Hey Guys This is My Set-up!

[Phal grower]

Very nice.

[Wrebbitrocks]

i like your setup. actually this is what im basing my design around. also, that acu-rite you talked about sounded great so i got myself one and it IS coolio-awesomness thanks. where did you get your t5s?

[Arenalbotanicalgarden]

Originally Posted by Cattleya17

It is a Phalaenopsis Schilleriana it should be here by the end of today!!!!!

Within 10 years your collection will likely be in the hundreds......if not thousands.
Good growing. It's nice to see younger people following the hobby.

[Cattleya17]

Thanks guys!!!!! Omar The monitor is the best right!!! It is cheap and its..... acu-rite!!! haha.

I got the T5's at a nearby hydroponics store in Nyack NY called Harvest Moon Hydroponics they have several locations and a website you can order from. they have the 2 ft ones and 4ft ones. I think it will be great what ever you do!!! this was a cheap way. the lights were the only thing i really spent money on.. 107 dollars the lights if you endup ordering from them come with the fastening and cords. you just need a drill to attach them.

the shelf was left over wood. i came up with the foil idea on my own, its has worked out wonderfully! grouping the plants keeps the humidity in a nice range. i will start running my humidifier in a few weeks, you can see it in the second set of photos of the phalaenopsis plant. the cold has arrived in NY so the heat is now on. its a bittersweet thing. it keeps the plants warm but dries the air terribly

A collection into the hundreds and thousands... that would be mint!!!! When i get my own place it will be a much larger collection!!!!!! we are all happily doomed to the same fate! ha! i dont know anyone else outside of the OB whos young and doing this. im sure i will meet one.

Originally Posted by Vina

Your 'not very much' shelf looks perfect!
Just out of curiosity why there is a toothbrush on the shelf? (picture #2)

Thank you for the nice comment. The tooth brush i just left there from that morning after brushing i took the shots and forgot to move it. Whoops

The Angraecum Distichum Bloomed yesterday. It smells the shelf up wonderfully! This is its second blooming this year.

IMG_5687 by Sam In NY, on Flickr


IMG_5688 by Sam In NY, on Flickr


IMG_5689 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

And the Sesquipedale Spike is Elongating!

IMG_5684 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

[Wrebbitrocks]

thats cool. with the size of my collection, id only need one fixture so maybe itl be cheaper. i never though of the pun acu-rite....LOL also, im going to go get a humidifier at bed bath and beyond this weekend but im stuck between the cool and warm mist. cool mist i guess is ok for me but a warm mist may benefit the plants. also, youre not alone when it comes to being a young orchidoholic. my friends laugh at me when i tell them what i do for a hobby lol

[BeePee16]

Thats impressive. those are some lucky plants.

[NYCorchidman]

Wow~ that looks great! All the plants are growing and blooming. Happy set up, I'd say!

[Cattleya17]

Hey guys!!!! i just wanted to lee you guys know that the spikes are in progress! 6 plants in spike!!!!

The Schilleriana!

IMG_5942 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

And the Sesquipedale is growing fast!!!! the spur grows at least an inch every day to every other day!

IMG_5973 by Sam In NY, on Flickr
The spur is 8 inches!!!! it will be at or longer than 9 by the 19th

When the bud blooms i will be posting a link to the photo diary i have been keeping of its development that you can all see from start to finish a Sesquipedale Blooming Process!