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hendry

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• Jul 18, 2008

• #1

i added a new oscilating fan to my room early this morning and when i got home from work today all the big fan leaves were super droopy could this be from the wind being to strong

 

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Florida Girl

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• Jul 18, 2008

• #2

hendry said:

i added a new oscilating fan to my room early this morning and when i got home from work today all the big fan leaves were super droopy could this be from the wind being to strong

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Could you provide pictures and/or some text on how you are growing? What's your watering schedule? What method (hydro / soil). What is the room temp? What is the humidity level? What lights are you using.... etc.

Generally speaking fans are GREAT for plants and help strengthen the stem. A little more information will help us figure out how to help you.

 

havocdb

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• Jul 19, 2008

• #3

Im with Florida Girl. The fan may just be a coincidence.

 

mykul916

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• Jul 19, 2008

• #4

here's a gauge to go by: your leaves should have a gentle breeze on them. if it looks like theres a hurricane in your your room, thats bad. even a little rough is okay as it strengthens the stems, but i would think your watering/ heat/ etc. should be checked first...good luck, and happy growing.

 

spiked1

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• Jul 19, 2008

• #5

My plants that are closest to the oscillating fan tend to dry out faster and need more water than the plants further away.

 

IGTHY

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• Jul 19, 2008

• #6

hendry said:

i added a new oscilating fan to my room early this morning and when i got home from work today all the big fan leaves were super droopy could this be from the wind being to strong

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Could be humidity if the room is too hot and you add a fan to the heat equation. KEEP SMOKE ALIVE!!

 

Oneton

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• Jul 19, 2008

• #7

whn my fan slips and blows a while om my plants they go droopy but they young

 

Oneton

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• Jul 19, 2008

• #8

yeah a fan blows the air around, if your extraction aint good enough
it will mix the warmer air at the top of the room with the cooler air at the bottom
before its extracted, this can rase the temp in your room quite a lot

 

Oneton

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• Jul 19, 2008

• #9

this is what makes fan ovens more efficient at heating

 

jointmcfatty

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• Jul 19, 2008

• #10

I would say that the fan is most likely your culprit. Plants transpire at a much faster rate when wind is blowing on them, causing the leaves to wilt. I would say add a humidifier or lower the setting on the fan. Im not sure what the temp is in your room, but if it can be raised with no problems, u could try raising the temp a little. The warmer the air is, the more humidity it can hold. The moisture holding capacity of air doubles with every 20 degree increase in temp.

 

hendry

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• Jul 21, 2008

• #11

thanks for the advice guys i had the fan blowing directly on the plant it was the culprit within a couple of hours of moving the fan the leaves perked back up. sorry it took me so long to respond ive been sick. thanks to everyone that chimened in