Ok, from what i undrestand this is a tropical plant that lives on the canopy floor in the amazon. So i assume that means humid conditions, and filtered sunlight. As you can see my plant isnt in the best of shape at the moment. I have kept the plant in my room where humidity is 50% and tempature about 21 degrees, and i have a clear see through plastic bag over it with holes made on both sides. I mist the leaves 3-4 a day as thye often look dry. i water the plant once a day sometimes once every 2 days if i notice the soil is dry, and as for soil im using cactus oil mixed with perlite. so i wouldnt be suprised if im doing something wrong so please tell me what you think.

ok, so now summer is just about here almost, so i want to put the plant outside, and this is the humidity tent i made so tell me what you think.

I have a large rectangular size bucket, filled with water up to halfway, with some bricks inside it so my pot can sit on top of it, with out water constantly getting mixed with the soil, in order to create some humidity, as summer in south australia is very dry, with little humidity. I then grabbed a old clothes basket, wraped glad wrap around it blocking all the holes, to help with humidity and tempature and sealed it off with sticky tape around and over it. inside the basket i put alminium foil on one side, to give the plant indirect sunlight inside the basket, and then i put the basket over the red bucket with the plant inside, where the roof of the basket will protect the plant from the hot direct sun light of summer and act as a shield against rain which comes from time to time. Around the bucket there are gaps for air circulation. I have also coloured in on the glad wrap over someof the holes to help filter the sun light.

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Very ingenious method!

I live in a desert climate with very low humidity and I have found these plants do a pretty good job of adapting to local conditions without the need for misting and humidity tents; although I'm sure a humidity tent certainly couldn't hurt. When placing outdoors put it in the shade, on the north side of a tree where it will stay shaded all day long is ideal. Be sure to keep it well watered in the warm weather, but make sure the roots aren't constantly sitting in the water/wet soil lest they rot.

I hope that helps

thanks for the reply it definetly helps.

the soil does not touch the water in the bucket, and now im thinking about what to use to put in the soil, like a stick or something so i know if the soil around the roots are wet or not, any ideas?

i put it directly under the sun, as i thought some sun light will be good for it, but will move to the shade

You mentioned that you have perlite in the soil- that is good for aeration, but too much prevents the soil from retaining much moisture. Can you amend the soil with a bit of compost, or even a bit of moist sphagnum moss on top of the soil helps prevent it from drying out. You'll still need to be diligent about watering.

Have you ever seen water globes? They are made of glass, have a big ball on one end connected to a long straw/stake- you fill it with water and invert into the soil of your potted plant. It automatically waters the plant, until it's empty. Not sure how often you'd have to refill it in your climate, but it would keep the flow consistent.

Also be careful that it doesn't get too hot inside your dome- you'd be surprised how high the temps can get.

Good Luck!