Tropicals & Tender Perennials: My Luck with rooting hoya, 1 by begoniacrazii

begoniacrazii wrote:
Here's a photo of the tray, filled with misc. plants, some ripsalis, some hoya, begonias, trads, AV's, crassula, even avacado pits.

I have a dome, but don't use it. I water when it feels like it needs it, but double check with a water meter. I keep it at the middle of the 'moist' on the meter. I put holes in the bottom of the tray and it sits on another tray to catch any water.

The overall humidity in my office (which doubles as my indoor greenhouse) is at 45-50%. I tried the dome on my AV leaves to the left and it was way too humid so I took it off.

I think I water about every third day. During the summer time, when it was in the high 90's in my office (no A/C) I used a 30/30/30 mix of soil less planting mix, perlite and vermiculite. It did great because it didn't dry out too fast. I think that if the conditions were the same now, I'd HAVE to use the dome for moisture loss. But on average, my office stays about mid to high 60's (brrrrr.... I'm always wrapped in blankets and socks whem I'm in here) I do have a small 'dish' heater, but it only puts out so much heat. So far everyone is happy in this environment.