Sorry about the missing details folks. I am using RO water for the misting system and the majority of residents in the gh are orchids. Problem is my wife also uses it for "general uses", seed starts, nursing weak plants, etc. I have found some plants that seem adversely effected by the dampness, orchids with fuzzy mold growing on the dry husks of old stalk sheaths and, in one case, an orchid with new leaves that seem to have died back with a dark "rotting" look.....sorry for the lack of precision in my terms. The info that the Fogger wets down the area in its path seems consistent with the promo video visuals I've seen. So far no one has mentioned the Trion unit. It seems that it is made for adding humidity in-line in residential air ducted systems and perhaps could sit at bench level and be directed away from any nearby plants. Also forgot to mention that the gh has two fans mounted on the roof trusses creating air flow 24/7 in a circular path. I'm off the the San Francisco flower show on Wed AM. I'll quiz some folks there about the issue as well. Thanks for your thoughts Steve

TONI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HI!!!!!!!!!! I missed you!!! What the heck.......I was starting to wonder if you had died of frostbite moving your plants indoors all night on a frosty one!!...How long does it take you...all night!!!lol You were missed!!! I never saw that post you responded too. I am all over this forum, I forget sometimes where I posted a question...lol Thanks for the tip on mites. Mite free so far!! Right now I have ALL..count them, 30 or more in my room. I have all my windows still open up there, and at night I just pull the blinds down to stop it from getting to cold in there. I have all my grow lites on.........BUT do not know how long to keep them on for since that room is so cool now....How long is good to keep them on? I have all my plants in south facing windows. The sun spends about 4 ho-5 hours going across from one side of the room to the other. The sun starts shining in the room at about 800 until about 1. So I put my lites on at 700 am till 7 at night. Is this good? Is this too much lite for the temps I am keeping the room at. I am keeping the room alot colder than last year. I ahve heard not to...That alot of lite is only good for warm growing conditions?? The room is in the 50's at night and 60's by day. Colder at day if the sun doesn't come out. I refuse to put the heat on...hate that dry heat!! I am going out to by the hot pepper stuff. I bought polmolive with citrus... And garlic.......Getting there... I am going to start spraying asap...bugs or no bugs!! hey maybe I will take a shower with my plants too...LOL As for leaves falling off!!! My olive plant is dropping leaves ...green..always does when bringing indoors... The only other plant dropping leaves is my Gardenias....some leaves are turining yellow. Probably lack of FULL all day sun now. Guess keeping them alive and healthy is the key now,,,,not making them actively grow..right? Toni....NO BUGS YET!!!!!!!!! That is without spraying yet....Probably because I havn't turned the heat on, I have an overhead fan circulating 24 hours a day, and its cold in the room!!! At least by night!! Toni, what's up with all these people with using chemicals if what your saying works...? Spraying with an easy to make natural and safe spray. I will do this and let you know by this winter if I am having sucess.... It is good to see your ok....and didn't have health problems due to chemical spraying!!! lol Keep helping us out ..ok Everything you say is so appreciated, I am sure by all of us! Take care and keep in touch. I hope you got this reply!! Take care everyone for now. Wish those warm sunny summer days were still here.... What the heck, now we can enjoy hot chocolate next to a fireplace on a nice snowy day soon!! I will be snowboarding soon again!! Today is the coldest day of the year since summer. 40's..that's it with winds blowing at 30-50 miles an hour!!!! Depressing. Stay healthy and warm !!! Mike

Fire Zone 1 extends up to 30 feet (or your property line, whichever is closer) from every structure on your property which calls for relocating woodpiles well away from your home. Keep the area under your deck or balcony free of combustible material. Never store your firewood under your deck. I live in a rural part of Santa Clara County and our 5 acre property is regularly inspected by the State and we are subject to warnings and then fines if we don't clear up things that would make it impossible for the fire department to access the property, save lives and try to defend the house in the event of a fire. Fuel to add to a fire under the house would earn us a warning and a fine if we didn't get with the program and clear the wood away. Maybe the homeowner lives in a county with no budget for fire inspections or a viable fire department. No matter....HOMEOWNER, please move that wood pile.

I just saw that I was mentioned re: metal roofs and yes I do try to talk my clients out of them because we had one on a house we bought. We hated it. If not carefully designed with proper snow guards and heating they can be a serious safety risk. Google "killed by falling snow". With my rant about metal roofs over it appears the design is with flat roofs. Metal roofing is not recommended for that application and would be a total waste of money since it wouldn't be visible. I love the look of the weathered IPE above. I also use a lot of Alura and Hardie. You have to be really close to either product to tell it's not painted wood. It's reasonable trade off since they're much more durable, require less maintenance and are fire resistant.