Free way to raise humidity ( maybe? )

justatoker

justatoker

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Well, I just checked my babies ( 2 Auto Ak47 seedlings ) and noticed that my 400w MH was a little too close ( about 1 foot ) to my plants as I seen a small brown "patch" on one of the leaves,so I assumed it was because of the heat from the MH from being too close because I havent given them anything except distilled water to date.... After moving the light up from 1 foot to about 2 1/2 feet, I thought, HMM.. The air seems really dry ( dont have a humidity meter ).. SO, what I did was I wet a few bath towels ( large ones ) really well and put them on the floor beside my pots.. Now, I have no idea if this wil actually raise the humidity, but it seems logical to me.. Anyone have any input on this?

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sirbudmaster

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justatoker said:
Well, I just checked my babies ( 2 Auto Ak47 seedlings ) and noticed that my 400w MH was a little too close ( about 1 foot ) to my plants as I seen a small brown "patch" on one of the leaves,so I assumed it was because of the heat from the MH from being too close because I havent given them anything except distilled water to date.... After moving the light up from 1 foot to about 2 1/2 feet, I thought, HMM.. The air seems really dry ( dont have a humidity meter ).. SO, what I did was I wet a few bath towels ( large ones ) really well and put them on the floor beside my pots.. Now, I have no idea if this wil actually raise the humidity, but it seems logical to me.. Anyone have any input on this?

peace
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it will raise the humidity BUT i would be worried about MOLD!!! try using a pot of water instead

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justatoker

justatoker

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Not really concerned with mold during vegging. Should I be? And I will definately try the pot o' water method. thanks
 
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sirbudmaster

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justatoker said:
Not really concerned with mold during vegging. Should I be? And I will definately try the pot o' water method. thanks
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IDK, if you veg and flower in the same room spores from the mold could survive...if it does then your in trouble.

i would rather be safe then sorry


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sirbudmaster

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If you can add a heating pad to the pot of water...you will raise your humidity easier also, pending on the heat output of your light.....might not need a heating pad


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ugzkmk

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i use cups of water in my reptile tank. they are not directly under the light, but they are lit up and slowly evap, raising humidity. a lot of reptile people also stick a small air stone in the water container in hopes of faster mor efficient humidization
 
justatoker

justatoker

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thx for the advice.. The reason I put towels and Not bucket of water was because of space.. But the cups idea is cool thanks.. I think ill put 3-4 16oz cups of water around the box.. But damn now im paranoid about mold so I may just take the towels and all out till I see a problem.. What are some signs a plant shows from the humidity being too low? I may have jumped the gun lol.

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Ok, well I took the towels out lol.. I do have room at the moment for the bucket o' water.. But not for long. Its going to be my flower cab..

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ugzkmk

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a wet towel is a bad idea if you dont clean it like every other day. when i lived with roommates we bought a cheap-o beer fridge that didnt have a drip tray at the bottom so we just stuck a towel under it. worst idea as far as mold and hygiene goes. within 2 weeks the once white towel was black, green, brown and even red.
 
justatoker

justatoker

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yea, I took em out.. I am an admitted noob to growing so I didnt know any better, lol.. Now I do thanks to you guys here.. Gotta love RIU..

BTW what are some signs of "too low humidity" ? What do you look for ( in the plants apprearance )that tells you its too low besides a meter? My box is sitting at 85 at the moment and my room is as hot as it ever gets ( wife has the heater blasting cuz ts cold as hell outside argh ) and im just a tad concerned that the humidity may be a little low..

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sirbudmaster

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justatoker said:
yea, I took em out.. I am an admitted noob to growing so I didnt know any better, lol.. Now I do thanks to you guys here.. Gotta love RIU..

BTW what are some signs of "too low humidity" ? What do you look for ( in the plants apprearance )that tells you its too low besides a meter? My box is sitting at 85 at the moment and my room is as hot as it ever gets ( wife has the heater blasting cuz ts cold as hell outside argh ) and im just a tad concerned that the humidity may be a little low..

Peace
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I know not IDEAL conditions BUT unless your humidity is seriously low, you could probably just get away with misting them a few times a week....i am at 30% humidity right now and no signs of stress.....I THINK andam probably wrong BUT you will get the same signs as an underwatered plant....droopy and maybe a bit crispy

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Renzo

Renzo

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My humidity was really low as well. I went to Wal-Mart by the way and they had a digital thermometer/humidity reader for ten bucks. I ended up putting several bowls of water near my plants and each one raised the humidity about 3-4 degrees.
 
GrowTech

GrowTech

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kill two birds with one stone and throw a couple clone trays in there, that'll increase the humidity for sure.
 
justatoker

justatoker

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I wish I could clone these AK's lol... I dont have any other plants going at the moment to clone Growtech.. Thx for the advice though!
 
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