How do I style under a wall mounted TV and in deep window sills?
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How well do you do in winter, window sill growers?
Comments (19)This is a great thread! There are so many considerations for us summer out/winter indoors people. In the summer I have cattleyas, dendrobiums, oncidiums, and bulbophyllums out on a porch, with direct sun in the morning and late afternoon, and shade overhead at midday. This year I put out paphs too, on the bottom shelf where they had more shade. Everything does very well and adds a lot of growth. In the winter, they all move to a sunroom facing west but with a south exposure too. Life for my orchids improved immensely when I added Wonderlites (in the west and south windows) and big humidity trays to this set up, and it cost very little. Most winter days it is about 60% humidity, high of 80 F and low 55F. I have a tiny space heater to boost heat on really cold nights. My electric bill is just $25-30 a month. It helps that this room can be closed off to retain the humidity. I have the catts in clay pots and water about once a week. I think the humidity helps them cope with drying out completely. Another factor I think is that I choose catts that aren't seasonal bloomers but bloom at various times of the year. Originally I chose them just because I wanted to get more blooms, but I also figure they have a built-in urge to keep growing and not go dormant when the light and heat wane. They make lots of leads and lots of blooms during winter. My only basket plants are brassavolas that I water every other day. Calvin, I think your plan to cut back on water and fert until you see signs of growth is exactly the way to go. Generally I think it's important to observe the plants really closely and follow their lead. By the way I suffered from tinted windows for a month or two before I realized what was going on, but mine came with a little label that warned against using ammonia or detergent to clean them. The anti-UV tint was just a surface film that was gone with a few vigorous washings. By the way, I also remove the screens in winter as they cut down on the light. Good luck and keep experimenting! Margo...See MoreFireplace TV Mount - but that's not how I used it!
Comments (1)OK, we know you're impressed with your TV. When I have my woodstove going in winter, I turn OFF the TV because the fire is a lot more entertaining! There's enough trash on TV today and I surely don't wanna watch it on a huge screen too!...See MoreWall Mount TV
Comments (7)good point @chisue. Even though we have those two big windows we don't get a tremendous amount of sun coming in. But I did move the tv on the counter to see if there was too much glare and not bad at all. Will not really sit down to watch a tv show or movie in the kitchen -- mostly I watch the morning news before going to work , the evening news while cooking dinner and the occasional sports game while working in the kitchen. No little kids anymore to keep entertained in the kitchen!...See MoreHow do I finish this living/tv room?
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