You could try standing the pots on some paper towels. If there's a lot of excess moisture in the compost at the bottom of the pots, that might draw some of it out. If they hadn't just been repotted and had fairly firm rootballs, you could have left the whole rootball out of the pot for a while to dry out.
I think drying the air will only take away moisture that either evaporates from the exposed surface of the compost or is carried up through the plant and "exhaled" (I know that's not the right word for plants, but I can't bring it to mind just now) through the stomata or whatever the cactus-equivalent is called, and that might not be much in winter when they're not in active growth.
Edit: I'm assuming plastic pots, or glazed ones. If they're in unglazed clay/terracotta pots some moisture will evaporate through the pot.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Hopefully the roots will be ok. There is no water draining out, as i'm using a soil free substrate. Water just runs straight through. There is probably no need for the de-humidifier, but i always try and get conditions as good as possible, even if it isn't really needed.
You don't need a dehumidifier to grow cactus, nor should you be trying to grow them on in Winter, that's ridiculous. Most plants rest in Winter, their seeds activate and pop up in Spring, then they grow in Summer. Cacti are no different.
You don't need a dehumidifier to grow cactus, nor should you be trying to grow them on in Winter, that's ridiculous. Most plants rest in Winter, their seeds activate and pop up in Spring, then they grow in Summer. Cacti are no different.
I don't know where you got the idea i'm growing them on. They are all dry and dormant in that room. The only things i'm trying to grow are seedlings under light and heat in another room. I'm following instructions found on the BCSS forum, and i think they know what they are talking about. The de-humidifier was just an experiment.
I must admit that I also got confused between: your original plant, your seeds and your Tesco-rescues.
The BCSS forum is probably better fot your needs than this one. Less old ladies' tea party, very welcoming, but variable advicw. What was their advice?
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
You don't need a dehumidifier to grow cactus, nor should you be trying to grow them on in Winter, that's ridiculous. Most plants rest in Winter, their seeds activate and pop up in Spring, then they grow in Summer. Cacti are no different.
I don't know where you got the idea i'm growing them on. They are all dry and dormant in that room. The only things i'm trying to grow are seedlings under light and heat in another room. I'm following instructions found on the BCSS forum, and i think they know what they are talking about. The de-humidifier was just an experiment.
I'd not fret too much @Balgay.Hill - I don't think there was anything confusing about your query and hopefully (most of ) the responses were equally clear and helpful. Good luck anyway
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There is probably no need for the de-humidifier, but i always try and get conditions as good as possible, even if it isn't really needed.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Most plants rest in Winter, their seeds activate and pop up in Spring, then they grow in Summer.
Cacti are no different.
The only things i'm trying to grow are seedlings under light and heat in another room. I'm following instructions found on the BCSS forum, and i think they know what they are talking about.
The de-humidifier was just an experiment.
The BCSS forum is probably better fot your needs than this one. Less old ladies' tea party, very welcoming, but variable advicw. What was their advice?
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."