Growing Mounted Orchids Under Lights

[orion141]

Hi All,

Hope you are all well.

I have started to get more and more into mounted orchids and due to the fact that I now live in the northeast rather than florida I have to grow my orchids under lights a significant portion of the year.

Potted orchids are relatively easy to grow under lights, but I was wondering if you all might have pictures/suggestions as to the best way to grow/hang mounted orchids with your indoor light set ups. Currently I have 2x 4' x 4 bulb hydrofarm T5HO light banks that I utilize with two wire shelving units from lowes/home depot.

Thanks!

[fooferdoggie]

I hang them from a rod mounted to the wall.

[jkofferdahl]

Almost all of my miniatures are mounted and grown under lights. I use a metal screen with 1-inch grids so that I can adjust the distance from the light depending upon the plant's light needs.

[orion141]

Originally Posted by jkofferdahl

Almost all of my miniatures are mounted and grown under lights. I use a metal screen with 1-inch grids so that I can adjust the distance from the light depending upon the plant's light needs.

Any pics? I’m a visual person haha

[katrina]

I have my mounted orchids scattered around the grow space...depending on the light needed. I also have 2 designated mount areas where I have "racks" suspended under the hanging lights and the mounts (and some small potted plants) are hanging under them. Works great for my high light mounts!

The lights are HO T5's (6bulb, 4' unit (1st pic) and an 8 bulb, 2' unit (2nd pic))...I used the extra shelves I had from the wire/metal shelving units. One larger than the other. The 4' unit is in a south facing window that gets a LOT of additional light and the 2' unit is in an east facing window and get a good deal of direct morning sun.

Some pics below.

Oh, and my husband built me some watering drain basins where I can water them in place and it drains into a bucket that I empty into the sink. Saves me a LOT of time vs when I used to carry them all to the sink/shower for watering. I'll be doing some watering later and will take pics and post them later, if anyone is interested.

[jkofferdahl]

I took pics of my miniature area today so thought I'd share them here:

Front view:

Front left:

Back section (overcrowded):