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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
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.
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Aiko wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 5:23 pm
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
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.
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%.
The only positive note is that my seedlings will not need spraying to prevent them from drying out.
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Echinopsis ‘Bilsdale Flame’ looking rather spectacular on its second day with three flowers open.

These flowers grow when opened!
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Great stuff Andrew. What's the diameter of the flowers?
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Flaming good flowers
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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
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.
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esp wrote: Sun May 23, 2021 3:16 pm
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
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.
Used less water on this occasion .... but the atmosphere is so full, evaporation has been painfully slow
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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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Another Chamae or two:
C.’Lincoln Ace’
C.’Lincoln Ace’
A rather ragged C.’Lincoln Friend’
A rather ragged C.’Lincoln Friend’
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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.
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