Misting?

smithdav

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• Sep 1, 2010

• #1

I have been giving my plants a light misting especially underneath the leaves to give them a little hydration as well as keeping the pests away.

I am starting the flowering period and wondered if I should stop this as some popcorn buds are just starting to form?

Thanks.

 

Spanishfly

Well-Known Member

• Sep 1, 2010

• #2

No idea. Never misted my plants, it would take far too long.

 

Little Tommy

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• Sep 1, 2010

• #3

Misting is good for clones while rooting. Misting and HID lights don't mix. The excess water causes burns on the bud and leaves as the water acts like a magnifying glass. There is also a problem of bud mold and mildew once the plant is making flowers in an indoor grow.

 

tyke1973

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• Sep 1, 2010

• #4

Never mist during the flowering phase it will only bring problems.....................tyke....................................................................

 

grow space

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• Sep 1, 2010

• #5

yeah, it depends what lighting u have..i vegg with t12 fluros, and i mist my plants on regular basis, because indoor is all about copying outdoor environment without the freaking bugs...in flower stage i stop all the misting, expect for the first week....

 

Dinosaur Bone

Active Member

• Sep 1, 2010

• #6

Sounds like a brilliant way to get mold and whatnot started once your at popcorn. Same goes in a tomato & pepper garden, it would be a brilliant way to get blossom end rot going in the flowers...

The way I understand it, misting and good old fashioned rain makes nitrogen in the air available to the plants... so its like a foliar feeding.

Spanish Fly ... presumably your dealing with large outdoor plants, or large numbers or both..... "taking too long" just means you dont have the right tool. A Fogg-It nozzle would be the correct tool. >>> http://www.elitegardening.com/gardening_water/index.html#nozzle <<< It makes a fine mist fog.

 

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lazyeye

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• Sep 1, 2010

• #7

i used to spray mist over my plants but found under my 400hps ligh it burnd the leaves..... so i stoppd!

 

Dinosaur Bone

Active Member

• Sep 1, 2010

• #8

lazyeye said:

i used to spray mist over my plants but found under my 400hps light it burned the leaves..... so i stoppd!

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The only way to make that situation good is to turn off the lights long enough for the fans to blow dry the leaves... and probably with the lights off, and UP out of the way... exploding light bulbs might not be a pesky problem...