my windowsill

[muis01]

Hi all,
I'm not that lucky to have a greenhouse... when I see all your pictures I am drooling! But maybe, sometime when I have a little more time (I am mostly changing diapers right now with my 2 small kids) and when I have saved enough money, I will have one!

Until then, my orchids are being pampered in my house (or just outside in summer) I changed the growing medium of most of them and I am trhilled to see that they are doing great!
About 75% of my orchids are Phal species (mariae, lueddemania, amboinensis, lindenii, violacea, bastianii,....) and hybrids. The other 25% are Cattleya hybrids and miniature orchids. At this moment I have a Sophronitis cernua with 3 spikes and 2 of them are developing flower buds and a Nageliella purpurea with a flower bud.

Well, that's is! It cannot be compared to what most of you all have, but I enjoy my orchids and take care of them every day.

Bye!
Stefanie

[cindiras]

Oh, stefanie! They all look so happy!

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Great growing, Stefanie! All of your orchids look really healthy and happy! I can see you really take good care of your orchids. Thanks for sharing your grow area with us!

Cheers,
BD

[bench72]

Waht beautiful healthy plants... the leaves on those phals are so beautifully shiny! You are doing very well and who needs a greenhouse.. unless you want more plants

[Becky15349]

Yay for hydroton growers!!

[sadie]

Oh that is a wonderful grow area! And being a phal addict--and especially a phal species addict--I love your collection. You have very cleverly and beautifully used your growing space. And those plants look mighty happy.

So how old are your children? Mine are 2 1/2 and 10 months old. (Yeah, lots of diapers at my house too. )

[smartie2000]

nice large collection!
I soon will get my bag of hydroton too!

[rich63]

That is one big Windowsill !! lol Very nice set up. I still have not tried S/H yet. How often do you have to mist your mounts inside? Your plants do look very healthy,great growing,rich

[muis01]

Hi Rich,
Since I have changed from normal medium into S/H, I have less work with my orchids against better results.
I fill up the pots once every week or even 2 weeks. It doesn't hurt them to dry out a little. The roots are not in the water but just above, where I have made holes in the pots. and they are showing very healthy new roots.
I can never have that much moisture in my house (I don't live in a humid climat) and in that way it is easy to maintain this.
Although it's already autumn, I open the window a little when the temperatures are soft, so now an dthe, they get a little air ventilation.
I hope I can post some pictures of buds and flowers soon.

Stefanie

[Paulitamonna]

Wow!! muis01, you have a lovely collection at a beautiful and special place! Congratulations! The whole place must look gorgeous!!
I just wish I could do something like that with my tiny 1-room apartment... (I'll come up with something, you will see... I just have 2 phals, not that I need more space right now)

Greetings from Argentina!!!