How My Indoor Grow Areas Have Grown & Grown & Grown &........

[78Terp]

6 months ago, when I began my orchid journey in earnest, the start of my collection was crowded around my living room, west facing windows. Then I got a single T5 2' grow light and put it on the dining room table. This grow light is now on the top shelf, above the orchidarium, in my first mini-greenhouse (which gave me back my table, for now....). Yesterday I bought the 2 tube fixture on the bottom shelf. I have mixed and matched parts from 3 different mini-greenhouses to create the height I need.


Then I got my 4' x 4' grow area with a 4', 8 tube fixture. Recently added hooks from the ceiling and have 2 hanging in front of this east facing window. The mini-greenhouse that will go outside is seen in the background too.


My boss for the last 2 years, retired last week and he sold me his 4', 8 tube fixture. It now hangs in the garage for my cool loving orchids. There are a few under the lights now.


And lastly but first, is my living room. Due to the 4 image limit per post, I show the first half now. If a viewer posts a comment, I can then post the the pic of the other half of the living room. I have a total of 7 hooks, right now, in front of these windows. Room for one more by both windows.

[Kita]

Your grow areas look really good. So tidy

[78Terp]

Thanks!

The other half of the living room.

[Kita]

Wow, look at those healthy looking plants!

[Ron-NY]

very nice!! I bet watering must be a pain!

[78Terp]

Another reason to keep my total near 100.

[OrchisAmor]

very nice!! I bet watering must be a pain!

So, I'm jealous and I'm curious how you do schedule your watering?

[78Terp]

I water a lot. Perhaps only superficially but it seems to be working. I am able to do them in an hour.

I have mounted that get watered 2x a day. I have a couple of catts mounted that get watered 1x a day.

My paphs get water most every day. My phals get it daily too. All phals are in a bark mix (I have 2 that are in bloom that are still in sphag and will move out of it once finished flowering. I also have one in s/h).

My catts get watered every 2 or 3 days. Dendrobiums every other day.

And I mist when I can.

[sddivey]

Thanks for sharing, you have responded to several of my questions which I appreciate very much. My collection is at 65, which I think I could take in 1-20 more and that be my cap. I saw that you have some mounted on blocks and those a hanging on the sides of other pots, that is clever, I just did my first mount on driftwood....
Dede

[cucubirds]

Very healthy orchids you have