Bromeliads you need to fill their cups, have a bunch Billbergia nutans somewhere. I have to provide humidity, shade and a cool environment. I have been slowly trying to replicate the conditions required. It is a long term slow project. First I worked on the shade part, took me two years to get it right. Cool, for this I made the raised bed out of terracotta tiles so that evaporation helps in
temperature control, moisture and humidity. Now I am working inside on the soil, need a lot of organic components, less clay, more sand and gravel because these plants are lime lovers and hate having their roots in wet clay. This part at the speed the decomposition is going on will take time, maybe a month or more. Then I am making coir screens to hang between the hot desert air and the plants, I will wet the screens then let the breeze blow through cooling and raising the humidity. Also thinking of visiting an aquarium shop and getting a small sealed terrarium fountain, a coil of air tubing, some valves crosses and tee's then setting up a drip system to the screens.
Fountain will be used in mist position meant for
turtles, etc but let the plants have some fun.
Not for you Kristi.
Regards,
Arif.
