2 questions

[hanayama]

1) if the humidity is too low in my flower room, will it mess up my final product? ive heard it will, something about the buds needing a certain humidity level.

2)do i want to trim lower fan leaves during flowering?
ive seen it done in many videos but im a little unsure about it.

thank you!

[stinkyattic]

If the humidity is too LOW you will notice symptoms that are usually associated with heat stress. Between 30 and 40% RH is a good range to shoot for.

Leave the fans on. REally.

[grey1223]

Depends on what your call low. Below 30% will certainly have a negative effect. Leave fan leaves alone. After trimming bottom of plants for easy maint. I try to leave as many fan leavs as possible, unless they get no light.

[hanayama]

thanks.
trimming seemed like a bad idea...but ya never know.
the humidity ranges between 20 and 30 usually.
is that bueno?

[stinkyattic]

That's a little on the low side and you will want to really keep up with your watering- obviously not to the point of overwatering, but don't let them dry out too much because they will show stress REALLY fast.
A flat pan of water in a warmish spot near your fan will help bring your %RH up.

[hanayama]

yea im pretty good about the watering thing.
-i was thinking about something like that.
i have a small heating element for an aquarium, should i put that in the water with it?

thanks stinky!

[stinkyattic]

Yes, that will increase the rate of evaporation so if your goal is to build a humidifier, then a bucket of water with a fish tank heater is about as low-budget as ya can get... but it will work.

[hanayama]

sweet...i heart low budget.
thanks again 4 the advice

[hanayama]

well its working.
i put the bucket o' water with the aquarium heater in my flower room last night. it went from about 20% to a little over 30%.

should do the trick, however i may not need it once spring and summer come along.

[stinkyattic]

That's excellent, and yeah it probably won't be necessary later- even as the plants get larger, their increased total leaf surface area adds a surprising amount of humidity to the air! I'll bet you notice a rise as they grow.