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How long should I keep my fan on?
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strawberryfields64 Zone 5 (
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Sat, Feb 27, 10 at 21:20
| I'm starting some lupine indoors. So, I've been keeping a fan on low for a while now to help improve air circulation. Is there a certain amount of time that I should keep it on for everyday, or should I let it run all the time?
I hope this is the right topic to ask this question. I've asked it two wrong forums already, heh... -_-
Thank you!
Strawberry |
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RE: How long should I keep my fan on?
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RE: How long should I keep my fan on?
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| I agree. I run mine all the time. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to cycle it on an off for a brief period but I prefer the steady movement of air through the seedlings. Dave |
RE: How long should I keep my fan on?
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| Not to hijack, but I'm running a 400W metal halide. Should I have the fan positioned at the level of the lamp or the seedlings? I'm planning on starting the MH 2' above the seedlings. |
RE: How long should I keep my fan on?
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| At the level of the seedlings. The fan will simulate wind, and the "wind" will produce hardier and stockier plants. |
RE: How long should I keep my fan on?
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| Your HID lamp radiates light and heat much like the sun. For your seedlings they are benefiting mostly from the light and re-radiating into the air the heat that they have absorbed along with the light. The air movement from the fan provides a push against the growing seedling causing as a response a stiffening of the cells in the seedling. Many university tests have been done to show that a tree grown continually tightly staked will never develop a proper trunk to support the tree. Think of your seedling as a miniature tree! Al |
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