| humidifier
Hi grumpysan,
I live in SE Canada. I use a cool mist humidifier which is on for 24 hours a day. Moisture is around 60-65 percent. Since I am new to orchid growing I can't tell you if I might need a humidifier in the summer too.
I have a mixture of orchid species , collected over the last six months and they seem to be doing very well, at least in terms of growth. Three of them have new blooms but pretty weak in number of buds.
I had trays of water and water-gravel drain trays which did not help much, since the root tips became shrivelled and brown but I am not experienced enough to tell you if the set up was enough for a room of size: 3.6m x 2.7m (approx.).
I have been reading quite a bit on Orchids and I have not come across a single article which stated that humidity is irrelevant.
Good Luck |