So, I have never attempted growing before but I have decided to help the misses out and give it a go. I will list what I have so far and my 2 major concerns below. Any help with things I may be missing or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Equipment:
3x3x6 grow tent
AeroZesh G4 Inline Duct Fan Combo w/ Carbon Filter (4" 195 CFM)
2x AeroWave E6 Clip-on Fan (thinking one on bottom one near top)
Spider Farmer SF2000Pro LED Light
Supplies:
2x Coco Coir Bricks 650g
8 Quart Bag Perlite (will mix with the 2 CoCo’s should be enough for 3 pots below)
3x 3 Gallon Fabric Pots
3x 12" plastic saucers (collect runoff)
3x Pot Elevator (brings pots 2" off ground)
3x3ft Elastic Trellis
Supplements:
CANNA PK 13/14
CANNA Coco A&B
General Hydroponics CaliMagic
Seeds (all from NASC):
Green Crack Auto
Bruce Banner Auto
Planning on placing pots on little risers and placing those inside plastic saucers to collect runoff.
Concerns:
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Ventilation. This tent will be in an enclosed 170sqft “sun room” that basically has floor to ceiling sliding glass doors as the walls (no actual windows) covered completely with bamboo blinds. The tent will be exhausting into the same room it resides. Simply cracking a couple or doors to allow outside air in is not a problem, but that leads to my next issue.
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Temperature. I live in the Midwest and winter is coming, we have some nights on the horizon that will be in the mid teens (fahrenheit). Being in an uninsulated room that is not temperature controlled leads to this room getting very cold at night, but warming up quickly once the sun comes out. I was contemplating some of those heating tubes inside the tent I saw on another post here as they are low wattage, but not sure if those would even be enough. The floor is concrete so I was thinking a piece of foam board insulation under the tent would help, plus the pots will be slightly elevated off the ground on the risers. If I crack the doors for venting, this will only increase the cold problem.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I expect my first attempt to be a crap yield, but if it’s not even worth attempting until it warms up then I understand.