No pics, but an idea to share for drainage

[SheilaJ]

I'm too lazy to post pics, but I'd like to share an idea I came up with.

I have a banquet table under a 400 watt grow light. I use two huge drainage trays that are actually sold to go under a washing machine. I used to have eggcrate in them from my pre-orchid days, but that wasn't tall enough to keep the bottom of the pots out of the water when I watered everybody.

I bought some small closet shelves that look like this (although I bought them cheaper at Target):

Medium Long Wire Stacking Shelf

Now I can dash in there in a rush before or after work, flood the orchids, and leave the water in there. I put a few drops of physan in the trays to keep down the ickies. The water helps keep the humidity up, so the humdifier runs less. By the time I need to water again, the runoff water has mostly evaporated.

My orchids are doing so much better now, because they are getting more water more often.