NEW Colorado Growers Thread

[MileHighGlass]

thansk MHG!
so you are using 2 of those... for how large of a space to maintain that 50% roughly
in your opinion this is a worthwhile venture - to raise humidity and control it?

I have one in a flower room that is 6' x 11' with 8' ceilings and I can easily keep the rh at 50%. I'm going to tinker with trying to inch up to 60% next, but wanted to ride out the 50% for a full round to make sure it will stay. I also run a portable AC so some of the humidity is extracted, but it still stays at 50% or more easily.

My plants are way better than when they are in 20% humidity.

 

[MileHighGlass]

I use a humidifier called a minifogger by hydrofogger. It puts out .4 gal per hour. They reccomend ro water for them along with a dust filter. Ran mine on tap, not smart, scale all over humidifier, walls, had to spend 70$ to have a sensor fixed.
300. for the mini, then you need come sort of humidistat, around 100 dollars. Been trying to achieve ideal vpd.

The humidifier I use is $99 and has a humidistat built in. For $20 more dollars you can get a digital one, but the basic works great. I just set it, and add some water everyday to top off. Then clean it once per month, and change the filter. Easy as hell. The foggers are a pain in the ass. I tried them a few years ago and I didn't even last a full round before I pulled them out.

 

[redlaser]

The humidifier I use is $99 and has a humidistat built in. For $20 more dollars you can get a digital one, but the basic works great. I just set it, and add some water everyday to top off. Then clean it once per month, and change the filter. Easy as hell. The foggers are a pain in the ass. I tried them a few years ago and I didn't even last a full round before I pulled them out.

I like the minifogger because it puts out as much as needed and it can be used in a larger space than I have currently. Probably more than needed now. I have an environmental controller so didn't need to buy the humidistat. Haven't had any issue with it since I started using ro water in it. (2 years)
Were you using tap water with yours when you had issues with it? I know when I did that it quit working in about 30-40 days

 

[MileHighGlass]

I like the minifogger because it puts out as much as needed and it can be used in a larger space than I have currently. Probably more than needed now. I have an environmental controller so didn't need to buy the humidistat. Haven't had any issue with it since I started using ro water in it. (2 years)
Were you using tap water with yours when you had issues with it? I know when I did that it quit working in about 30-40 days

All of my water is filtered.

 

[Rodehazrd]

Thanks guys for chiming in on the humidity issue it looks like Im going to have to include some method of raising and keeping humidity in my 30X30 hoop house. The plan is to use river water as a source as we have rights with the property. From what I hear here that may clog in a simple system.
Im just beginning the process of becoming a grower, since now out of state folk can apply as of now. my goal is to grow my own and may be boost the retirement income a little.

 

[MileHighGlass]

Thanks guys for chiming in on the humidity issue it looks like Im going to have to include some method of raising and keeping humidity in my 30X30 hoop house. The plan is to use river water as a source as we have rights with the property. From what I hear here that may clog in a simple system.
Im just beginning the process of becoming a grower, since now out of state folk can apply as of now. my goal is to grow my own and may be boost the retirement income a little.

Swamp cooler will take care of that easily and cheaply.

 

[redlaser]

plants in a greenhouse should be more than enough to reach your optimum humidity level. In mine, too much humidity is the issue, need a dehumidifier to get it lower.
We have low humidity here too, upper twentys in the summer.

 

[Rodehazrd]

plants in a greenhouse should be more than enough to reach your optimum humidity level. In mine, too much humidity is the issue, need a dehumidifier to get it lower.
We have low humidity here too, upper twentys in the summer.

I'm Indoor now with half that space and I struggle to have 50% in the cold times. It's the Venting and fresh Intake brings it down. Do you add co2 and keep it shut?
Thanks
Rodehazrd

 

[redlaser]

I'm Indoor now with half that space and I struggle to have 50% in the cold times. It's the Venting and fresh Intake brings it down. Do you add co2 and keep it shut?
Thanks
Rodehazrd

When the sun is out and the temps are high I am venting to keep it under 85 degrees, under 80 would be better. In that situation getting the humidity higher would take a lot of additional humidification, some sort of fogging unit would be needed.
In my opinion it would take more than an average humidifier to increase humidity significantly in a situation that is constantly being vented.
When it's not sunny, unless it's warm out the greenhouse is probably not going to be open to conserve heat. At that point you will have to deal with excess humidity either by venting if it's warm enough or dehumidify some how.

Indoors I run it like you do except I vent full time in the summer and use a mostly sealed room with c02 in winter because of the heat loss.
I have my lights in cool tubes and when the room gets too warm an exhaust fan pulls outside air through the tubes and out of the room.

If possible borrow a dehumidifier and see if it makes a dent in your situation, it should give you an idea of how much humidification you need to get.

Every season in a greenhouse is an adjustment in climate control. I have a winter run going now that is basically like running indoor because it's mostly sealed 24/7. It has an exhaust set to run for ten minutes every forty minutes to have fresh air but otherwise it's sealed up. Has a space heater keeping upper sixtys heat wise and a dehumidifier keeping it 55 relative humidity.

 

[MJPassion]

Fuck! That Rosin threads a long one...
Just finished reading it...
Built n broke my first HMK in the same night.
Now gathering parts for a proper build. Hehehe

What's everybody up to.
It awful quiet these days.
I'm glad were seeing the days getting longer again.

 

[Avinash.miles]

just keeping the stove full of wood; got about a foot of snow standing in my area, told by old locals it's only the second time they have seen this much snow in 25 years.

found this recent, via IG, artist sara shakeel:

 

[Rodehazrd]

When the sun is out and the temps are high I am venting to keep it under 85 degrees, under 80 would be better. In that situation getting the humidity higher would take a lot of additional humidification, some sort of fogging unit would be needed.
In my opinion it would take more than an average humidifier to increase humidity significantly in a situation that is constantly being vented.
When it's not sunny, unless it's warm out the greenhouse is probably not going to be open to conserve heat. At that point you will have to deal with excess humidity either by venting if it's warm enough or dehumidify some how.

Indoors I run it like you do except I vent full time in the summer and use a mostly sealed room with c02 in winter because of the heat loss.
I have my lights in cool tubes and when the room gets too warm an exhaust fan pulls outside air through the tubes and out of the room.

If possible borrow a dehumidifier and see if it makes a dent in your situation, it should give you an idea of how much humidification you need to get.

Every season in a greenhouse is an adjustment in climate control. I have a winter run going now that is basically like running indoor because it's mostly sealed 24/7. It has an exhaust set to run for ten minutes every forty minutes to have fresh air but otherwise it's sealed up. Has a space heater keeping upper sixtys heat wise and a dehumidifier keeping it 55 relative humidity.

Thanks for the reply
Do you find some strains do better In the Dry? And do the dispensaries buy those easy growers?

 

[SoiledMyself]

found this recent, via IG, artist sara shakeel:
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This is tight

 

[rollinfunk]

Hey, icmag...
I just moved to CO a couple of months ago. I haven't started growing yet, but should be up and running in the next couple of months. Do you guys need a dehumidifier out here at all? Also what is the best time of day to run your lights/humidifiers/dehumidifiers out here? Thanks for the info..peace

 

[king oscar]

I don't need a dehumidifier.. I have a hard enough time maintaining with humidifiers. I'm also interested in strains that do well in low humidity

 

[nastynate420]

If you're in a sealed environment you'll need a dehumidifier, if you're using outside air to cool you won't. If you're using outside air to cool I'd have lights turn on at 9PM and turn off at 9AM and I'd also buy a ultrasonic humidifier to get RH up. If you're running AC make sure to get a low ambient kit or they will freeze up when it's under 30-35 degrees outside.

 

[who dat is]

Hey, icmag...
I just moved to CO a couple of months ago. I haven't started growing yet, but should be up and running in the next couple of months. Do you guys need a dehumidifier out here at all? Also what is the best time of day to run your lights/humidifiers/dehumidifiers out here? Thanks for the info..peace

If you have a traditional grow (not sealed) you definitely won't need a dehumidifier. I guess I'm a minimalist but I have an extraction fan with a scrubber on it and that's it. I just run though clones and seeds as I see fit, no sense in trying to select strains to cater to lower humidity.

 

[MJPassion]

Hey, icmag...
I just moved to CO a couple of months ago. I haven't started growing yet, but should be up and running in the next couple of months. Do you guys need a dehumidifier out here at all? Also what is the best time of day to run your lights/humidifiers/dehumidifiers out here? Thanks for the info..peace

I don't use either... A dehuey or a humidifier.
If my plants can't survive mostly natural conditions I don't want them in my garden.
Needless to say... Most plants do well in exceptionally dry atmospheric conditions. As a matter of fact, it is speculated that dry enviros cause trichomes to build up as they reduce moisture loss from the plants.

Anyway, i wanted to mention that if you are heating with wood (fire), I would suggest placing a pan of water on your stove & keep it filled. I use wood to heat my place and the heat dries everything to a crisp & sucks what little moisture we have out of the air. Placing a pan of water on the stove makes the living space much more comfortable. It also creates a shit load of condensate on my broken sealed windows.

 

[rollinfunk]

Thanks for the info. I'm going to be running in a basement and exhausting out windows. 2 decent sized bedrooms with 2 tents in each so I can run perpetual. My plan was just get one humidifier to cover both rooms. I'm going to run LEDs so hopefully heat won't be a prob in the summer. Also, I was looking into a whole house humidifier attached to my furnace mainly for the benefits to humans. From what I've read the whole house humidifier won't keep the house above 50% RH so they can't do the job themselves

 

[rollinfunk]

How do you all keep your herb moist if not running a humidifier? All the rec weed out here is dry as shit so I'm trying to avoid that problem. Thx again