seedlimg humidity level?
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NLXSK1
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As high as you can get it. 80-90% is good.
Illegal Smile
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50 is still ok, under that is not so good. I use a humidity dome which is the clear plastic lid off those foil baking/roasting pans. You can spray the inside of it often for even more humidity.
paxneotech
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80 - 90 % will be perfect
Illegal Smile
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it's almost impossible to get 80 in winter climates and imo, not worth the effort
NLXSK1
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Yes, but that wasnt the OP's question.
that guy lost me
Nullis
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Seems as if I've been mentioning this a lot lately: seedlings (unlike clones) do not need high relative humidity to sprout or thrive. Indeed, RH is best kept low for seedlings and covering with a dome is not advisable.
http://www.mandalaseeds.com/Guides/Germination-Guide
http://www.mandalaseeds.com/Guides/Germination-Guide
cowboylogic
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Above correct.(Nullis)
An easy and cheap way to raise humidity in the growroom in the winter is too use a crockpot full of plain water, lids off turned on low. Adds gentle heat and moisture for about 10 bucks. Works great...........still do your best to keep it above 35%........
An easy and cheap way to raise humidity in the growroom in the winter is too use a crockpot full of plain water, lids off turned on low. Adds gentle heat and moisture for about 10 bucks. Works great...........still do your best to keep it above 35%........
brownbearclan
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Yeah I can vouch for that from experience. I domed my clones and would burp and mist them a few times a day and within a week I had white mold growing on my peet pellets. As soon as I un-domed them and just misted them 4x a day they snapped out of it, mold died and they did fine. =)
anonymuss
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best way is to get a dome, spray the inside of the dome with distilled water (tap leaves behind white residue shit), and put that dome under your HPS so it heats up the inside of the dome and turns it into the amazon rain forest. Plus the dome keeps seedlings safe from the HPS heat / rays.
Japanfreak
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what he says
anonymuss
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Mudslide9791
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Do whatever works for you, try and experiment with different ways. I've yet to see one person on here be 100% correct in all things really.
I use a heat mat and propagation dome for seedlings for the first 5-7 days of life and they explode with growth in that time. They are ready for transplant by day 7 and moved into their first veg medium. My seedlings are touching the top of a 7 inch dome most times by day 6. They never grew like that without one, so just give it a shot and see if you like it.
I use a heat mat and propagation dome for seedlings for the first 5-7 days of life and they explode with growth in that time. They are ready for transplant by day 7 and moved into their first veg medium. My seedlings are touching the top of a 7 inch dome most times by day 6. They never grew like that without one, so just give it a shot and see if you like it.
Nullis
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Heat mats are great for seedlings, and I don't think a ventilated dome is as likely to present any problems but seedlings in excessive humidity are certainly at increased risk of damping off or other less serious fungal issues such as development of unwanted mold or mildew on the medium.
Mudslide9791
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Nullis is correct about damping off. I didn't think to mention that. You get incredible growth from seedlings in the first week under a dome and on a heat mat, however, you really have to be cautious that your medium doesn't stay overly moist. You can avoid damping off by removing the dome a couple times a day and using it is as a fan to circulate the stale air around your seedlings. Also I only water my medium once and I let it dry out over the course of the week while they are under the dome and I only use a foiliar mist once or twice a day during this time.
Nice catch Nullis +reps =D
