Orchid House update pics

[Roy]

My terminology 'house' caused confusion so I'll have to remember to type "Orchid House"
As I posted, I'm adding some updated pics of it.

[Becca]

It looks great! How big is it?

[Roy]

Originally Posted by Becca

It looks great! How big is it?

Thanks Becca, it approx' 30 feet long & 12 feet wide & high at the center.

[Arenalbotanicalgarden]

Originally Posted by Roy

Thanks Becca, it approx' 30 feet long & 12 feet wide & high at the center.

Fantastic. You cant beat a controlled micro-climate.

[tucker85]

Congratulations, the orchid house look great.

[Carpe Diem]

ooo it's a big one - great job!

[Oscarman]

Nice one Roy! Can you tell us about the temperatures in your house, the highs and lows - winter and summer.

[Roy]

Originally Posted by Oscarman

Nice one Roy! Can you tell us about the temperatures in your house, the highs and lows - winter and summer.

Summer temps, O/nite .. Min 15c+ mostly.
Day ......Min 15c - 35c, this is when the Evaporative A/con is switched on. No A/C, it has gone to 45c+.

Winter Temps, O/nite .. 12c >
Day .. 12c - 25c approx.
Both of these temp' quotes vary slightly on outside conditions ie Frosts, rain, Wind etc.

[Gage]

Roy, nice "house"! I don't mean to pry, but can you tell me what medium you are using on a lot of your orchids? It looks like sphag and charcoal?

[Roy]

Originally Posted by Gage

Roy, nice "house"! I don't mean to pry, but can you tell me what medium you are using on a lot of your orchids? It looks like sphag and charcoal?

Sorry Gage, meant to answer your question earlier. The bulk of my pot media is Coarse Perlite & fine bark, 3/1 ratio. The Vandaceous have large chunks of Cocoanut in the baskets.

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Originally Posted by smweaver

That's a beautiful set-up you have, Roy, although a bit intimidating with all those seedlings. Does any particular genera dominate, or is this a fairly mixed collection?

Steve

Steve, the collection has been altered a lot since I first posted pics of the house. The collection is made up now of 3 main genera. Paphs, about 800, Vandaceous, about 300, Catts, about 200. There would be 50 plants of other genera.

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Originally Posted by Bud

That is a very nice set-up...maybe someday if I live in a place with a backyard: I too will have an orchid house...hope springs eternal

Thanks Bud, backyards are hard to comeby these days, even here. House blocks are so small you can't swing a cat. I've been lucky in that the home I left in the big smoke had a large B/Y & I now live on 20 acres so space is no problem, just money to extend.