Why do you rely on heat? It is fresh air that mostly gets things dry, from my experience. I have four windows open almost throughout the year in my 30 square meters greenhouse. Even on cool gloomy spring days things dry out quite fast.el48tel wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 4:15 pm thanks .... a trip to the GH through the hail/rain/etc reveals a few more buds this afternoon.
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The weather of the past few days has not allowed the excess moisture in the trays (not water just moisture) to evaporate, and together with an RH of a very high value, and now very cold weather, means I fear for the more tender plants which cannot tolerate these abnormal conditions
Flowers!
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The door has been opened for days (apart from night time). But the amount of rain we have had is amazing. I have filled three rain water barrels in a few days. The air has been quite still and cold and damp until this afternoon. If we have wind tomorrow then I'll be more optimistic. Currently my GH has RH of 89%.Aiko wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 5:23 pmWhy do you rely on heat? It is fresh air that mostly gets things dry, from my experience. I have four windows open almost throughout the year in my 30 square meters greenhouse. Even on cool gloomy spring days things dry out quite fast.el48tel wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 4:15 pm thanks .... a trip to the GH through the hail/rain/etc reveals a few more buds this afternoon.
BUT
The weather of the past few days has not allowed the excess moisture in the trays (not water just moisture) to evaporate, and together with an RH of a very high value, and now very cold weather, means I fear for the more tender plants which cannot tolerate these abnormal conditions
The only positive note is that my seedlings will not need spraying to prevent them from drying out.
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
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Echinopsis ‘Bilsdale Flame’ looking rather spectacular on its second day with three flowers open.
These flowers grow when opened!
These flowers grow when opened!
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Flaming good flowers
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What "more tender plants" are you concerned about? Provided you haven't overwatered, these seem like fairly benign conditions, although not conducive to much above-ground growth.el48tel wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 4:15 pm
The weather of the past few days has not allowed the excess moisture in the trays (not water just moisture) to evaporate, and together with an RH of a very high value, and now very cold weather, means I fear for the more tender plants which cannot tolerate these abnormal conditions
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Used less water on this occasion .... but the atmosphere is so full, evaporation has been painfully slowesp wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 3:16 pmWhat "more tender plants" are you concerned about? Provided you haven't overwatered, these seem like fairly benign conditions, although not conducive to much above-ground growth.el48tel wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 4:15 pm
The weather of the past few days has not allowed the excess moisture in the trays (not water just moisture) to evaporate, and together with an RH of a very high value, and now very cold weather, means I fear for the more tender plants which cannot tolerate these abnormal conditions
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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Ed, they are approximately 6 to 7.5 cm (2.5 to 3 inches).
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Interested in most genera of small to medium ‘globular’ cacti, large flowering Mammillaria, Epiphyllum, Trichocereus, Hildewintera, Cleistocactus etc, small Agaves, Lithops, Titanopsis, Faucaria etc, plus hybridising.
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Another Chamae or two:
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Interested in most genera of small to medium ‘globular’ cacti, large flowering Mammillaria, Epiphyllum, Trichocereus, Hildewintera, Cleistocactus etc, small Agaves, Lithops, Titanopsis, Faucaria etc, plus hybridising.
Interested in most genera of small to medium ‘globular’ cacti, large flowering Mammillaria, Epiphyllum, Trichocereus, Hildewintera, Cleistocactus etc, small Agaves, Lithops, Titanopsis, Faucaria etc, plus hybridising.
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Salivating .... waiting for my Echinopsis buds to show more development .... think Candlelight may be the closest
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.