Greenhouse Setup

[Darkhorse]

I've noticed that too--  not sure if you guys have PG&E down there but whew, this winter has been a tough one here in northern CA for utility costs.

Could you put your lights on a timer, Darren, so they switch off periodically while you're gone?  How about a small fan?

[Charlie]

Darren, just make an opening in the plastic to let some heat out for while you are gone. It's better to be safe than sorry in situations like this.

Charlie

[farmer d]

So I decided to more heavily water all my plants and leave the greenhouse rack closed up for the four days.  Turns out that was a good call as the soil was getting kind of dry.  Humidity was still good in the 70% range. 

Jordan I was thinking the same about a timer which I ended up using one from my xmas lights which worked out fine.  Now I'm wondering what is a good course of action going forward.

Before I would manually shut off my grow lights but leave the heating pads on 24/7.  With the timer now attached it turns off everything for 8 hours including the heating pads at night.  Do young seedlings need heat all the time or is this good for acclimating them for eventually living outside free of artificial conditions?

Farmer D