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L Clark (zone 4 WY)
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L Clark (zone 4 WY)
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new greenhouse new state. help please?!
Comments (19)Barbie, your orchids are probably in shock from going from extremely humid Florida to extremely DRY Arizona. You are going to have to do something in your greenhouse to simulate the humidity that almost all orchids need, which is about 50-75%. In a small greenhouse like yours, a small misting system would be extremely beneficial to your plants, especially in the summer. I don't think you need an expensive humidifier at this point. A misting system set up to span the length of your greenhouse, put on a timer to mist for 5-10 minutes every 3-4 hours, will help greatly. Misting also helps to lower the temperature in summer. There is even one called the Arizona Mist System which I believe was designed for folks in dry climates like AZ and NM to have outdoors poolside to moisten the air when sitting out on the deck. These are commonly used in small greenhouses by hobbyists. Of course you will need excellent ventilation in the summer, so fans are also a must, in a 6 x 10 house a couple of hanging oscillating fans or a couple of box fans installed up in the "attic" to draw in fresh air and push out hot stagnant air is key. I know your dilemma, I am also a Floridian with an orchid collection of close to 400 plants, and am used to having all my Vandas, Catts, Dends, Phals, Gongorias etc just hanging out under the breezeway and in the trees where a lot of the time the rain water them for me in Spring, Summer and Fall but in winter I have to move them all into the greenhouse and give them more than benign neglect. My greenhouse is much larger than yours (over 1700 sq ft) but it is also in full sun, and in Florida you know what that means. I have measured temperatures in the upper reaches of the "attic" in Spring and Summer at 110-125F before, so I had to add more fans to combat that (It already had two 36" slant box exhaust fans and 4 oscillating fans...I had to add 4 box fans!). Instead of a mist system I use an overhead sprinkler system, and it creates an actual rainforest environment....See Morenew house/new greenhouse!
Comments (1)They would be very expensive vegetables. You would have to maintain 70's degrees and higher in the daytime and no less than 60 at night for best growth. If you had much snow cover or overcast days you would also have to add lights. A few people do grow vegetables in the greenhouse in the winter but not me. The cost out weights the fun. The calla lillies are the only ones that I grew and had to flower during the late winter. I keep my greenhouse between 45-47....See MoreNew Greenhouse
Comments (4)I have 2 other windows on the opposite sides that fully open and another 3 foot door on the backside to keep open in the summer too. I slooped the dirt front to back 3 inches difference and put plastic down then my gravel. Hopefully it will drain properly. I have a few more windows left and am going to build a small GH inside for seeds....See MoreMy new Greenhouse in South NYC(pictures)
Comments (1)under construction...See MoreFrozeBudd_z3/4
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