How do you automate your waterings?

[Ocelaris]

For those who have some sort of automated watering system for their Vandas/Asc etc... would you mind sharing your methods?

Like do you have mist heads for humidity? sprinklers for fertilizers?

I would like to do an automatic sprinkler setup, but if people are doing it with other methods, like a pump sprayer, I'd like to hear how that works?

Thanks, Oce

[Gin]

HI I am low tech. what I use is a submersible pump in a 33 gal. trash can for plain water and 2 other containers for the Fert. water and move the pump to it if needed . For Humidity an under bench mist hose aimed low across the floor with a fan blowing thru it also have a mist fan ,problem with it if it hits a plant the lime in the water turns the leaves white Gin

[Ocelaris]

Thanks for the reply, how often do you water them, and do you drench the entire plant or just the root area? It seems you have quite a bit of success in your greenhouse! The birds are also quite need, they're local birds? Do they get to run around in your green house?

[Gin]

Hi , If I can get going early enough in the am . I drown the plants then run extra fans to make sure they are dry by night time , then check Phal. crowns to make sure they don't have water sitting in them before night .
Watering depends on the weather , and what they are growing in or on . Less in winter .
The birds have their own space in the bird room , Would wreck the plants if in the greenhouse . Simon and friend are Alexandrine Parakeets, Psittacula eupatria they are from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia.
There are a couple of other pictures of local birds I ended up hand feeding . Gin