All right bro; you've made your investment in fans, so I know you're not going to wanna hear different. What exactly have I said that is bullshit? It's up to you to refute my statement since you are the one disagreeing with me.
For anyone that isn't afraid to read, I'll post some links to a couple articles from Maximum Yield magazine......
http://maximumyield.com/article_sh_db.php?articleID=363&yearVar=2008&issueVar=September
http://maximumyield.com/article_sh_db.php?articleID=376&yearVar=2008&issueVar=October
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Never turn on the fans in the first phase and avoid aiming them at the leaves. Through the fan, the air around the leaves will dry out very quickly causing them to interpret this as a low humidity.
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http://maximumyield.com/article_sh_db.php?articleID=385&yearVar=2008&issueVar=November
Just read the articles before you get pissed off and start breaking shit.
Ok,we've got off on the wrong foot somehow,i thought i spelled out what i was refuting in my first post but i can make it clearer incase i missed something,and i am not pissed,never was but the info your giving is not applicable,it may be to some degree benifical in an advanced grow op but in a standard grow op it has no value & only negative side effects.
Im sure the articles are full of good info but they are massive,way too much to read for me.
First off humidity in a properly set up grow room should be a non issue or a very small issue at best,a grower should have the ability to control humidity levels at all times,if a grower cant control the humidity due to such a small atmospheric change as heavy air circulation then he has bigger fish to fry than air movement,humidity is one of the easiest issues to correct with simple intake & exhaust.
What i am refuting is where you reccomend to not have air blowing directly on the plants or leaf surface.
1 Lack of air movement directly on the plants promotes thin & weak stalk growth,this can leave the plant structure too weak to support itself later on in the grow as the plant height increases,it also can leave the stalk & stems in a weakend state not allowing them to support the weight of the buds.
2 Lack of air movement directly on the plants removes any natural stimulation that plants recieve in a natural setting.
3 Lack of air movement at the base of the stalks in soil grows promotes stem rott.
4 Lack of air movement through the entire canopy aids in creating an enviroment which is a perfect breeding ground for spider mites,mites choose leaves with the least movement to call home.
5 Lack of air movement on the soil surface again aids in the breding of garden pests,spider mites,white flys,fruit flys ect,once they get a foot hold in the garden the real fun starts trying to get rid of them.
6 Lack of air movement at the soil surface slows the drying process of the soil,watering the plants in soil grows is the only form of oxygen delievery to the root structure,increased time between waterings can create oxygen deprived root ststems.
7 Lack of air movement through the entire garden can help create hot spots or uneven temps througout the garden.
8 Lack of air movement around the base of the planters/pot's creates a perfect breeding ground for mold & other fungi to breed freely,fresh air is the best way to stop mold from forming to start with,fresh moving air is also a better way to eleminate existing mold,better than any household cleaner,including bleach.
9 Lack of fresh air blowing directly on the buds creates the perfect conditions for bud rott,it also creates a condition where humidity levels become of maximum importance in the final weeks of the bud phase,the more fresh air reaching the bud the higher humidity they can tollerate before allowing mold to breed.
10 Lack of air movement directly over the leaf surface in a room not using supplemental co2 can leave the area around the leaf structure in a state of decreased co2.
Summary.
Every last one of the conditions above can be eleminated, or at the very least have a greatly reduced risk of ever getting a foot hold in a grow op by having proper air circulation at all times,the increased risk factor involved by having a stale air enviroment in the garden hardly seems worth the risk just to stop the plants from interperting the air flow as a low humidity enviroment.