Jackie Blue
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Thermometers and Hygrometers
For anyone that hasn't experienced thIs yet
Do NOT trust any meter You can just pick up. I have two here that caused me a lot of problems trusting them. One is brand new from a hydro supplier. Handed time by the clerk. It is deceiving with the probe. You can only measure the humidity from the main base so the probe is a joke. Trust it and you are screwed. Of course it was another item I ended up with with no directions. I even tried the salt calibration and it turned out way low. So my humidity can be 10% higher. Not good for babies if you don't want issues with nuts.
I have now purchased a few different reputable ones to try. Even with alarm.
Do your homework on these. They can cost you your seedlings. Most of them are a joke. They aren't capable of accurately measuring because measuring is so complicated. Only good equipment will actually measure humidity. And only in the spot it is in. It may be messed different inches away. If you look at fog it's not the same density every where. Just like your humidity tents.....may be dry in spots and more wet in other.
One way I found to raise humidity to a small area so for seedlings is 2L bottles and the clear vinyl bags that bedding comes in. I learned this doing poppies. My seedlings love the humidity in these.
Cut the top of a 2L bottle and tent your babies. You can use the cap to adjust the temp inside. To add humidity just spray inside the bottle.
Comforter bags. My plants LOVES these. They act like mini tents. They aren't air tight but they enclose. The humidity in them is great. You can adjust based on how much you zip it closed or how you position the opening for air flow.
When I figure out how to post pics.......
Sorry about typos. My iPad is acting up and correcting is a challenge. My son took over my pc
For anyone that hasn't experienced thIs yet
Do NOT trust any meter You can just pick up. I have two here that caused me a lot of problems trusting them. One is brand new from a hydro supplier. Handed time by the clerk. It is deceiving with the probe. You can only measure the humidity from the main base so the probe is a joke. Trust it and you are screwed. Of course it was another item I ended up with with no directions. I even tried the salt calibration and it turned out way low. So my humidity can be 10% higher. Not good for babies if you don't want issues with nuts.
I have now purchased a few different reputable ones to try. Even with alarm.
Do your homework on these. They can cost you your seedlings. Most of them are a joke. They aren't capable of accurately measuring because measuring is so complicated. Only good equipment will actually measure humidity. And only in the spot it is in. It may be messed different inches away. If you look at fog it's not the same density every where. Just like your humidity tents.....may be dry in spots and more wet in other.
One way I found to raise humidity to a small area so for seedlings is 2L bottles and the clear vinyl bags that bedding comes in. I learned this doing poppies. My seedlings love the humidity in these.
Cut the top of a 2L bottle and tent your babies. You can use the cap to adjust the temp inside. To add humidity just spray inside the bottle.
Comforter bags. My plants LOVES these. They act like mini tents. They aren't air tight but they enclose. The humidity in them is great. You can adjust based on how much you zip it closed or how you position the opening for air flow.
When I figure out how to post pics.......
Sorry about typos. My iPad is acting up and correcting is a challenge. My son took over my pc