The shelving unit am using is from IKEA and they have the plastic cover with
zipper for the door!

I might do that!

Claude

"K Barrett" wrote in message
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| "Ted Byers" wrote in message
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| "Claude" wrote in message
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| Hello everyone!
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| I have setup a page where I can post my pictures of my phal.
|
| www.picturetrail.com/phalguy
|
| Nicely done. The plants look healthy.
|
| I notice you are looking for P. tetraspis. I have one, but I am not
about
| to part with it yet. However, IIRC, I got it from Terry, so you might
be
| able to get it directly from Terry or from Paul (since the two are close
| friends who do a lot of business with each other). In fact, they are
the
| guys to talk to, at least in Ontario and Quebec, about phal species, and
| they have contacts and suppliers from all over.
|
| You realize that, if you're having rouble with humidity, or if you just
| want
| to raise it, you can do so easily with your setup. It looks like a
fairly
| standard shelving unit that I could pick up and Home Depot, with light
| fixtures attached to the bottom of each shelf but the bottom one. If
that
| is correct, and you haven't doen so already, you can get clear strong
| plastic at just about any hardware or building supply store like Home
| Depot
| (I've seen it inHome Depot and haven't looked elsewhere - but I'd expect
| any
| such store would have it). Just cut to fit and staple around all four
| sides, leaving just one side (which probably ought to be the front)
| hanging
| from the top so you have easy access to the plants. Then, place a
little
| fan in it to keep the air moving and put a large tray filled with water
| under the bottom shelf. With the plastic in place (and I'm assuming it
| goes
| right to the floor), the movement of water will be constrained to be
| primarily within your installation and the "humidity tray" will be
| humidifying only a very small volume rather than your whole dwelling.
|
| Cheers,
|
| Ted
|
| I wonder if you could use those plastic zippered doors that contractors
use
| to keep dust from demolition from spreading to other parts of the house?
To
| allow easier access to the plants. The zipper5ed cosures I've seen have
all
| been clear plastic.
|
| K Barrett
|
|