Re: Garden Room
- Subject: Re: Garden Room
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 22:18:36 EDT
In a message dated 10/20/02 12:13:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mtalt@hort.net
writes:
>
> <<<<<<<That said, keeping the floor damp will improve humidity if you heat
> the space.>>>>>>
Since my glassed room has a tiled floor and is part of the house, I cannot
wet down the bricks but would comment that a huge number of potted plants,
most of them wet or at least damp boost the humidty quite a lot. I often
have to open windows or a skylight to clear the glass and keep water from
running down the glass on sunny days. Note that past October we don't see a
great many sunny days.
>
> <<<<<<<Re: your first post. If you hang enough fluorescent shop lights,
> should provide you with adequate light for about anything. I'd say
> at least one fan and maybe two. Good air circulation is really
> important. Can you open a window for ventilation when outside air is
> fairly warm?>>>>>>
>
> True, true, true. There is not enough light in the Northeastern states to
> keep some plants in good health. Some of those are better off cut back and
> kept dormant if you can manage it. We use both kinds of lights and with
> the number of plants one hardly sees the fixtures. Inexpensive shop lights
> keep pelargoniums (like cool weather) blooming all winter and ceiling
> mounted halogens that are moveable light areas not receiving enough light
> to avoid etoliation.
>
> From the highway on a grey day or early evening, our glassed room looks
> very suspicious for those who have seen the film "Saving Grace". No-one has
> stopped by for look yet. "Saving Grace" is about an expert English gardener
> with money problems.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4
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