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.

that wasnt my point .... the point was that stuff happens.. even with stock that is thought to be reliable in any given zone ... mother nature really lacks a sense of humor when she has a bee in her bonnet ... to mix a bunch of metaphors .... most wont care about a z4 in my example.. it just wont matter... but something though secure.. might not make it ... and its usually the one i prize most ... lol anyway .... i recall once.. discussing this with a very large wholesaler.. complaining about another supplier.. and wondering why the bad labels .. like you ... and his best guess was that supplier A ... had a quarter million tags printed up so many years ago .. and they will be damned.. if they arent going to use them up.. before they print another batch .... and i bet some of this is behind bigboxstore labeling problems ... all speculation.. who knows ... ken

February - Shirley (In progress) March - Sharon April - May - Margaret June - Shirley July - Carol August - Melinda September - Jeanne October - Annie November - Maryanne December - Sheri Jayeanne will not be able to host the month of April so if anyone is interested LMK. Winners for Februarys swap. Christine-Lily Whistler (received) Annie-Lily Muscadet (received) Melinda-Lily Chill Out (sending in March) Sheri our BINGO winner- Sharon our Love Story winner- Sheri and Sharon I will list some Lilies I have ordered and you tell me which Lily you would like for your prize. The shipment will arrive in March so I will mail when I receive them. Lilies to choose from: Black Out Tiny Padhye Vermeer Dizzy Hot Line Giraffe Red Dutch Salmon Star We had a wonderful time this week-end. We love for everyone in our small immediate family going on our mini vacation with us. We took the tour on the Titanic and it was great. Makes me want to watch the movie again. Friday and Saturday night the ladies went to the movies and saw Endless Love and Monument Men. We shopped so much we had to go to the late late shows. Such fun we got back to the cabins at 12:30 each night. Funny but I'm still not tired from the lack of sleep I got. Night all, Shirley

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