This will be a Blog for anyone interested in growing orchids using hydroponics systems. Please feel free to comment, ask questions, offer advice etc. I am an amateur orchid grower who has just transferred a smallish collection of orchids into a new greenhouse. Foolishly, probably, I have decided to place all my orchids into flood and drain hydroponic systems as an experiment. They are mostly Phalaenopsis so the conditions are set up to maximise conditions for this species. Other orchids are however in amongst them - I expect these to fail over time.
I am using different media in the pots to see how the orchids flourish or not as the case may be. They have been re-potted and in their new environment for two weeks now. They have been watered but no feed has been introduced during this transition period. I have not yet tested ph values for the water (rainwater). This week I intend to begin feed and then automate the watering system which has up until now been manually undertaken.
I have done some Internet and book searches for information on this subject but not much information is available. Most relates to hydroculture, it will be interesting to discover the differences between the systems and I may obtain some hydroculture pots to try this too.
Here are a couple of pics taken while setting the system up. There are two types of manufactured trays in the greenhouse - later I will show two homemade trays one for seedlings and one for Disa. The Disas will have to be moved to a cooler enviroment when I have erected the second greenhouse.
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A Blog describing the setting up and running of a small hydroponics system for growing mainly Phalaenopsis and Disa orchids.
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- Philip
- Been interested in orchids for the past 4 years, starting with a Phal bought from the supermarket. Member of the Suffolk Orchid Society in the UK. While experimenting and finding out which orchids we liked or could grow, made the mistake of buying too many. We have now narrowed down the range of plants we are growing. A new greenhouse has been set-up for phals with heating lighting and shading to suit. We have transfered our whole collection to flood and drain hydroponics using two commercial trays and a couple of experimental home made set-ups. Our next greenhouse, waiting to be erected will be for Disas. Happy to hear from anyone on hydroponics, growing Disas, phals or anything else interesting.
1 comment:
Hi,
Here is something new to try!
I have few orchids on my own and just tried out couple of new experiments to encourage the growth and worm showers did real magic. I ordered couple of seedlings from Thailand and then they arrived was so dried out that all routes fell off so I planted them in clear pots with chipped wood orchid compost just dipping them it would do no good for plants with out routs so I read one article about “hot showers“. So I tried it. Once a week I would put all orchids in the bath and would give warm shower for about 15 min, then leave for half an hour in the bath. After, put under warm wind fan to dry the leaves. In few days mature plants looked much healthier and in few weeks new leaves appeared and new blooms showed up. And for that ones which didn’t had any routes new ones come out and now new leaves appearing.
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