So here's the deal. I have a 435 CFM fan circulating air through my 4x3 flowering room along with two wall mounted oscilating fans. The humidity levels are sometimes 50% or even up to 58%. The lighting is an aircooled 600 watt lamp and the plants fill the room completly and have many, dense, buds pretty close to each other. Do I need to worry about mold since I have such good airflow?
Mold worries during flowering
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riddleme
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You should be getting your humidity down into the 30's
northeastern lights
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Should but not nessesary. I would shoot to get in the 40's.
It depends on the strain your growing. If you have some dense donkey dicks possably. 50 is not somthing to worrie about.
When you have dense growth you'll want to check where leaves touch leaves as they will collect moisture. Sometimes I thin out the foliage just a bit. Just keep an eye out for fuzz or PM.
tinyTURTLE
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from what i've seen, mold is more likely to start at tie off points in a high humidity environment.
the string will get wet and stay wet, encouraging mold and mildew.
good airflow can help, but it will not stop this from happening if the humidity is too high.
the string will get wet and stay wet, encouraging mold and mildew.
good airflow can help, but it will not stop this from happening if the humidity is too high.
Hobbes
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minitrees have the air intake below your canopy level, the air flow through the canopy will lower the humidity at bud level and the air movement through the buds will help keep mold away. The best is through the floor but intake along one or several sides will be great. Exhaust in the ceiling.
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minitrees have the air intake below your canopy level, the air flow through the canopy will lower the humidity at bud level and the air movement through the buds will help keep mold away. The best is through the floor but intake along one or several sides will be great. Exhaust in the ceiling.
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Thanks for all the great advice. My intake is right at or just a little bit below where the tops of the buds are and the exhaust is through the light straight out of the room. I haven't seen any mold or any signs of moisture, but I just get nervous from reading about other peoples bold problems and don't want to loose any of my crop over such a simple thing to avoid.
