. It snows here once every few decades. In fact, the weather is a great draw - even when it gets cold, it more-often-than-not is still sunny!
5. We are less than a mile from the ocean, so can go to the beach whenever we feel like it. This time of year, the dog likes to run there.
6. Here, my property taxes, homeowners insurance, flood-, wind-, and hail insurance, insurance on both cars and the brand new boat are less than half what my property taxes were, alone, in PA.
7. My utility bills are half what they were up north, and that doesn't include the $4500 it cost me to heat the greenhouse each winter.

True, I cannot have the orchid collection I once did, and I am having a bit of trouble with that, but outdoor activities like the beach, boating and fishing seems to be pretty good at distracting me.

[marcmaubert]

Originally Posted by Ray

True, I cannot have the orchid collection I once did, and I am having a bit of trouble with that, but outdoor activities like the beach, boating and fishing seems to be pretty good at distracting me.

That sounds like a good trade off, even for your dog.

[greenpassion]

Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer

During the indoor growing months, i have trays under my plants to prevent drips. For humidity, I keep plants somewhat close together, and have some leafy foliage plants growing in with them.

My inexpensive RH meter keeps track of RH over the last 24 hours, the range is usually 50-60%

A chime in from the "Having given up" sector. With a 'whole house' humidifier, (which is actually a 4 gallon portable unit from Vornado, which is really just an extra large humidifier) and a cool mist unit, both going 24/7, the humidity levels are never above 38-39%. I am working on just saying NO! each time I go to check the humidity monitor... if only humidity trays actually worked!

[No-Pro-mwa]

Ray, do you need company? Hehehe we had 8F this morning.
greenpassion I think I have given up on a humidifier except of down stairs in my Masde shelf. They keep dying on me and a pain to clean.