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Old 08-23-2017, 06:14 PM
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Yes, your suggestions have reminded me that I have some of those "small green house" things in storage from when I used to do vegetable gardening before my accident. I will dig those out and give them a try - on the rescue phal and also on my small B. Little Stars divisions. Thanks.

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When I have a plant struggling, or it needs an extra boost , I will bag it and usually take that off, maybe every couple of days so it can breathe. If you don't want to do an aquarium or terrarium, what about a low narrow storage box? From what you are saying, not much is going to be asthetically pleasing. What about a small green house with a cover. You often see them in stores in the spring...
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How low is your humidity? Unless you're in a desert area, I doubt that's a big issue. If the plants dry out , water more often. (I water the outdoor orchids every day in the summer, indoors every 2 or 3 days)
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I don't know how low my humidity is, but I highly expect it's lower than the orchids would like. Other factor is that I just can't water them every day or even every 2 or 3 days, at least not on a regular basis. My work and personal schedules (including travel) don't allow it, so I need to find ways to improve their overall environment and not rely on constant/frequent watering. Investing in a cheap digital hygrometer is a first step that will at least tell me what I'm working with.

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How low is your humidity? Unless you're in a desert area, I doubt that's a big issue. If the plants dry out , water more often. (I water the outdoor orchids every day in the summer, indoors every 2 or 3 days)
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Most Phals in a pot do fine with weekly watering, if the pot size is appropriate and the medium is not completely broken down.
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Jon, you can go to Lowe's and buy a free standing temp/ humidty combo for ten bucks.
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Jon, what about a cool mist humidifier? I too am concerned about humidity levels for my phals, and although they have always doe fine thru winter, I want to get as close to optimal as I can. And I 've picked up several temp/humidity gauges for just a few bucks, so I know what the humidity levels are.
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If you travel, humidifiers aren't always a good solution, because you need to refill the reservoirs often. There are old threads here on OB showing modifications people made, greatly enlarging the reservoirs with auxiliary barrels and pipes.

I set up a MistKing misting system in my skylit bathub to water orchids when I was gone for a week. I had a 32-gallon reservoir connected to the pump.

One humidity-raising solution that does work is to grow larger leafy house plants that need a lot of water. Pick ones that can survive for a week standing in deep dishes of water.
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If you travel, humidifiers aren't always a good solution, because you need to refill the reservoirs often. There are old threads here on OB showing modifications people made, greatly enlarging the reservoirs with auxiliary barrels and pipes.

I set up a MistKing misting system in my skylit bathub to water orchids when I was gone for a week. I had a 32-gallon reservoir connected to the pump.

One humidity-raising solution that does work is to grow larger leafy house plants that need a lot of water. Pick ones that can survive for a week standing in deep dishes of water.
I am interested to know what plants are ones that can sit in a tray of water for length of time. I have 2 sarracininas , (probably misspelling that!) but they aren't all that large. They do sit in water all the time, but they wouldn't change the humidity level at all I don't think. The mist king system wouldn't work for me as I grow in my living room, and bedroom.
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I have not paid any attention to name changes in house plants.

These do fine standing in water if soil is well aerated:
Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema)
Peace lily (Spathiphyllum)
Brugmansia (high light plants, though)
Corn plant (Dracaena, many species)
Night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum, several species)
Spider plant (Chlorophytum)
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Thank you E.S.
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