Humidity for baby plants with two sets of small leaves

DrBuzzFarmer

DrBuzzFarmer

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Same as for your plants.
Seedlings can suffer from humidity swings.
I will put a plastic bag over my seedlings the first day, until they break the soil, then I cut the corner out of the bag, leave it for another day, then remove it the third day, when leaf development if underway.
The bag is only to keep the top layer of soil from drying out, because I don't want to spray seedlings. My ambient humidity is around 50%.
If allowed to develop leaves in a high humidity environment, they will suffer and leaves will crumble when exposed to dryer air. there has to be a 'hardening off' period for plants kept in high humidity environments like humidity domes. That's why domes have openings you can open and close.
But, as a general rule, seedlings are genetically designed to grow in the exact same environment as plants.
 
K

Kid protocol

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DrBuzzFarmer said:
Same as for your plants.
Seedlings can suffer from humidity swings.
I will put a plastic bag over my seedlings the first day, until they break the soil, then I cut the corner out of the bag, leave it for another day, then remove it the third day, when leaf development if underway.
The bag is only to keep the top layer of soil from drying out, because I don't want to spray seedlings. My ambient humidity is around 50%.
If allowed to develop leaves in a high humidity environment, they will suffer and leaves will crumble when exposed to dryer air. there has to be a 'hardening off' period for plants kept in high humidity environments like humidity domes. That's why domes have openings you can open and close.
But, as a general rule, seedlings are genetically designed to grow in the exact same environment as plants.
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I hear what you are saying but my plant has its second set of blades. Should I keep the humidity high
 
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