Not quite every corner, but there are LOTS. Some are more active than
others. What part of Florida?

I don't have a good source for small quantities of shadecloth. Some of the
big boxes like Home Depot carry it, but only in 6' widths and I am less than
confident that the rolls are accurately labelled as to % of shade.

Another idea is to contact growers near you. If they are changing things
around, or making hurricane repairs, you may be able to salvage some used
shadecloth.

The budget says my current shadecloth has to stay on till it falls apart,
but if I ever do replace it, I think I will go with the Aluminet. You
should be able to find that via Google, but I don't know about minimum
quantities.
--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids



"Al" wrote in message
...
I recall you said you were in Florida. It is rumored there is a local
orchid society on every street corner in Florida. But it is a big state.
There are several people on this newsgroup who are writing from various
parts of Florida. They may even have a local source for shade cloth.


"Erik" wrote in message
...
Al wrote:
We call it shade cloth in these parts. Here is a link to one possible
solution to your problem.
http://www.usnetting.com/HTML/shade-cloth.html

The type of cloth you need or it's density of weave depends on the type
of orchids you want to grow.

Thanks. I'll look into that.



I might also suggest you find a local orchid society and start showing
up at their meetings. This will not provide shade for your orchids but
it will advance your skills needed to grow and bloom them very quickly


Hm, I'll check. I doubt their is one, but you never know.



Your email address makes me wary


It's just a made up address to avoid getting spam myself.


Thnx for the reply.