Are these hard to find? Out here I can get the transparent
plant saucers in any of a half dozen sizes, and a couple of
depths, at local grocery stores.
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>>Someone mentioned the indoor greenhouse advertised in the Orchids by
>>Hausermann catalog. The cost is $300+. I got mine from Indoor
>>Gardening Supplies, (write for a catalog to P.O. Box 40567, Detroit,
>>MI 48240). Mine was a slightly scratched 3-tier model, with trays for
>>$90. A plastic covering was $35 extra. My cover is still being used,
>>but is fairly ratty looking with algae growing over a good part of it.
>>I take it outside once a year for a good scrubbing, but the algae
>>grows back soon afterward.
You might try using replaceable poly, with plastic tape. I build
a PVC greenhouse (the infamous $29.00 greenhouse) covered with this
stuff and it did real good.
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>>Regarding food for CP, rotting fruit will attract lots of fruit flies. A
>>couple overripe grapes should allow fruit flies to grow and multiply in a
>>terrarium for a few weeks if you take precautions against fungus - keep the
>>air moving and don't allow the fruit to get too soggy.
Good point. I forgot "Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies
like a banana."