Vacation care

[dlewan]

I'm currently in the hospital for a few weeks. It's not exactly vacation, but I suspect that's the best general umbrella topic.

I'm lucky enough to have a friend who can look after the 'chids for me. That is, of course, to say water them. I don't expect more than superficial attention and wonder what happens when I'm not so lucky that she can help.

In general, how can I automate vacation care?

One thought I have is a big bowl of water and capillary wicks. About 1/2 the collection is Paphs and Phals. Would just laying the wicks on top of the medium suffice? Dryer plants are in coarser media, so I've got to believe they could do well too, if this is even plausible.

I'd be happy to hear alternatives, and I'd love to hear about successes and failures.

Thank you

[orchidman77]

Some growers elect for automatic misting systems to do the lion's share of the watering. I don't have this system myself (I hand-water with a battery-powered tank sprayer), but it has worked for others.

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