Neo in Glass

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Originally Posted by Vanda lover

We bought a tiny greenhouse, which I use first thing in the spring to put my garden seedlings out, then when it warms up, I move some of my orchids out there for the summer. It works great, because I can soak the floor and have humidity all day, and I have a fan to blow it around. I would love a big one [needless to say] but this one was cheap.

When can you safely plant outside (with and without the little green house)?

A green house would be wonderful, wouldn't it? Even with a greenhouse, though, I would need to overcome a few things-- mainly the winds and sun. I think leaving water around on surfaces and in buckets etc would help a lot but at 6500 feet MSL, we get some seriously powerful sun here.

We have a few acres of land here in Colorado and I think it's our intention to eventually have a greenhouse (yes, even my wife agrees this is a good idea!!!). Until then I have decided a swamp cooler would be a good idea for the solarium. In such a dry environment, evaporative cooling will work very well here. That should up my humidity a lot, at least in the summer months. I have tried using a humidifier during these cooler months but the machines they make these days are sad-- I wore mine out pretty fast! Sadly, I have to admit some fault as it wasn't meant for constant use.