Hello! Newbie here...

[CrazyCatMum]

Hello! I'm Britt, aka the CrazyCatMum...humble servant to two tabby cat boys. I have always loved Phaleanopsis but recently started my new obsession with minis. I have a pleurothallis rowleei, stelis thermophila and a masdevallia paivaena. Currently I have them in a bark/moss mix which I spray once a day in terracotta pots as my house is always incredibly warm and I read terracotta can help keep them cool...but any other help and advice would be gratefully received as I'm desperate not to kill these little guys!

[estación seca]

Welcome to the Orchid Board!

[FranningtonBear]

Hiya, we're all a bit crazy here so you'll fit right in

[Leafmite]

Those are really neat orchids. The Pleurothallidinae subtribe has some really great orchids.

[CrazyCatMum]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

Those are really neat orchids. The Pleurothallidinae subtribe has some really great orchids.

I'm currently looking for orchidarium/terrarium/greenhouse ideas so I can increase the humidity...currently I'm liking the Ikea Akerbar but if you have any other suggestions I would be grateful!

[Leafmite]

Originally Posted by CrazyCatMum

I'm currently looking for orchidarium/terrarium/greenhouse ideas so I can increase the humidity...currently I'm liking the Ikea Akerbar but if you have any other suggestions I would be grateful!

I have not grown pleurothallis rowleei, stelis thermophila and a masdevallia paivaena which means I cannot give you any specific advice for them. I grew mostly Lepanthes (until the bush snails got them) and used an aquarium with a plexiglass cover which had rocks and water on the bottom and was misted twice a day.

I currently have a Dracula papillosa (a 'warm-growing' Dracula), Lepanthes telipogoniflora and Lepanthopsis astrophora. I meant to set up a terrarium once more but, nearly a year later, they are still in jars under LED lights. I use distilled water with the occasional addition of a tiny bit of organic, liquid fertilizer. I use air-conditioning in the summer to keep temperatures around eighty or lower. The Lepanthes and Lepanthopsis have the very bottom of their pot/mount sitting in water so that the moss remains damp. The Dracula is in lava rock and sits in water (I worried about the blooming as it often sends spikes downward but, with the water, it sent the spikes upward). Hopefully, someone who grows these orchids can give you specific advice. Good luck with them!

[rbarata]

Welcome CrazyCatMum!

[Ray]

Welcome aboard, Britt.

[EthnFlare]

Hi Britt! I'm also a newbie on this forum, and so far I only have one orchid, a Phalaenopsis. I definitely want to get more, but I feel like I need to learn how to take good care of them first. Looking forward to learning from everyone here

[rbarata]

Originally Posted by EthnFlare

Hi Britt! I'm also a newbie on this forum, and so far I only have one orchid, a Phalaenopsis. I definitely want to get more, but I feel like I need to learn how to take good care of them first. Looking forward to learning from everyone here

Good evening Mr. Flare!
Welcome!