Hey Guys This is My Set-up! - Orchid Board

Cattleya17 · #1 10-26-2011, 02:57 PM

Hello to all!!! I wanted to show you guys my set up! Its not much, Its a shelf on top of my dresser with lights under it and above it. It's comprised of 4 T5 lights and my walls are lined with foil for reflective light and the shelf is white for more brightness. Well here it is! all of these pics were taken today.

IMG_5647 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

IMG_5650 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

Angled view to show how close the plants are:

IMG_5651 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

Top Shelf:

IMG_5648 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

Its A Great Day In The Growing Space!!!!!

IMG_5652 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

List of Plants:
Phalaenopsis Bellina
Blc.Chia Lin 'New City'
B.Little Stars
Cattleya Maxima
Cattleya intermedia Var orlata
Phalaenopsis Cornu-Cervi Solid Red
Angraecum Sesquipedale
Angraecum Didieri
Angraecum Distichum
Angraecum leonis
Cattleya Warneri Var Concolor.
Top Shelf:
Noid Dendrobium
Cattleya Labiata Var Rubra
Cattleya Labiata Var Alba
Lc. Drumbeat 'Heritage'
Phalaenopsis mannii Var Flava

What do you guys think?

Bud · #2 10-26-2011, 04:41 PM

My oh my you have happy healthy plants! Keep up the good work and show us postings of your blooms ....

silken · #3 10-26-2011, 06:45 PM

It looks like a happy thriving set up and I agree, the plants look very healthy.

FairyInTheFlowers · #4 10-26-2011, 06:50 PM

It's like a smaller version of what I have! Very impressive!

Leafmite · #5 10-26-2011, 07:06 PM

I think your set up is great! I really love angraecums, too, and I have a difficult time not buying every new one that I see. Enjoy your collection, thanks for sharing your pictures,
Leafmite

Zoi2 · #6 10-26-2011, 08:33 PM

Very nice set up.
Joann

Phal in love · #7 10-26-2011, 08:40 PM

That looks great! I like your humidity monitor. Do you do something special with a humidifier? I have never done a light set up, and have wondered if the lights dry out the plant medium faster?

Thanks,
Ann

Cattleya17 · #8 10-26-2011, 11:04 PM

WOW thanks guys! I was not expecting this! ive seen this forums set ups and i am always thinking i wish mine looked like that!!!

I really love the Angraecums all 4 are in bud/spike. the Distichum will bloom first its buds are getting fat its has 14. and the Sesquipedale and leonis its spikes are just coming out from between the leaves now. the Little stars is in sheath as well as the Dumbeat, and the bellina is in spike as well

As regards the humidity im actually very surprised!!! its out of the ordinary i have no humidifier running! we have been inside for almost a month now and its been excellent. its been a dream really!!! about an hour after i took the pics it peaked at 72% i will need to run the humidifier in about a month when the heating comes on. i hope it will still be good.

The lights run a touch warm they produce some heat not enough to dry out the medium. But they will burn leaf tips and flower buds if they are touching the bulbs for an extended period.

the monitor i got on Amazon.com if you type in thermometer/hygrometer it will come up. its really the best one i have ever had and i think it was like 14 bucks when all was said and done.

Thank you for all the nice comments!!!! I will be posting when the plants bloom! Im really excited my Shilleriana Comes tomorrow its a specimen with a 17 inch+ leaf span!!!!!!

FairyInTheFlowers · #9 10-27-2011, 12:15 AM

Is the schilleriana a Catt or Phal?

Cattleya17 · #10 10-27-2011, 08:57 AM

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