Question (I know I sound like Dwight from the Office) lol

[AdamBrown]

Why do live plants help keep a cage humid? I know it's kind of a dumb question. What is it transpiration? Plants release water as an end product of photosynthesis?

And the main question is, if you have a lot of live plants, they really release a significant amount of moisture? Cool cool. Thx!

-Adam

 

[laurie]

The basic reason is simply. Plants sit in pots, pots have damp soil, damp soil = humidity. Of course this is only a guess.

 

[fluxlizard]

laurie is right in part- the moisture evaporates from the soil.

But more is going on through transpiration as well.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_7470030_process-plants-give-off-water_.html

Here is another even better link:
http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4963516_plants-give-off-moisture.html

I sat through a lecture once explaining this process in central America. The effect is so profound that the forest literally creates rain in that part of the world.

 

[laurie]

laurie is right in part- the moisture evaporates from the soil.

But more is going on through transpiration as well.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_7470030_process-plants-give-off-water_.html

In part is good for one of my guesses.

 

[whereswaldo]

The basic reason is simply. Plants sit in pots, pots have damp soil, damp soil = humidity. Of course this is only a guess.[/QUO

yep was how it was eplained to me.

 

[AdamBrown]

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Here is another even better link:
http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4963516_plants-give-off-moisture.html
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So I guess plants do release quite a bit of water from transpiration. Damp soil too. Thanks guys. Oh, and let just tell you the 3 plants I have. Two of them are quite large. Just bought them and set up the little guys cage yesterday! His cage is so pretty!

Large Croton, large schefflera, and a average sized pothos. I hope the pothos will cover a lot of the bottom of the cage to keep the cage moist.