I grow here

I have three places where I grow my orchids. One intermediate, one warm and one warmer and drier.
Below is our greenhouse. It is 18 sqmeters. All together we have 1100 plants down there, divided on 950 species.



Here I have the species that are too big to grow in cabinets. The temperature is during winter as low as 14°C. And some of the more warm growing species like all Bulbos from section Lepidorhiza, most of my African species are complaining. But I have no choice. Unfortunately I think that I’m going to loose my B. beccarii.


(this photo is 2 years old)

Indoors I have two growing cabinets.



Space is a problem so I have packed plants tight together and some gets very low light, but they does not complain. Here I have seedlings and small divisions. When they grown to big, they are moved.



This round one, is more moist. Lowest temperature is 18 °C. On top is 2 80 W T5 armatures and in front there is a 70 W metal halogen armature. I have 2 fans inside. Everything grows on epiweb, I water 5 times a week, or perhaps I should say, WE water...



This vivarium is for species growing more dry, like Eria perpusilla and Bulbophyllum triste. I have put some more medium sized bulbos in here also. This cabinet is divided in two in the middle, so I can have light all the way down. On the top there is 2 80 W T5 and in the middle there is two more. And in front there is another 70 W metal halogen armature. I have 1 fan in each section of the cabinet. But the plants closest drier a bit to fast so I have to water every day.



This is the same afternoon I got the cabinet in place. It was in December 2007. Now it's cramped with plants. I have 95 plants here. Perhaps I can make a new picture if someone want, but I can't move the sofa by myself.

Space is always a problem with growing orchids for me. As you can see there are not much space between the plants.

We have been experimenting with self watering. And this pipe is one of the first tries we made. I have almost forgotten the small division I put on it. They have been growing for app. 2 months now, and I only add more water once a week. I’m planning on having one of these at my office.



Linda

 

Thank you!

Clark : I spend about 15 minutes a day tending the cabinets and 3 hours a week the greenhose. So not so much.

Marni: The greenhouse is 4x5 meter.

vmijct: It's epiweb, glued together to a tube. Ontop is a dripping hose that goes on a timer and wets the epiweb twice a day.

Linda

 

Jon It was a swimingpool, but since we live by the baltic sea we have no use for it.