April COS monthly meeting:
Wednesday April 9th, 2014 – doors open 6:30 pm
Farmington Senior Center
321 New Britain Avenue, Unionville, CT
Orchidarium Set-up and Culture
Growing orchids indoors? You can boost your humidity levels and decrease maintenance time by setting up an orchidarium. Talk covers tank selection, set-up, lighting, air movement and watering systems. Learn how easy it is to create an orchid spa right in your home.
Bio
Sasha Crotty is the President of the Massachusetts Orchid Society. She has been growing orchids in small Boston condos for 8 years. With only 1000 square feet of living space, orchid real-estate was hard to come by. Fortunately this did not dampen Sasha’s orchid addiction and fostered her fascination with miniature orchids. The small orchids did not fare as well in the dry Boston winters and as the number of orchids increased, it became clear that it was time for a change. Sasha bought an aquarium and converted it into an orchidarium. The high humidity and ease of watering made both owner and orchids happier. So much so that Sasha’s home now houses 2 cats (orchid helpers), 250+ orchids, 2 orchidariums and has recently seen the introduction of automated watering systems.