Infrastructure

The past few weeks, I have been busy moving items into the Temple. The most important, besides the Cooler, are places for plants.

These benches got moved from the remains of Temple #5, which is being transformed into a new patio. The lower bench is 3-tier, and needed no restoration. It now occupies the northeast corner of the new Temple. I was able to salvage the wire from the above bench to make this:

 

Next on the agenda, was shading. The clear side panels let in 100% sunlight, far too much in this climate.

This is what the north and east walls look like with Aluminet 40% shade cloth:

Even with the addition of 40% shade cloth and the translucent roof, the house is quite bright. I am finding the cool and hot spots in the house. I plan to add additional shading to the 3 tier bench for the Phalaenopsis, which like warmth but less light.

I will initially fertilize weekly with a weak solution of Orchid fertilizer, which will be drawn up into the water hose with a Siphonex. I will have to assess the plants' nutritional needs over the next few years in such a bright house.