wet logs in grow room?

str4ng3

Active Member

• Aug 30, 2008

• #1

ok i dnt mean litterally laying a big wet log in ur grow room lol! i mean ive got some 12" long round log's cut down the centre, there a few years old and very absorbant. ive put them in some boiling water to kill anything that might be living in them and now have them soaking in clean/cold water.
my Question is: How long should i soak them for and has anybody had noticeable resulsts in raising humidity this way?

tyvm

 

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mebesideme

Active Member

• Aug 30, 2008

• #2

I grow shitakes with those under t8 lights that aren't very bright at about 80 degrees room temperature. The humidity stays pretty low in there, I wouldn't be able to prove it but I would say maybe a 3 percent increase in rh, maybe? It just doesn't feel much more humid in there.

 

outlawcustombikes

Well-Known Member

• Aug 30, 2008

• #3

How would a towel hanging in a 5 gallon bucket of water work? Fill the bucket with water, suspend the towel leaving the bottom touching the bottom of the bucket and the rest in the air.....I would be a giant wick. In theory it would work (depending on the size of your grow room).

Just a thought! ~Outlaw~

 

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mebesideme

Active Member

• Aug 30, 2008

• #4

outlawcustombikes said:

How would a towel hanging in a 5 gallon bucket of water work? Fill the bucket with water, suspend the towel leaving the bottom touching the bottom of the bucket and the rest in the air.....I would be a giant wick. In theory it would work (depending on the size of your grow room).

Just a thought! ~Outlaw~

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Thats an idea. I would put a fan oscillating over it too. As long as you are above around 70 degrees f than it would definitely work. You just need extra heat for the evaporation to occur. I was wondering though, why do you want higher humidity? I have seen many sources cite data that says heat and dryer air cause more thc to be produced.

 

valuablevariable

Well-Known Member

• Aug 31, 2008

• #5

A bucket with water by itself would/should raise humidity.

 

valuablevariable

Well-Known Member

• Aug 31, 2008

• #6

The fact that your putting a LOG in shouldnt have anything to do with humidity going up. Its just simply another way of putting something in the room that holds water that can evaporate

 

str4ng3

Active Member

• Aug 31, 2008

• #7

yes, but a wet log would surely last alot longer, be less hassle, take up less space than most things ( got them on the edge of my pots ) be less messy and easier to change... tbh i dnt like having a big buket of water next to electrical equipment either

 

valuablevariable

Well-Known Member

• Aug 31, 2008

• #8

If it works and you prefer it then thats totally fine.
Personally i wouldnt find a log to be less hassle but doesnt matter