hey guys. had my own small scale medical indoor grows going for a little while now. this year i've just become a caregiver and i'm gonna step it up big time. i'd like to think i'm a decently knowledgable grower at this point, but i'm worried that i'm gonna struggle with environmental controls on a large scale, mainly the humidity.
i'm building two 30x60 greenhouses side by side, 36 plants in each. I can have super gross cool and misty dank mountain nights here pretty consistently in the fall so i'm kind of bugging out in anticipation.
is there a rule of thumb for square footage, or gallons of soil/gallons watered daily that i can use while shopping for dehumidifiers? i've heard "you should be able to remove as much water from the air, as you will be giving the plants each day".... which doesnt seem realistic at all.... UNLESS i divide that amount of water up across the say 3-4 days in between waterings. but still leaves me with a pretty insane number that still seems unattainable.
i'm thinking maybe i should ditch the fabric pots and build wooden beds? i figured a lot more moisture can leave the soil more rapidly from smart pots but thats just a theory.
also trying to do research on laying some sort of vapor barrier across the entire floor of the greenhouse to reduce any humidity i might draw from the ground beneath me. think that would help me keep it under control??
have any other tips for things that can help me control the humidity? I'm almost positive that i wont be able to afford the IDEAL dehumidifier set up, so i wanna make sure i can do everything else possible to help
i'm building two 30x60 greenhouses side by side, 36 plants in each. I can have super gross cool and misty dank mountain nights here pretty consistently in the fall so i'm kind of bugging out in anticipation.
is there a rule of thumb for square footage, or gallons of soil/gallons watered daily that i can use while shopping for dehumidifiers? i've heard "you should be able to remove as much water from the air, as you will be giving the plants each day".... which doesnt seem realistic at all.... UNLESS i divide that amount of water up across the say 3-4 days in between waterings. but still leaves me with a pretty insane number that still seems unattainable.
i'm thinking maybe i should ditch the fabric pots and build wooden beds? i figured a lot more moisture can leave the soil more rapidly from smart pots but thats just a theory.
also trying to do research on laying some sort of vapor barrier across the entire floor of the greenhouse to reduce any humidity i might draw from the ground beneath me. think that would help me keep it under control??
have any other tips for things that can help me control the humidity? I'm almost positive that i wont be able to afford the IDEAL dehumidifier set up, so i wanna make sure i can do everything else possible to help