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Old 11-10-2009, 09:44 PM
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Hello all,

Fairly new to this site. Bought this greenhouse last spring. Prefab, single wall fiberglass, corrugated, aluminum frame. The stone on the floor is 12 inches of #53 stone which packed down real nice and drains like a seive(filter fabric underneath the stone). Gas heat with electric backup. Vents installed this summer. Had to do additional caulking as I found out last spring that the fiberglass sheets weren't one piece. Added 30% shade cloth this summer. About 25% of the plants came from my collection I had when I moved here. I still want to widen the benches since I ran out of room already.
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Old 11-11-2009, 12:11 AM
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That looks incredible! I love your setup with the vanilla growing on the wood throughout - looks very naturalistic - nice job!!
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Old 11-11-2009, 05:01 AM
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I love seeing other peoples orchid houses, especially when they look that good.
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Old 11-11-2009, 06:15 AM
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Very cool! That Vanilla is taking over the whole house!
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Old 11-11-2009, 08:16 AM
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Wow, what a great green house! I just love it and am envious as all get out! That vanilla is simply fantastic. I just got a piece and am hoping for the best but I'm afraid it doesn't look good at this time.
Thanks for posting your pictures, I really enjoyed my visit to your "orchid paradise".
Al
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Old 11-11-2009, 08:23 AM
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I agree with everyone...this is a big . Beautiful and so creative. Outstanding!
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Old 11-12-2009, 01:17 PM
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Great pictures! Thanks so much for sharing.
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Old 11-13-2009, 12:25 PM
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The "branches" running perpendicular to the roof beam are cork tubes with chain running up the middle. In the future I plan to attach Catt's and Vandas to them. I already have a very successful Catt transplant on one. The thing was dying and I had a tube that was too short to hag on the ceiling so I figured why not. Not only did the the Catt recover it's sending out roots like crazy. It loves the cork tube. I put a little sphagnum moss behind it to get it started because it had no roots and looked 1/2 dead. I hung the tybe vertically with a wire hanger down the middle.
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Old 11-13-2009, 12:27 PM
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Addendum to above: see pic 6 of 13 and you'll see it hanging about 1/3 from right.
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