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Jul 3, 2014 6:46 AM CST
Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
Orchids Plumerias Cactus and Succulents Region: New Jersey Region: Pennsylvania Native Plants and Wildflowers
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I hope to be able to clear out the greenhouse in the Spring to the day I die?

Now back to reality - I will have to reduce the number of Orchids I now shoe-horn into the greenhouse in the Fall, that would be the first step.
And then - if possible move some onto the deck, clean that corner, move them back into their spots. If it is too cold to do that, simply shift them to a different spot in the greenhouse/front room, clean up, and move them back.
In the early years of growing in the greenhouse during the indoor season I did clean in-between, I still wash out the trays regularly. But it gets too hard to do that since there is not that much room to maneuver with so many plants.
Also, if I can't clear out the Orchids in the Spring, I will install the shade cloth and luckily I do have air-conditioning installed, which I then will need to keep going. (I took it off-line last month. ) Otherwise it would be a bit too hot on those 90 degree days here. Right now the wall-fan coupled with the Alu- shade cloth keeps temperature below 100 degr F.

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