Technique Brainstorm: Increasing humidity & decreasing temperature of your grow area
 

Hi

My area is considered hot and dry, just want to pick everyone's brain on what is the best and simplest way to increase humidity in my environment. I guess one which involves hard work is to mist and water 2 - 3 times a day. Is there any other way?

Accumulating List
1) Misting
2) Growing water lilies/lotus
3) Water tray below bench

Regards
cj

Re: Blessed by a dry area NOT!!
 

I grow water plants like lotus and waterlily around them.Also,I put few trays of water below the bench where the neps are located.

Re: Blessed by a dry area NOT!!
 

I put a wet rag under the pots, and this is re-wet every time a water my
plants which is everyday. Before, I even put the pots in a clay pot and place
on a water tray, but this approach is bulkier.

Re: Blessed by a dry area NOT!!
 

Just thinking out a loud, maybe this would work. From my very old thread https://forum.petpitcher.net/showthread.php?t=1911

How it works
1) The pot will create a local humid area
2) Bottom of pot is sealed, except 1 hold (extended the hole with PVC).
3) For aquatic plant, I plant it direct into the soil. I guess for pitcher plant, I will have to pot it and place on top of the water level (raised slightly)

Downside
1) Pitcher plants are much taller
2) Light may not reach the bottom part easily.
https://forum.petpitcher.net/attachme...8&d=1232353345

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How do you do the pot in pot method? Just wondering, is it related to this.
http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directo...Cooling_System

Since the cooling technique is evaporation, my guess is it does not work as well in my country. Maybe can cool a couple of degrees only. The max I can get when I use this technique on my aquarium is 3 - 4 degrees difference with a powerful fan.

Edited the post topic to include temperature and humidity.

Re: Blessed by a dry area NOT!!
 

I grow aquatic plants around them too.

Blessed by a dry area NOT
 

In this forums each user can create ONE topic. It will not let you create more than one. You will need to update your post and project build when you have progress.

Re: Blessed by a dry area NOT!!
 

cjloong
sorry i just saw your reply.

anyways what i do is that i pot my plants in a plastic pot, and i was experimenting on how
to increase humidity i came across a site similar to what you have provided. So basically
what i did was.
1. Pot plant in plastic pot.
2. Get a clay pot that is bigger than the plastic pot and block the drain holes
3. Put the Plastic pot in the clay pot.
4. Either put sand in between spaces of the plastic pot and the clay pot or put the clay pot in water tray.

I usually do this for the intermediates and H/L as they can use the extra cooling that the
evaporative cooling of the clay pot provides. But like i said, this approach has become bulkier for me especially
now that i am running out of space. So now i just get some old rag and wet them and place the pots
on top of them.... seems to do the same effect in terms of humidity. I don't measure my humidity and
temps tho.

I have tried putting some small bucket of water under the bench where i grow my plants, but i only do
that during summer to bring the humidity up. Be doing this approach again this summer maybe i could try
some aquatics this time.

thanks

Re: Blessed by a dry area NOT!!
 

Grow ferns below the neps. They're cheap, easy to grow and decorative too. Plants with fine leaves like maidenhair fern and ostrich-plume fern do best..