It would be great to raise the humidity level of the house to 40% or so, and
then maintaining the humidity in the area immediately around the orchids
would be a lot easier. When I did pennance in Yankeeland for some years
(Yes, Ray, I did live in Yankeeland for a number of years in my younger
days), we had a humidifier inserted into the main heating duct and supplied
with its own water supply. We did have to periodically clean the tray due to
the mineral precipitation. The drum rotated evaporating water into the dry
air. There ae probably better ones on the market today, but they do exist.
And we had significantly fewer colds and lower heating bills since the air
was more comfortable.
Gary

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rg...
On 3 Jun 2005 21:40:17 -0700 in
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wrote:
I read that just building a constant humid enviroment for your orchids
is best.
They need the 24-7 moisture and misting drops off in a matter of
minutes, plus it can lead to stuff like crown rot and other stuff.

Any pointers on how to keep that constant humidity going?
I've done a winter of feeding humidifiers for orchids in the house
and have enjoyed the extra humidity myself. But I'm thinking it
might be smarter to do something automatic for the whole house
to bring up the base humidity for the house so I'm not refilling
humifiers as often.

Thoughts? Suggestions?



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