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Default The installation Masdevallias

I have a lean partially buried for Masdevallias, draculas, restrepias









For light:
by natural skylight and door
an artificial neon 1.50 m and a turbo neon

humidity:
Hydrofogger

heating:
vertical geothermal

ventilation:
5 fans on computer main wall
1 fan column

I put a trough for watering so that water does not fall on those below a

So much for the corner of Masdevallias
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Wow, that is a really cool growing space! Now I understand how you can post so many photos of different Masdevallias!
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WOW! Now I get how you can grow them so well. I've seen your pictures and drooled, then wondered what the heck I was doing wrong, lol... Now I get it!
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Great set up, Cyan!
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and yes I agree with all the above comments! Thank you for posting.
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Looks like you need more plants

Nice setup.
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So that's your secret! Great idea and thanks for sharing. Your Pleurothallids (and other orchids too) are outstanding!

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So that's how you grow all those great looking plants! I would love to have a room like that, just for orchids.
What region of France are you in?
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Thank you so much for posting! That is such a great growing space, and so "green"! I always enjoyed your pictures and wondered what your growing conditions are.
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