Just when I had begun to despair, I received a donation of a clay pipe from a fellow friend on an orchid forum I frequent, thank you very much Tommy! He even had it sent up for me to collect at the big orchid show in town this weekend by another fellow forum friend, thanks Piali! Now the project is ‘go’ again!

Alright. I know what I need to accomplish, but can it be done? I can buy a prefab. nano for about 2500 kr (swedish krona), but can I build it cheaper myself and still be satisfied with the result?

After doing some more research I think I can bring it in for around 500 kr if I build it myself so I am forging ahead. I found the PVC sheet to make the tube from and […]

After realizing that my dream about a large growing cabinet for a collection of warmer growing orchids is going to take some time to save up for, I have decided to build a nano-orchidarium to tide me over. What is a nano-orchidarium you say? Well… let me tell you all about it.

Day 1: What does it entail?

Building a small tube and putting orchids in it – no problem. But what do […]