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Problem with humiditiy in the house
No matter what I do I am unable to get my humidity to stay above 45%
even with frequent misting and evaporation trays. Is there some trick that I am missing, because I am tired of my plants dropping buds, the room temperature is preaty steady 67F - 72F. |
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Problem with humiditiy in the house
Jack,
Misting and evaporation trays just are not enough to increase humidity. If you want to really raise your humidity, get a good humidifier, and place it and the plants ideally in a smaller room where you usually keep the doors closed, so that the humidifier does not need to humidify your whole house. Put your plants close together, since plants themselves generate additional humidity. If you have small plants, consider getting a terrarium and placing the plants in there for increased humidity. Bathrooms and kitchens tend to be more humid than other rooms, however often they do not have adequate windows and thus not adequate light for orchids -- but if yours do have good windows, consider moving your orchids in there. Some homes are just much more difficult to keep humid than others: in my previous apartment I had trouble keeping the humidity above 50% unless I ran a humidifier or two all the time at top speed (I think part of it was the large poorly insulated windows, and part of it was the open space door-less design of the apartment), whereas my current condo is just naturally better at retaining humidity. It is really worth the effort to have better humidity, as higher humidity can make quite a difference for orchids, as I have recently discovered. Good luck! Joanna "Jack" wrote in message ups.com... No matter what I do I am unable to get my humidity to stay above 45% even with frequent misting and evaporation trays. Is there some trick that I am missing, because I am tired of my plants dropping buds, the room temperature is preaty steady 67F - 72F. |
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(buds dropping) Problem with humiditiy in the house
Jack,
I only now noticed that the reason you are worried about humidity is because of bud blast. Depending on which plants you have humidity may or may not be the culprit: for example, Phalaenopsis can withstand low humidity without bud blast, but cochleanthes amazonica is likely to bud blast at low humidity. Have you considered other possible reasons for these buds blasting? Is there a bowl of fruit ripening near the budding plant? If so, move it away and that ought to solve your problem. Have you checked under the leaves carefully for any sign of a pest? I had major bud blast issues with an orchid, and then discovered mealybugs on it! How long have you had these plants? If you got them recently, it could be due to something that happened before they came into your care or the sheer change in growing conditions between where you got them from and your place. There are many other possible causes for bud blast. And hopefully others can give you some more ideas. Best, Joanna "Jack" wrote in message ups.com... No matter what I do I am unable to get my humidity to stay above 45% even with frequent misting and evaporation trays. Is there some trick that I am missing, because I am tired of my plants dropping buds, the room temperature is preaty steady 67F - 72F. |
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Problem with humiditiy in the house
yeah, I just got in 5 more orchids from AndysOrchids in CA, 4 are
mounted on a stick, the Neofinetia is in a basket, all dry out in afew hours. Kinda wondering if I shouldn't change them over to s/h so that won't dry out, I'm in the military so I'm gone on a regular basis Jack |
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Problem with humiditiy in the house
P.S.: Be sure to keep the orchids you got from the home improvement store
separate from the ones you got from Andy's. If any of them have any pests, you wouldn't want them to spread to the other ones. Mounted orchids in general dry out very fast, but not all orchids do well when potted, so you may want to post details on which orchids they are, and then someone here can advise you whether s/h would work for those. Joanna "Jack" wrote in message oups.com... yeah, I just got in 5 more orchids from AndysOrchids in CA, 4 are mounted on a stick, the Neofinetia is in a basket, all dry out in afew hours. Kinda wondering if I shouldn't change them over to s/h so that won't dry out, I'm in the military so I'm gone on a regular basis Jack |
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Problem with humiditiy in the house
Let me start by saying that low humidity is a problem I've never personally
had here in So. Fla. -- in summer, if I could figure out how to export some of our excess, I wouldn't need to worry about selling orchids G. But Joanna is correct, you need a good humidifier if what you really want is to raise your humidity. Misting (when you're around) and evaporation trays won't do it. The types of orchids you list as having gotten from Andy's are _supposed_ to dry out within hours; but then they're also supposed to get wet again within a day or 2. If you are away a lot, this is going to be a problem. S/H might or might not be the answer, and it's not something that we do. Talk to the folks that do, and decide. If you decide it's not your best option, then depending on the size and shape of the plants, you may be able to move them to a more standard in-pot culture. If you decide you're interested in that option, e-mail me. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids "Jack" wrote in message oups.com... yeah, I just got in 5 more orchids from AndysOrchids in CA, 4 are mounted on a stick, the Neofinetia is in a basket, all dry out in afew hours. Kinda wondering if I shouldn't change them over to s/h so that won't dry out, I'm in the military so I'm gone on a regular basis Jack |
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Problem with humiditiy in the house
I don't think you will have a big problem with the Angreacum didieri. It
has thick leaves and thick roots and I suspect it can hold a bit of water. Let me know when it blooms and post a picture in ABPO. Paul Simon "Jack" wrote in message ps.com... Thanks, as for my "rescues" I am very anal where it comes to hygene ( I am a Medic after all) so they got systematic when I got them and follow ups with insecticidal soap, (there is a baby in the house) the only problems I've had so far are thrips, which I've had a personal grudge aginst since I was 12 and the little fu----s took out my Glads, and moss flys / fungas gnats (like a fruit fly except black) Both controled with the soap and soaking / flooding OK I the orchids I just got from Andys ( great selection of hard to find orchids) Brassavola Grandiflora stick Brassavola Cuculata stick Neofinetia falacata (onamisecai) basket Angraecum didieri stick Haraella odorata stick Jack |
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Problem with humiditiy in the house
might have to wait a while, looking forward to it my self.
I'm still worried that it is too dry, and that my mounted stuff is dry out. Jack |
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