[b said:
Quote[/b] (Maehem @ May 02 2005,6:03)]And Scott, not to start an argument but I have to tell you that you are making some pretty broad generalizations there. No way I could grow ANY cp without an enclosure and a pretty airtight enclosure at that. RH averages 10% indoors and out around here.
10%?!
in Calgary??
hmmm..that cant be right.
about the only place that dry in all of North America is parts of Arizona and California, deserts.
Calgary isnt a desert.
maybe you are a little drier than most of NA..is it the elevation?
still..your humidity shouldnt be much diferent than say..Chicago..average.
10% is amazingly dry.
hmmmm..
here we go, according to this, the record for lowest humidity in Calgary was 22%.
it has never been drier than 22% in Calgary in..
(well, in the last 5 years..thats the timespan for that collection site in the link below.)
Record high humidity was 97%.
average is 47%.
that sounds pretty normal.
ok, maybe slightly drier than normal.
but certaintly not 10%..
You can grow VFTs and Sarrs outside just fine.
yes, if we are talking about certain Neps then I agree you need an enclosure for higher humidity.
but thats an exception, and thats into the realm of "indoor-only, greenhouse/hothouse" CPs anyway..
im talking about regular "simple" CPs..VFTs and Sarrs..not exotics.
http://www.nishiyama.tzo.com/weather/extremes.php
and..im giving Niki advice for where
she lives.
I was only talking to her, and about her specific situation.
She lives in Ontario.
I live 30 minutes from Ontario.
Her climate is identical to mine.
we are both in the Great Lakes Basin..
She doesent need a greenhouse to grow CPs outdoors in the summer. I know that, because I live where she does.
thats all im telling her.
its not a "generalization" to give advice for a specific person in a specific place for a specific situation..if you know what you are talking about..
Scot