Humidity

[Rball]

Ok so ill start with my grow list
http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124965

Now i have a closet set up with grow racks. With lights on and humidifier i have humidity of 70%+ and wen i turn everything off the humidty will drop to a little over 20%. Is this bad, i know lower night temp is good. Should i leave the humidifier on at night, the only thing is its hot steam and im not sure if the temp will fluctuate as much.

 

[mass]

Kill the humidifier and just bag the neps up. Mine are bagged for the move home, and all have made pitcher after pitcher in the meantime. A huge improvement in growth and pitcher development.
Just a suggestion..
A ziplock baggie and a mist of distilled/RO water and they'll be in heaven.

 

[Rball]

nice so jsut bag them over night, my maxima hybrid is kinda big though, will a regular shopping bag work?

 

[mass]

No, just keep them bagged 24/7. Then mist the walls of the grow space to raise the humidity for the larger neps. Or use the humidifier only when the humidity falls during the daytime.

 

[Rball]

like gallon zip locks? or could i jsut use say wooden dowels make a box shape n use the real clear window plastic like the kind you blow dry to make tight, to make say a thing to go over them.....

 

[Devon]

I've had my raff bagged up before and I agree, it worked well. But can't it harm them sometimes because of no airflow, leading to mold and stuff?

 

[mass]

yeah, it "could".. if they start showing signs of decay or mold you can just unzip one or two of the corners to allow some airflow.

 

[Devon]

good point...

 

[Rball]

i just dont know if a gallon bag will be big enough for my 2 bigger nep without restricting their growth shouldnt their be room around so its not tight?

 

[mass]

use 2.5 gallon bags.. Put it in one, with a second bag over the top if need be. Not sure how big the plants are.. I've got some that won't even fit in a shopping bag.

 

[Clue]

I dunno, the humidity where I used to grow my Neps (windowsill style) was really bad... sometimes no more than 30%. I never had any problems getting mine to pitcher or grow. I say experiment with a few expendable Neps first and see how they grow in the conditions you already have...... but that's just me.

EDIT: In fact, when it's not raining in the winter, the humidity outside is really low, too. All of my Neps pitcher fine outside, whether the humidity was 30% or 60% due to rain out in full sun and "tough" conditions.

 

[thez_yo]

My plants grow in really poor humidity and the only ones I ever had problems with in those conditions specifically because of humidity were hamata and glabrata. Glabrata I just gave away, but repotting to a wider pot with lots of lfs in the potting mixture for hamata bumped the humidity around the leaves and tendrils enough to ensure pitchering. I won't even think about rajah or talangensis because they'd have the same problem, but everything else is a breeze.

 

[Rball]

would it be ok to transplant now or should i do it in spring, and more so when i transplant do i get rid of all the soil existing and start from scratch or just put everything into a bigger pot and fill around it.

 

[mass]

Dang.. rain in the winter? You guys are so lucky!

 

[Clue]

Dang.. rain in the winter? You guys are so lucky!

It only rains in the winter here......

 

[mass]

would it be ok to transplant now or should i do it in spring, and more so when i transplant do i get rid of all the soil existing and start from scratch or just put everything into a bigger pot and fill around it.

what are you transplanting? Neps don't need a winter dormancy,.. so spring wouldn't make a difference.
I only reuse everything except peat.