Hey,
background:
So i'm new to growing, doing my first grow just now and everything up till now has been going great. Aurora indica grown from seed. 5 plants in a 6X6X3 feet space. one 400watt hps and two 100watt cfls for lighting. Extractor in place. currently week 3 of flowering (about day 25). Two 12v computer fans for air circulation. soiless grow (ALL mix - skag-moss / peat-moss / pearlite). Healthy plants with no burns or deficiencies (so far as I can tell)
The problem:
When two leaves are touching (one laying on top of another one) and I move the leaves apart I am noticing a visible moisture residue on the lower leaf (the one that will have another leaf resting on it). I'm not concerned about the leafs but now that budding has started I am concerned that should this happen on top of a bud, and if it goes unnoticed, it will promote mould and fungi growth. No one wants mould.
I was just wondering if I am right to be concerned, if anyone has had this problem before and if so, what did you do to fix it?
My gut is telling me that more air circulation would help (two 12v computers fans was fine in veg, but now I just don't think it is enough). I also fear it could be to do with the temperature difference between the area directly under the light and in the rest of the room (the room ambient temp is 65-70 most of the time and under the light it can be 75-85) - If this is the case then my options are very limited =/.(I live in Scotland with no central heating and would really rather not buy and pay to run an electric heater all day.)
Any advise is appreciated - unfortunately I cannot supply any pictures but the residue is very much like condensation that forms on windows - except on the leaf (and only on the parts where there is overlap between leafs). If you need any more info let me know and I will do my best to supply.
background:
So i'm new to growing, doing my first grow just now and everything up till now has been going great. Aurora indica grown from seed. 5 plants in a 6X6X3 feet space. one 400watt hps and two 100watt cfls for lighting. Extractor in place. currently week 3 of flowering (about day 25). Two 12v computer fans for air circulation. soiless grow (ALL mix - skag-moss / peat-moss / pearlite). Healthy plants with no burns or deficiencies (so far as I can tell)
The problem:
When two leaves are touching (one laying on top of another one) and I move the leaves apart I am noticing a visible moisture residue on the lower leaf (the one that will have another leaf resting on it). I'm not concerned about the leafs but now that budding has started I am concerned that should this happen on top of a bud, and if it goes unnoticed, it will promote mould and fungi growth. No one wants mould.
I was just wondering if I am right to be concerned, if anyone has had this problem before and if so, what did you do to fix it?
My gut is telling me that more air circulation would help (two 12v computers fans was fine in veg, but now I just don't think it is enough). I also fear it could be to do with the temperature difference between the area directly under the light and in the rest of the room (the room ambient temp is 65-70 most of the time and under the light it can be 75-85) - If this is the case then my options are very limited =/.(I live in Scotland with no central heating and would really rather not buy and pay to run an electric heater all day.)
Any advise is appreciated - unfortunately I cannot supply any pictures but the residue is very much like condensation that forms on windows - except on the leaf (and only on the parts where there is overlap between leafs). If you need any more info let me know and I will do my best to supply.
