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Is the UK humid?
I have done some searching on Google, and people say it is. The reason why I'm asking is because I have had a Camellia Sinensis and Coffea Arabica for a couple of months now, and they are growing. The only problem I had was when I left the Camellia Sinensis next to a window.
Apparently they need high humidity and it's best to spray them every day, but I have become lazy with this and spray them once-twice a week. They are growing just as well. I was wondering if we have the correct humidity for growing them, and whether this would affect the humidity inside your house. I have recently moved them to the kitchen, close to the sink, assuming this would give a higher humidity. Thank you. |
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Is the UK humid?
"BlackThumb" wrote in message ... I have done some searching on Google, and people say it is. The reason why I'm asking is because I have had a Camellia Sinensis and Coffea Arabica for a couple of months now, and they are growing. The only problem I had was when I left the Camellia Sinensis next to a window. Apparently they need high humidity and it's best to spray them every day, but I have become lazy with this and spray them once-twice a week. They are growing just as well. I was wondering if we have the correct humidity for growing them, and whether this would affect the humidity inside your house. I have recently moved them to the kitchen, close to the sink, assuming this would give a higher humidity. Thank you. -- BlackThumb Outside we are quite humid but most houses are designed to be drier on the inside! -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
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Is the UK humid?
"BlackThumb" wrote in message ... I have done some searching on Google, and people say it is. The reason why I'm asking is because I have had a Camellia Sinensis and Coffea Arabica for a couple of months now, and they are growing. The only problem I had was when I left the Camellia Sinensis next to a window. Apparently they need high humidity and it's best to spray them every day, but I have become lazy with this and spray them once-twice a week. They are growing just as well. I was wondering if we have the correct humidity for growing them, and whether this would affect the humidity inside your house. I have recently moved them to the kitchen, close to the sink, assuming this would give a higher humidity. Thank you. I have a humidity meter which I needed once to hatch chicken eggs. It's showing 70% in my spare bedroom now, it does not cost too much to buy if you need to know for whatever reason. I don't know what your plant needs, but would 70 be enough? If so, you already have it. |
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Is the UK humid?
On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:49:17 +0000, BlackThumb wrote:
Apparently they need high humidity and it's best to spray them every day, but I have become lazy with this and spray them once-twice a week. They are growing just as well. Seems to indicate they are happy but bear in mind that interior humidity is higher in the summer. You may find more problems in the winter when the heating comes back on and the exterior air being so much colder has less mositure in it, so when warmed inside the RH drops. -- Cheers Dave. |
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Is the UK humid?
On Jun 9, 4:49*pm, BlackThumb wrote:
I have done some searching on Google, and people say it is. The reason why I'm asking is because I have had a Camellia Sinensis and Coffea Arabica for a couple of months now, and they are growing. The only problem I had was when I left the Camellia Sinensis next to a window. Apparently they need high humidity and it's best to spray them every day, but I have become lazy with this and spray them once-twice a week. They are growing just as well. I was wondering if we have the correct humidity for growing them, and whether this would affect the humidity inside your house. I have recently moved them to the kitchen, close to the sink, assuming this would give a higher humidity. Thank you. -- BlackThumb You need to understand the concept of relative humidity. It may be high RH outdoors but indoors it can be low RH just because the air has been heated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_humidity |
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Is the UK humid?
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harry wrote: On Jun 9, 4:49=A0pm, BlackThumb wrote: I have done some searching on Google, and people say it is. The reason why I'm asking is because I have had a Camellia Sinensis and Coffea Arabica for a couple of months now, and they are growing. The only problem I had was when I left the Camellia Sinensis next to a window. You need to understand the concept of relative humidity. It may be high RH outdoors but indoors it can be low RH just because the air has been heated. Yes, at least if you have central heating. However, to return to our muttons, very few plants grown in the UK can handle high relative humidity at higher temperatures - that is fungal heaven. In general, only tropical jungle plants (and those are not) can. Camellia sinensis is a tropical montaigne plant, which is why it does well in the West Country - Coffea arabica comes from Ethiopia, and I believe that it may be the same (though quite possibly requiring less humidity, as I have seen it growing in central Africa on the savanna). For some more information on the UK's climate, look for the uk.rec.gardening FAQ (by yours truly). Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Camellia sinensis is a tropical montaigne plant, which is why it does well in the West Country - Coffea arabica comes from Ethiopia, and I believe that it may be the same (though quite possibly requiring less humidity, as I have seen it growing in central Africa on the savanna). Er, no. Sorry. Camellia is SUB-tropical - Coffea is tropical. But, anyway, the conditions where tea is grown in the sub-tropics and tropics are fairly similar to those in Cornwall. Coffee prefers slightly hotter and drier conditions, as I understand it. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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So I think the key to success with growing C sinensis in the UK is finding a suitable variety, and giving it a lot of water in the growing season. Coffee also has its varieties, and although the growing regions of tea and coffee overlap (eg highland Kenya), it is not capable of growing in places with anywhere near such cold winters as many places where tea is grown. The native region for tea are the hills along of SW China (ie Yunnan, not Tibet) into NE India, which, because of altitude, is on the edge between warm temperate and sub-tropical climates - not entirely frost-free I would suggest. Whereas coffee comes from locations at similar altitude in Ethiopia, but being a good 10-15 degrees further south is more likely to be frost-free. |
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I have been away for a couple of days putting me behind in studying, so I won't be able to reply properly just yet. There's a cheap humidity and temperature reader on Amazon. I'll order it. |
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