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[Trousers]

Cool. I'm hoping to modify the environment as little as possible, so avoiding a humidifier would be preferable. Not to mention, I'd hoped that a lower humidity would keep me from having to worry about mold. Either way, I'll probably spend the next 72 hours reading everything I can find about growing and humidity levels before actually doing anything.

Btw, I also have a fan going in the room (which I reposition a bit whenever I'm caring for the plants), to encourage stem strength and keep it from getting too hot under the lights, and often allow ambient air from other rooms to circulate through as well.

Lower humidity is way better than high humidity. Some claim that low humidity can enhance trichome production. Those people probably live in places with low humidity. I don't know.

Keep it as simple as possible at first, learn your environment and read your plants

My basement grow environment is directly effected by the outside temperature and the weather
I have learned to deal with it.

Stick as close to 75 degrees lights on and off as you can and the rest will take care of itself (It got down to 63 in my tent last night, not happy about that)

You should try to run air through your grow room at all times and circulate that into other rooms
I run air through a carbon filter, through the light reflector to cool it, then out the tent and into another room that shares wall space but is far away from the grow.

Careful with the fans, you can burn leaves if they are directly on them for extended periods of time.

I would circulate air, for sure, especially during flower around the buds and through the canopy or up the stem.

I use $9 mini desk fans from walmart
in flower I will have about 5 fans in my 3 x 3 x 6.5 tent

Worrying about stem strength is fine, but there is more important things. You can always support buds with twist ties and string or garden stakes if you are fortunate enough to have that problem. I give my plants a shot or two of silica in veg, but right now you might just want to keep it as simple as possible

 

[Brushog]

Damm... I stopped after scrolling down to see how long the story was. Welcome

 

[Jus Naturale]

Careful with the fans, you can burn leaves if they are directly on them for extended periods of time.

Never thought about that, but it makes perfect sense. Thanks!

I've got one of those small cyclone fans, so it doesn't oscillate, which is why I often reposition it. I'm using a small bathroom, and will often leave the doors open, with the fan moving air around the plants and lights. To prevent burn from fans, would you suggest giving the fans an occasional break altogether (i.e., turning them off once in a while), or simply making sure the air's not moving too much or too fast (i.e., not pointing the fan directly at the plant, on high)?