PLEASE HELP...im ready to pull my hair out! HUMIDITY...

[VapedG13]

get a swamp cooler:thumbsup:

[the image reaper]

maybe pick ya up some Rogaine, start seeding them bald patches, too

[JD1stTimer]

^ lol

Are the plants suffering? What does low humidity do to cannabis? Doesn't lots of weed grow in arid climates?

[Cyclonite]

Actually when air hits the coil the water from the air will condense on the coil and run out to a drain therefor the air is drier also even if you piped the water back in you wouldn't have anymore humidity in the air than you began with.:thumbsup:

Or do you mean running you house a/c condensate line into your grow?

[cityokie]

I am not sure why I am having such a big problem with keeping ANY humidity in my grow box. I just completely re-built it and still no humidity. Here is what I have:
1) 4' wide x 2' deep x 5' tall box in garage
2) lined with panda paper
3) 400W HPS approx. 18" from canopy...glass on hood soon to come!
4) 6 plants vegging in 12 inch round 3 gallon pots filled with FF soil
5) 2 speed circulating fan in box...
6) active 8" exhaust out the top of box...restricted massively
7) 2 4" holes on bottom right
8) 1 4" x 8" hole on bottom left
9) large room humidifier in bottom right of box
10) numerous soaked sponges in open areas

I live a block from the ocean...ambient temp in garage is about 68 degrees.

CURRENT TEMP IN BOX: 81 DEGREES
CURRENT HUMIDITY IN BOX: 19%

Im not sure what other info might be relevent....please please help me with this issue! Before re-building this box, I had built a small frame and wrapped it in clear plastic to create a humidity dome...but the plants have out grown this contraption and I am now at a loss!

Thank you in advance!

S.L.G.

do away with the sponges and replace with 32 0z bottles of vinegar with a shutoff valve at the bottom of the bottle(any aquarium store has 'em) drippin into a tightly lidded tupperware bowl that has 4 0z.'s of baking soda in it at a rate of 1 drip per second(of course yur gonna make a hole so the vinegar can drip into the bowl)and have yur tubing(5mm) running out of the other end of the tupperware to the ceiling and coming down on yur babies. i would start with 1 in front of yur grow box and 1 in back with the tubing running down on different parts of yur crop.
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[cityokie]

o and keep yur babies moist but not to wet.try and create a rain forest atmosphere.also line the floor where each container is with a plastic grocery bag.water enuff so that a little excess runs out of the container and onto the bag. not to much, just a little. a good gauge of how much to let runoff would be the next time u check on yur babies everything has dried out under each container.also, mist them every now and then, u kno, foliar feed.
cityokie

[WickedJack]

These can be pricey so dont know if your up for it I have one just as decoration but may need it for other purposes once my seeds arrive

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[cptcannabis]

Here's an idea for your humidity problem... I just did this with my humidore the other day, b/c out in CO, it's so stinking dry that everything made of wood cracks. If your box is made out of wood, wipe down all the wood with a sopping wet sponge and make sure your box is sealed well. Your humidifier is probably working overtime to bring up the humidity and can't. Once you bring the humidity up by wetting everything down, the humidifier should easily be able to sustain it, just like a humidore.