The lesser of 2 evils

[JDU]

I'm hittin 90°F in my flower tent burnin 792watts of Mars Hydro. 6wks into flower but already finishing- purple & some amber. I unplugged the TWS2000 - 307w -& it dropped to 86°.

So my question is whether it would be best to leave the light on & risk heat stress hermies or turn it off during the worst heat of the day & lose the wattage- thus yield.....??

[Mr.furley]

And this is why I shut down my flowering room every July and August. If you can cut the light at the high point of the day but also know that it's not ideal but I had this problem at the end of this year I hit 99f a couple times and it had its effects (lower weight due to airy buds, foxtailing, and nanners) harvest was still good.

The biggest problem is losing terpenes at this temperature.

[JDU]

Yeah I'm seein that wisdom right now. I'm leaning towards cutting the hottest light during peak heat like you said & starting to harvest. I know it's only 6wks but then I never saw a plant (or animal) that could read a calendar & these uns are sayin they're about done.....

[PRIMO]

I bought a small ac. @wallmart and took a chainsaw to the door of my growroom problem solved.

[JDU]

I have a 5000 btu AC unit ducted into the tents. I guess I need a 10,000.

[OldManGrower]

I run my lights at night when the temperature in my garage is lower. I have a small exhaust fan at the top of the tent and air openings at the bottom. Temp sometimes gets high but this seems to work well for me.

[SoOrbudgal]

I'm indoors upstairs in spare room. I run my 2 450vipars now with all vents open main door also. I have nothing but a fan outside of it. If i were to flip it and i am on Aug. 1st to 12/12 i'm doing my 12/12 on off from 1a.m. to 1p.m. on/off. I close top vent flap side window flap, door flap and leave all floor flaps open. I got forced air floor vents and a fan it will be above 80 in that tent i've already checked. I've not ever run tents this time of year but had too. i'm just gonna have to keep a watchful eye on them. This is also outdoor bloom begins in Aug for Oregon so if all else fails it gets way to hot JDU move them outside, i am if it becomes critical.

[Obi-Wan]

I always drop my wattage the last 2-3 weeks of a grow. Once the leaves start to change they start to lose their ability to convert light into energy. IMO, you’re just wasting photons if you’re blasting them at full power.

[Toker1]

Agreed with above cool temps brings better flavors. Good luck

[Mr.furley]

Toker1 is always thinking, almost like his is doing 120 going over mailboxes!

[JDU]

Smart.
I just wish I knew how to make real- old time- burn on a pin hash.

[Toker1]

Hahaha!! Mr.furley Yeah, tried that once before... but ended up with a flat tire. Lol
JDU check out my signature for bubble hash making instructions. It’s old school uses water and ice. 👍 you can burn it on a pin or in between two hot knives. Personally I just like to toss some over a fresh bowl pack.

[JDU]

A few days later....Hey thanks y'all. I unplugged the big light & am only running the 4 corner fixtures- 100-150w each. High temps now in the low 80s. Feels strange to CUT light but- The ladies are doin so much better with the lower temps & less light.

[SoOrbudgal]

Ya know JDU they seem to sense the cool and settle into the transition better kinda like the outdoor.