hello everyone!

[801229001]

I have been keeping these No Id phalaenopsis on a windowsill for the past year when one of them bloomed!
I already had a few plants in my house with
similar-ish requirements (Nepenthes) and I enjoy growing plants so I purchased a Miltoniopsis. red tide. Now here Alberta winters can get really dry. I have been misting them daily and keeping the miltoniopsis in this mini greenhouse thing I got as a Christmas present. So far the plants seem to be doing fine and are putting out new growth but are there any more convenient ways to increase the humidity?

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[SlipperGirl]

humidity trays are great or you could get a humidifier. Or a really easy way to get some more humidity is to take a tray fill it with pebbles and water and set your plants on the tray just make sure thay are not in the water.

[Stray59]

Welcome to the Orchid Board 8012294452365498027321 (ha)!
I know you will find friendly people who are willing to give assistance or support when possible. At least that is what I found here! Enjoy your time with the Board!
For humidity increases, have you tried humidity trays? I put pea gravel in some trays that were sold for setting by the door to put wet shoes and boots on. Then I put a wire grid across the tray to keep the pots elevated above the gravel and filled the tray with water. This increases the humidity very well. I live in Indiana, USA, but my apartment is VERY dry and the trays do help. That and daily mistings. You just don't want the orc's to sit in the water, so if you don't have a wire or plastic grid, you can just raise them by setting them on bricks or up-turned clay saucers - just keep them from setting in the wet gravel.
The little greenhouses I have seen are often for seeds or small plants and do not have good air circulation. If not, the plant will develop fungus and that is a killer!
Anyway, this is how I raise my humidity - along with mist, mist, mist!
Steve
(mothorchidgirl -sorry I was writing this when you posted - didn't mean to repeat your great advice! - s.r.)

[801229001]

I'll try the humidity trays thanks!

[RosieC]

Welcome to Orchid Board

Unfortunately while popular those who have done tests of humidity levels arround humidity trays realise that they only increase humidity a few cm above the level of the tray and not at the height of mosts orchids pots sitting on them. By all means give them a try but it might not make much difference.

That having been said, phals can often cope quite well with low humidity so don't worry too much. I grow mine on a windowledge with a radiator under it in the winter. The humidity there is quite low and they do just fine (in fact seem to like the warm windowledge). You might find arial roots that grew in a moister enviroment will dry up, but I find new ones grow that do just fine in my conditions.

[tucker85]

Welcome to Orchid Board!

[Paul Mc]

Welcome aboard!