AboutWayne King Expertise Any question about orchid culture. I have thirty+ yrs of growing experience,president 2x of our local Orchid Growers Guild,held a position in most all other offices associated with the Guild at one time or another. Head of Orchid judging team for local club meetings and some shows. Member of two Orchid Socities and local Rep.for Mid America Orchid Congress for several yrs.I have in my collection about 800 Orchid plants of all types.
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I will be going on vacation in the near future and would like to come up with a misting system which can mist my vandas once per day for 5 minutes.
I am wondering if you have seen anything like it at homedepot, lowes, or any other stores.
I can ask a friend to water them for me, but that's quite a nuisance to have to drive over to my house every day; perhaps I can put it on a timer, hook it up to my garden hose .... etc.
Right now, I only have 3 vandas albeit I have about 20-25 other orchids (Phals and Cattleyas); I am more worried about the Vandas as they require watering every day.
Please advise,
Angelo
Answer Angelo, you may want to use something similar to what I have in my greenhouse during the summer. I have a few mister nozzles attached to a water line that derives its water from a hose attached to an outside water spigot. Attached to the water spigot, I use an electronic timer that can be set both for onset time, duration and shut-off time. The timer has hose connections on both ends. What I like about this is that the only electrical component is the battery that operates the timer and that is contained soley within the timer. I set my timer to turn on during the hottest part of the day to run for about 7 minutes-- that way I get both the moisture and the cooling. Be careful about watering them during cool periods as they prefer to be dry when it is coll or can rot in a cool wet environment.
I think either Lowes or Home Depot may have programmable water timers that can be hooked up to a hose.
