Is Constant Airflow Bad?

Will constant air flow from two fans (neither osculating, but on opposite sides of the plants and on low settings). When blowing at about 8-9 plants, not moving the plants around very much.

Is there disadvantages to this? I'm only asking because the plant that is closest to the more powerful of the two fans has a few leaves starting to turn like.. exorcist turn not just curling. Just wondering if it could be the fans fault.

Or, do most of you guys leave your fans pointed at your plants 24/7 like me?

my last grow i had a fan blowin directly at the plant under the light hours. no harm done. stem got thicker
now i got a oscillating fan turnin durin lights on. no harm. a lil thicker stem

Crazy man. I had a plant that got the brunt of the wind because it was where the fan stopped and turned around and it got curled leaves as well as some dry dead spots on two of the leaves that were closest to it. I've only ever read that it doesn't cause any harm, but I think there may be more to this.

Stinkmeaner said:

my last grow i had a fan blowin directly at the plant under the light hours. no harm done. stem got thicker
now i got a oscillating fan turnin durin lights on. no harm. a lil thicker stem

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Yeah I've never personally read anything about fans doing harm to plants, as long as the air flow isn't making the stem bend dramatically.

Just wondering if that was the reason the leaf is turning. I may take a picture of it later to see what others think. The overall plant is healthy, just 1 leaf.

If your fans are too strong, it will beat up the leaves a good bit. It's happened to me, and I'm sure many other people. If you need to keep the fan turned up higher, then every couple of days move your plants around, so the same plant isn't always receiving the abuse from the fan.

mouthmeetsoap said:

Crazy man. I had a plant that got the brunt of the wind because it was where the fan stopped and turned around and it got curled leaves as well as some dry dead spots on two of the leaves that were closest to it. I've only ever read that it doesn't cause any harm, but I think there may be more to this.

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You need to be very carefull just as he stated above. Leaves can very easily get wind burnt. They might not curl but they turn a brown/tan/green and feel crispy. When you touch a leaf, it should feel a little cool . Wind burn might not harm the plant that much but its easy to fix, You want to simulate natural wind/breeze. It comes and goes, Starts and stops,.... wind is never a constant airflow always pointed in the same direction

constent air flow keeps the bugs away and strengthes the stalk. Plus give your plant freash air to take in.

kizzzzurt said:

Or, do most of you guys leave your fans pointed at your plants 24/7 like me?

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always, that's how plants "breathe" prevents mold if you're growing in a high humidity area also.

When we grow indoors, we try to be cognizant of the elements of nature and introduce those into the artificial environment we create. The lights simulate the sun, and we even change colors of light to simulate the harvest sun. Our growing mediums and nutrients simulate the earth. We spray the leaves, which covers the rain, and air movement/exhaust, simulates the wind.
Just a gentle breeze, is all you need.

Yeah, that's all I'm giving them. I was just wondering if keeping the air flow in a certain direction on a certain leaf for so long will it like... make the leaf turn (physically turn).

Also, about spraying, what do you guys spray with? It seems like when I spray I get some type of white spots on my leaves that comes off if I rub with clean water/saliva.

kizzzzurt said:

Yeah, that's all I'm giving them. I was just wondering if keeping the air flow in a certain direction on a certain leaf for so long will it like... make the leaf turn (physically turn).

Also, about spraying, what do you guys spray with? It seems like when I spray I get some type of white spots on my leaves that comes off if I rub with clean water/saliva.

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I am 100% organic.
I use a dilute compost tea, strained through cheesecloth, and 20:1 dilution. About 3/4 cup to a gallon. I use plain water in between, just to wash the dust off.

tiny1 said:

I am 100% organic.
I use a dilute compost tea, strained through cheesecloth, and 20:1 dilution. About 3/4 cup to a gallon. I use plain water in between, just to wash the dust off.

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Am I probably seeing the "dust" that you're referring to from watering with some not-so-plain water?

How bad is it to have a non osculating fan instead of an osculating one?