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dyzzypyxxy said:Hi Anita, and to ATP. It's a challenge growing orchids anywhere, but a dry climate like NM will test you. Do you have a greenhouse, or are you growing them inside your home?

Let us know how you are keeping the humidity up where your orchids are growing. My daughter lives in Utah, and would love to grow some orchids so your experiences will be helpful.

Hi there, I had written a nice long post but somehow I lost it. Well, here goes again. I have my orchids in the entrance foyer of the house. I have 3 racks there, on top of those 5 contractor mixing pans and on top of those 3 ceiling light diffuser grates. I only started this setup this summer when it got too hot outside. Right now my plants are back outside, I hope I can get them to bloom next spring. I also have a ceiling fan in the area and the humidity runs around 75 % or so. When I water the excess runs into the pans. While the plants are outside I have washed the tubs out with hot water and Clorox. I do have a Greenhouse but in the summer it would cook the plants.