by Alice
Temperature and Humidity
5:09 am in Help the project by testing this, Other Cool Urban Ag. Stuff, Starting Seeds, Uncategorized by Alice
Hi everyone!
I’m new to this group but I have been growing plants indoors for a couple of years myself. I live in a house though, so that makes it much easier for me to use soil instead of nutrients.
What I’ve discovered is that the water temperature plays a big role in the speed at which your plant grows. The water should be a little hotter than warm (but not burning!). The warmer the container stays, the better for the plant. To do this, I use black pots in order to attract the sun. I occasionally turn the pots around as well to get al the roots warmed up.
Another thing plants LOVE is humidity, so if it’s possible to have a small humidifier in the room it would get your crops ready in no time!
I hope that helps with your indoor planting process!
Yeah I had some stuff near an A/C and that was a big mistake. That seemed to ruin the soil.
I’m glad i read this. I was planning on installing my window farm adjacent to an air conditioner. I will have to make some changes! thanks.
I’m going to chime in way late, here, on this. While this is true, for the most part, if your soil medium is 75F, or higher, consistently, you may get a situation where your roots will mold and rot. If you are raising the temperature of your rooting area, make sure you let it drain/dry out sufficiently to combat this.