grow space

[bakedbear]

Ok so I bought a superstar cabinet from super closet and it's doing what it's supposed to do, just to small. So now I am going to build a room inside a wooden shed. I am using hydroponics to grow in and I know that I have to keep the water cool. My other concern is the heat on the plants themselves. I live in the south so the summer months are pretty hot. Will the plants be okay with just a good fan blowing on them or do I need to keep them cooler? And how hot is to hot? I have read the site information and was hoping someone here has broken the rules and still had success. And don't understand why plants would not grow in temps above the 80's and they do just fine in the outside even though temps go above 90's.

[BuddMarsh]

I live where it is also hot (100+) but is dry here. I have not had any problems running DWC in the warm weather as long as I use Hydroguard and have good air movement around the plants. Sativa type plants will tolerant the heat better so you may want to start with a Sativa heavy based strain. Build your room and let us know how it does. Good Luck

[bakedbear]

Unfortunately I like the indica better because I use it for muscle spasms and overall body relaxer. I'm a paraplegic so I don't need the let's go do something high, I need the sit and relax high. 😀 The ones doing the growing though do like sativa better so that might still work out.

[BuddMarsh]

Let the growers test out the shed grow using their strain and once the bugs or all worked out it will be your time. :-)

[bakedbear]

Yeah that's what I was thinking too. 😁

[Skippy]

Bakedbear you should try to keep the temps under 85 if at all possible unless you are using CO2 but in the south Humidity is going to be more of a problem for you. I am sure the plants will still grow at higher temps but not well and you will be more open for problems. there are certain strains that are more heat resistant that may assist you in this situation so researching some of these might be an option. I would have to assume inside the shed in the summer is going to get much higher the 85 so just a fan blowing is not going to keep you cool enough. A portable AC will not only control your temps but will control your humidity better as well. But with that said if the shed is not insulated the AC is not going to be very efficient. My suggestion would be to put a hygrometer in the shed and monitor your temps as well as humidity for awhile and see what you are actually dealing with for a climate this summer.

[bakedbear]

We have one of those wooden sheds that we need to move into its new place. So we could just get it all ready for plants and insulate the walls and also dividing up the shed to make a smaller grow space. Then put a hygrometer in it like you said and just see what it does this summer. If nothing else we should be able to fit in a couple grows between fall and next summer. It's a lot easier to heat a grow room than cool it. Plus we don't want to bring any attention to the shed by having a a/c hanging out the side. Trying to stay inconspicuous as possible.

[Formernuke]

One of the room ac with exhaust hose models might work that way there is no unit hanginger out. Just an idea

[bakedbear]

Yeah I was looking at some today on line and they say that those models work in dry air and it is definitely not dry here. It was typed in all caps from the seller about the dry climate. So I don't think it would work for me. I am sure there are better models out there that would work, but trying to keep costs down as well.