Misting Fan

Have any of ya'll tried it? Seems like it will be great for a greenhouse. See this http://davesgarden.com/t/389281/

Violabird, the only misting done in my greenhouse is for propagating cuttings. I bottom water mostly. Aphids love wet and humid..and I hate aphids.

after reading your post about this i tried to get one but they were more than dh wanted to pay. i couldn't believe tx. didn't sell these things lol. so dh made a mister for me and we used a regular fan. i'll tell you what when it was in the 100's here is sure did help. kept all my transplantings alive until they were strong enough to move out in the heat.
i thank you violabird and my plants thank you for this wonderful idea.

Glad it worked for you Farmgirl! I know it sure lowers that temp down quick. I'd like to know more about what your DH did, he sure sounds smart!

That wind and water out to knock the heck out of aphids, MossRose, I always thought they like hot and dry.

My greenhouse plants tell me, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" every day. Earlier this summer my husband installed a misting system in the greenhouse connected to a humidistat.

Because it gets so hot here (85-110F) my glass greenhouse tends to really heat up although it is in full shade all afternoon. The purpose was to cool the temps down, not water the plants and it sure does a good job of it. The emiters are aimed on the walkway down the center of the greenhouse, but could easily be positioned to water all the plants if needed. Drops the temp a full 20degrees from what it would be without it. The greenhouse is full of succulents and some other exotic plants. Everything is noticeably happier and some many things blooming at one time, it is hard to keep up with them.

The kit came from Charlie's Greenhouse as did the structure itself. I made do without the misters last year and just got lucky because we had a cooler than normal summer. With this year's high temps, it was well worth the investment.

The kit does not contain the basic 1/2" PVC or connectors/elbows you might need for your application, but contains everything else. Once the water supply and electric supply is in, just install the misters and plug it in. Such a great way to cool off on a hot day too, just stand them and get a light dusting of mist.....aaahhhhhh.

Charlie's Greenhouse
http://www.charleysgreenhouse.com/index.htm
Misting System
http://www.charleysgreenhouse.com/catalog/index.cfm?page=_ProductDetails&ProductId=6004

I have a ceiling mister in my GH from Charlies. I love it BUT there is no way it can be used without the moisture getting into the electrical plugins (even covered them with plastic) and that will cause the GFI thingy to turn off the electricity, which means my HID light as well. So I only use the misting system occasionally. but i do like it. I don't leave any plants in the GH in the summer. I am just now starting to put plants back in and i know there isn't enough room in my 10 x 14 GH for everything I want to put in there!!!!!!!!!!!! Donna