Keeping Slings in Cabinet Greenhouse

[Green2341]

Hi!

I have a cabinet greenhouse that is a mostly automated environment and holds humidity at 67%-75% (can raise this higher, but haven’t fussed with the weather stripping) with a temperature at 83°. I was wondering if I could keep slings in that? My only drawback is the grow lights, cause they are quite bright. I could place them on the low light shelf under my tall plants, but it would still be a general 12-14 hours of light a day.

Several fans run 24/7 and I have never had an issue with mold. Even in my high humidity “domes” (aka a plastic container with a lid lol), it is never an issue with the air circulation. This cabinet holds some jewel orchids that are finicky with air stagnation and mold, but they’re doing great!

 

[octanejunkie]

I think it could work and slings will grow quickly in that environment if fed routinely

 

[Green2341]

I think it could work and slings will grow quickly in that environment if fed routinely

Awesome! Would you recommend a temperature adjustment period or just put them in?

 

[octanejunkie]

Awesome! Would you recommend a temperature adjustment period or just put them in?

I would allow them time and space ro matriculate to that environment

 

[Green2341]

I would allow them time and space ro matriculate to that environment

Thank you!

 

[Oursapoil]

Please send us pictures of the setup once you have placed the slings. Thank you.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Indoors or outdoors?

 

[Green2341]

Indoors or outdoors?

Completely indoors inside a curio cabinet! It’s a mini greenhouse I made to keep my plants in. I have a bunch that can’t live in the house normally and need a specialized environment lol.

 

[Green2341]

Please send us pictures of the setup once you have placed the slings. Thank you.

I haven’t placed the slings yet, as I’m adjusting them to the temp outside of the cabinet. This is what it looks like tho!

 

[Green2341]

I haven’t placed the slings yet, as I’m adjusting them to the temp outside of the cabinet. This is what it looks like tho!

 

[octanejunkie]

How did this work out?

 

[spiderlover1]

I'd recommend you take the lights out if possible. T's don't like bright light.

 

[DustyD]

Rather than turn off the lights altogether, perhaps some kind of covering for the individual sling enclosures would work, but allowing for air movement. I myself just started using aquarium plant lights but dim them, while leaving them somewhat bright in early afternoon. I recently saw a video of G. rosea in the wild and males and females were out and about to some degree. My Ts still come out with the lights on, but largely at night. I got the lights to try to grow plants and eventually a bio enclosure, but my succulent died. Overwatering maybe.