Re: Cooling plants with mist?

Dunno, Chris, what's your usual RH? I would guess it's got to be pretty low to get enough evaporation to significantly lower the temperature and/or dry up mist too. I have Toro misters in my lathhouse to raise humidity [average RH this time of year is about 60 percent when it isn't raining] for orchids, cutting boxes, and sundry tropical plants. It's also useful in winter to protect against unanticipated frost.

My father used to tell about a prospector who invented a mister that he could wear on his head. He tested it in Death Valley. It worked. He froze to death.


On Jul 15, 2006, at 2:32 PM, Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:

Have any of you out there tried using misters to lower temperatures around
your house or plants?

I'm looking at misters that produce tiny water droplets (like 10 microns
or so) -- the principle behind them is that the evaporate almost instantly,
carrying away the heat. Supposedly they can lower the temperature in an
area by as much as 20 degrees, and they evaporate quickly enough that
water never reaches plants or people. It's kind of the same principle as
a swamp cooler.

I'm thinking of setting some up over the plants that aren't as happy
in hot weather, like hosta. Do you think it would help in this hot
weather?

Chris

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Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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