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Old 01-20-2007, 10:54 PM
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I mist my orchidarium by hand, and I mist for more than a minute. I make sure all the roots get wet and become green, and I make sure I hit all the orchids. Then I just leave it alone all day till it eventually dries up. The tanks dries up by late afternoon, and I lightly mist/spray again, and shortly thereafter the fans turn on. With the fans, everything dries out within 2 hours and stays dry till morning when I mist them again. Even with this regimen, some of my orchids get too dry and shrivel up. I've lost a few Masdievelas, and Cischwenfia daysandra cuttings because it gets too dry in some spots in the orchidarium
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