treegoesmoo
Active Member
Hello RIU
Just a quick question concerning temps inside my box. I have two different thermometers, just to be safe. So I have my digi thermometer sitting on top of my soil right next to my plant, and it reads 80-87F~ with 150w HPS and 65w cfl running. On the other hand, my other thermometer just sitting on the floor of the box reads around 85-90F~. So when temps hit almost 90F in the actual box, the area around my plant is only 80-83F, is this normal? Should I check my thermometers? B/c the one that i keep on the ground was a .99 cents one at walmart, but it still reads fairly close to what my digital one reads.
Another question kinda related to this maybe, my soil mix is roughly 65/35 FFOF to perlite. I've watered only twice so far in the past three days, first was to transplant the auto from jiffy -> soil. I used maybe 1/2 gallon of water in my one gallon air pot? And last night I watered just enough till I saw some run off on the bottom and stopped. My soil seems to start to feel dry real fast, even in the middle area, hardly sticking to my hands. Is it due to the perlite? Or the heat just drying it out? Should I keep them a little on the dry side? Thanks in advance
Just a quick question concerning temps inside my box. I have two different thermometers, just to be safe. So I have my digi thermometer sitting on top of my soil right next to my plant, and it reads 80-87F~ with 150w HPS and 65w cfl running. On the other hand, my other thermometer just sitting on the floor of the box reads around 85-90F~. So when temps hit almost 90F in the actual box, the area around my plant is only 80-83F, is this normal? Should I check my thermometers? B/c the one that i keep on the ground was a .99 cents one at walmart, but it still reads fairly close to what my digital one reads.
Another question kinda related to this maybe, my soil mix is roughly 65/35 FFOF to perlite. I've watered only twice so far in the past three days, first was to transplant the auto from jiffy -> soil. I used maybe 1/2 gallon of water in my one gallon air pot? And last night I watered just enough till I saw some run off on the bottom and stopped. My soil seems to start to feel dry real fast, even in the middle area, hardly sticking to my hands. Is it due to the perlite? Or the heat just drying it out? Should I keep them a little on the dry side? Thanks in advance