Hi everyone, welcome back to my channel!

Today I am going to be answering the questions on the 'Orchid Tag' video series- see questions below! I was asked by a couple of you guys to go back and do a more full introduction with some of my background on growing orchids, so I thought this was a good opportunity to answer these questions! I will do a separate Q&A with the specific questions you guys asked shortly so check back for that!

I would like to nominate Orchie Dee [ Ссылка ]

and Orchid Nerd
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to take part in this series of questions! I'm excited to see their videos!

And I'd love to hear your comments down below on how you guys all got into the orchid hobby!

Thanks so much for watching :-D

THE ORCHID TAG

Questions :
1) What part of the world are you growing your orchids in?
2) How long have you been growing orchids and can you remember which was your very first orchid? Plus, have you still got it?
3) What first got you into the orchid growing hobby?
4) What kind of growing space do you have (windowsills, grow room, greenhouse, outside etc.)?
5) How many different 'types' (genera) of orchids do you grow and what are they?
6) Do you actually know how many orchids you have? (roughly)
7) What would be the one thing that you could say was your top orchid gripe (peeve)?
8) What are your favourite places to buy orchids? (and least favourite)
9) What is the worst orchid advice you've ever been given? (and did you take that advice)
10) Out of the orchids you own, which are your five favorite orchids? (try and include the actual orchid in your vid if you can or pics of the blooms)
11) Have you got an orchid related story (funny, interesting, sad)
12) What advice would you give someone about to start growing orchids and building up a collection?

I am tagging Orchie Dee
and Orchid Nerd!

My Orchid Room
Temps- 18-30C
Humidity 60-75%.
Artificial lighting supplemented with daylight.

Lighting
Cool white '6000K' under cabinet lighting- Screwfix
GEMMA 50w LED modular COB grow lights: [ Ссылка ]
GEMMA 100w LED COB plant light: [ Ссылка ]
GEMMA have kindly provided a 10% off discount code for anyone who is interested in purchasing any of their lights! This is valid until 01/01/21. Just pop OrchidRoom in at the checkout :-)

Shelving
Wire shelving, Hartleys direct: [ Ссылка ]
Metal shelving IKEA: [ Ссылка ]

Pots
DIY Self watering pots, DIY Semi hydro pots
DIY Self watering pots made with IKEA Nekjon outer mask [ Ссылка ] and various 15cm clear internal orchid pot
Wick for self watering pots [ Ссылка ]
DIY semi hydro pots, various brands. Square pots used from [ Ссылка ] with semi hydro holes drilled in for reservoir.
Self watering pots with water level gauge: Lechuza mini deltini [ Ссылка ]
or other brand: [ Ссылка ]
Mini USB fans from Amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Media
LECA Canna Aqua Brand or IKEA [ Ссылка ]
Sphagnum moss by Besgrow
Vanda baskets purchased from Roellke Orchideen and Peter White Orchid accessories

Find me on Instagram [ Ссылка ]
Be sure to look out for more care tutorials to follow! Please post suggestions and questions in the comments! I'm really happy to chat to fellow orchid lovers and hope you've enjoyed this video :-)

Thanks for watching! :-)

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