Hello all, I was wondering if there were any of you who grow phal minus, honghenensis and/or stobartiana under lights, who could tell me what they use for mounting these orchids on? I have noticed that some of my phal species are very fussy about what they are attached to, most likely because of the lower humidity that is available under lights in the temperate Northeastern U.S. in Winter. Air is dry because of electric heating, I do have humidifiers, water underneath pots and plastic around. If I go too far with humidifying I get mildew on ceilings near walls etc. when it is very cold out. I know that some of these species don't like stale moisture around their roots during their cooler/drier season (stobartiana) and would like input from others who have mounted them successfully under lights. Comments for other species like braceana, taenialis, parishii, lobbii (all of the miniature or small species) are most welcome, including if you have tried to grow them mounted under lights, and switched to pots of some sort with success. Also interested in how you manage to get cooler temps. for the ones that like cool Winters, or if you found they didn't need adjustment.
thanks for your help, charles phal sumatrana smells like mushrooms. phal venosa smells like charcoal briquetts. anybody know if there is a species that smells like porterhouse steak? thinking of creating a hybrid with the above to make a hybrid called something like Phal Barbeque or Phal London Broil -- Charles Ufford Calen the Border Collie CGC - now in Heaven Oriskany, NY USA IPA, Central NY and Southern Tier Orchid Societies [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.paphiopedilum.net Http://www.geocities.com/charlesufford _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
