Greenhouse: Winter GH moisture and other concerns, 0 by keywest5
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Subject: Winter GH moisture and other concerns
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keywest5 wrote: Hi everyone, It's 1:18 am,.......... it's 29 degrees outside and 58 degrees in the GH. My humidity level is @ 74%. I have a small water fountain in the GH. My wife and I are wondering if it will contribute too much humidity to an already humid environment ? What is avg. hum @ around 55-60 degrees in a winter GH ? What should I shoot for? We have some beautiful plants and tropicals that I want to baby till nice weather returns. (not fast enough)... We have our GH in Mass. about 20 miles from Plymouth ( you know the "Mayflower") and we are in zone 6A/B ? (USDA). I have insulated heavily for the coming onslaught and feel ok with that. Without it - I don't think we could afford to even attempt a winter spree like this. Thanks to all you guys we have gotten us this far and it has been an interesting ride all the way. I have an exhaust fan mounted in the ceiling directly under a roof vent. It is sealed (insulated) off but I manually open the Dr. Denton like flap to vent out heat & humidity as needed for now. I will probably close it off completely when it gets down in the low 30's regularly and throw the Solar Blanket roof cover on and just vent thru a door when needed. I was able to get water to the GH but could not get deep enough to prevent freezing. so, our winter water supply will be a very pretty 50 gal barrel which I will probably attach some kind of low volume pump to possibly. I will have to make 5 gal trips from the house (not too far), to refill. Brrrrrrrr Any winter tips or suggestions for a happy winter survival ? KW |