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Jul 7, 2019 8:29 AM CST
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Name: Marcia Whitmore
Coal Valley IL (Zone 4a)
Grow and paint orchids
I am new to this forum. I'm an orchid grower since 1972....in a grow room in the basement and a 14' x 18' greenhouse. Many of my plants have received AOS awards...and, currently, my watercolors are appearing monthly in Orchids....the journal of the American Orchid Society. I also grow native orchids and several hybrids of native orchids. I live in northwestern Illinois and have been struggling thru this hot and humid spring/summer...anyone with a good recommendation for a cooling system? Here's an example of my watercolors...more can be seen at marciawhitmore.com.
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Jul 7, 2019 11:11 AM CST
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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
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I don't know about a good cooling system other than moving the Orchids outside for the Summer into a protected spot and cooling them down with a refreshing shower from the faucet unless it rains. Smiling
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Your drawing is wonderful! Lovey dubby
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Jul 7, 2019 12:50 PM CST
Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
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Oh, from the Great Lakes area!
You should investigate evaporative coolers or wet walls or wet pads. Basically you run water through a large pad at one end of the greenhouse. A series of fans blow this "water cooled air" from one end of the greenhouse to another.
Pipes recirculate the water up and then down the wall.
I have seen them take 100+ greenhouses and get them close to 80 degrees.
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