Humidity??
I’ve seen quite a few suggestions of using a pebble tray to help increase humidity, along with clustering plants together. These seem like much easier options than humidifiers or glass cabinets. My questions then are:
(1) Does the type or size of pebble matter? One comment I read said leca, others just said pebbles.
(2) How much water should be in the pebble tray? I typically plant in clear nursery pots and then set in decorative planters, so the actual plant won’t touch the water. TIA! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #NewPlantMom #TropicalPlants #humidityhelp
(1) Does the type or size of pebble matter? One comment I read said leca, others just said pebbles.
(2) How much water should be in the pebble tray? I typically plant in clear nursery pots and then set in decorative planters, so the actual plant won’t touch the water. TIA! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #NewPlantMom #TropicalPlants #humidityhelp
2ft to light, direct
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 4 days ago
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If you need a significant amount of humidity, I wouldn’t recommend a pebble tray. Many only increase the humidity by 1-3% depending on the room size and the pebble tray size. But, any pebbles should work, though I see a lot of trays with smaller rocks. If you need more humidity than a pebble tray can provide, I’d recommend a humidifier. I use a tiny flower shaped one, but there are a ton on Amazon for all different price ranges. Happy growing! 🪴
@Elk @UltraClusia Thanks for your suggestions! I don’t actually know how much humidity I will need, this will be my first winter with more than a few cacti. I live in the Northeast US. I’m planning to convert a built-in wooden bookshelf to a plant wall so I’m weary of adding humidity with wood shelving. I figured the pebble tray would be less direct moisture? Those mini flower humidifiers are adorable though!
@hungryowl771 I’ve started doing that with some of my small plants because I heard it helps prevent fungus gnats, I didn’t realize it would help retain moisture as well.
@COPlantMom Thanks for your input! What is considered a “bigger” tropical? Most of mine are in the costa farms self-waterers, I think they’re 6- or maybe 8-inch pots. Safer to have humidifiers on them during winter?
@SlinkyFivespot8 yes it really does and sometimes they get mixed in the soil and I think it loosens it up. I don’t do it for decoration. It starts cute then it just mixes in or I knock the plant over or I want to add sk@e more rocks to another plant for texture. It helps with gnats big times