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Old 05-26-2020, 05:15 AM
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Looking good.
I find orchids are a really relaxing hobby that helps with my depression too.
There was a time I could not walk properly for over a year, got very depressing being stuck at home all the time, everyone I talked to said, get plenty of fresh air, don't sit at home all day long and stick to a routine, generally good advice unless you give that advice to someone who is physically unable to do any of those things.
Then that advice becomes even more depressing.
That is how my collection grew rapidly as they were providing me with a routine and were brightening up the space around me.

I am always more interested by the setups than the plants when I see others - yours looks very organised but what you are doing I could never have done at uni.

Was renting back then and houses were built to go mouldy even with just normal living conditions. Hated the cheaply built walls every house seemed to have that would go mouldy from just breathing on them.

Orchids would have been a big no no. Even the aquarium in the kitchen led to kitchen having to be repainted.

I can see you are using twice the lighting I am. Just curious how you heat the space.

I have recently worked out it is costing me 150 euros per year to light and heat my orchid collection which is a limiting factor by now. Can't justify getting any more unless they can grow in our climate all year round or are very very small
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I can see you are using twice the lighting I am. Just curious how you heat the space.
I am currently using a small radiator that sits in the corner on a timer. It's set to turn on around the same time as the lights and shuts off a little later after the lights go off.

It's kinda weird living in the basement suite, as I often find it colder in the summer than it is in the winter. I've been hoping that doesn't confuse my plants as I have longer "days" in the summer for them than I do in winter.
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