Space saving wire walls

[Sandra Billeter]

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Space saving wire walls

My husband and I have become addicted to orchids in the usual way. You buy one, then another and another and another, etc. We also went through the normal stages of growing them. You start on a window sill and then add humidity trays until your window sill is full and then you get a Baker

[Tindomul]

I love increasing surface area, especially when it comes to plants!!!
Great information for those who haven't thought of it before.
I suppose these wires are really good for miniatures.
Thanks for sharing!!!

[intoorchids]

I have a friend who is just like you. Soon he will have to by a bigger house or build another one just for his orchids. LOL
intoorchids but not like you (too lazy and no place to put a greenhouse)

[Oscarman]

Thank you for the article Sandra. Good examples of orchid-ingenuity! If you can't expand out along the bench, then up is the next. I plan on incorporating some wire walls in my plant room.

[ezeiza]

Hi people:
How very dangerous of our friend to share her findings and plans for her expanding collection. However, having water circulating from one tray to the other below is extremely dangerous. Nematodes, bacteriae, fungi and even virus can be spread about by the circulating water. This fact is well known in cacti and succulent collection. They have solved the problem by having the water from every tray pour to the front (or suitable alternatives) and never to that below.


Alberto
Ezeiza Botanical Garden
Argentina

[ezeiza]

OOOPS:
Please read GENEROUS instead of "dangerous" in the first sentence.
Life in a rush.....!

Alberto
Argentina

[Marco]

I need to look for ways to expand the surface area of my grow area too. I'm running out of room very quickly

[lyn]

I am doing this by hanging plants from hanger to pot edge against advice that it may spread disease. I have been doing this for three years on a pool deck until our greenhouse is built and have not had any problems with disease so far but I am very careful with watering, temperature,and air movement. All we can do is the best we can and PRAY! Have you had any disease (fungus or virus) problems with your wire wall method? Considering building ours with rows of wire walls and LOW tables for better visabilty. Got that idea from a wonderful AOS judges greenhouse. The low tables make it too dark on weeds if you do not have a concrete floor! The visability for problems is much better also! They also water by hand so they LOOK at thier plants and can nip any problems in the bud! NO PUN INTENDED! Loved your article!

[good-old-times]

A good example: I've been thinking of the similar wire wall since last November, but I haven't emptied my hands for it! Just Do It...

[Mulchlady]

Great idea. My new greenhouse is scheduled for late May (outgrown current one, of course)and this would be a good concept to use for maximizing space.

A question-what is the pole along the side of the wire wall in the photo? Does it hang from a roof support? Does it extend to the floor for added stability? I would like to incorporate the design and want to make sure I don't skip an important detail.

thanks