Masdevallias and humidity

[wintergirl]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

That's it! I'm getting cool logs! Where have I been?? Under a log or something, never heard of them until today.

cool! Here is the link: Kool-Logs


I took these pics of the plant today. I have new growth and it's doing great. All I do is put rain water inside the log. It hasn't bloomed yet for me. Not sure why but it's healthy.

[Tindomul]

Yea, that's some seriously nice growth. Try increasing the light maybe? Don't know how bright you keep them. Do the kool-logs really feel cold to the touch?
I took the time last night to order a starter set for $35. I have a lot of Masdies coming soon and I need to keep them somewhere.

[wintergirl]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

Yea, that's some seriously nice growth. Try increasing the light maybe? Don't know how bright you keep them. Do the kool-logs really feel cold to the touch?
I took the time last night to order a starter set for $35. I have a lot of Masdies coming soon and I need to keep them somewhere.

Thanks. The Kool-logs do feel cold to the touch. The s.moss on the plant will be really wet and cool too. It still wasn't enough for my Masdevallia uniflora, I lost it when it got really hot but my glandulosa and striatella are doing great on the Kool logs. The erinacea I moved into sort of a reverse Kool log and it's doing great. It is in s/h type pebbles in a clay pot setting in a dish of rain water. I have a few masdies in that. I also put a Haraella retrocalla on a Kool log. It just wasn't doing well for me but now on the kool log I am getting new growth.






I have 2 masdies that are really cold growers in a wine cooler refrig, so far that is working for them. My glandulosa is in a North window, slightly back but maybe I will move up.