Hi there - I’m the midst of getting back to growing… been about 20 years!
I’m doing a small scale grow - 36” x 24” tent in a cabinet I’m building (48” x 30” x 82”).
No issues with lighting or ventilation - my biggest issue is how to safely heat the tent to maintain 18C minimum in winter.
The cabinet is located in my unheated garage - which concievable will see consistent -10-15c temps in the winter.
I’ll be using an HPS lamp so heat will be there during lights on (likely sufficient to maintain proper temps), however at lights off I’ll need a safe constant source of heat.
I’ve looked at various resistive heat options and am fairly certain my best course of action will be a baseboard heater (maybe 500w) mounted vertically. While not a fast source of heat it is safe from a clearances perspective as typically most high intensity fan driven heat needs 3’ of clearance in front of it.
Just wanted to bend some ears in this community - seems like a pretty inventive lot hang out here and I’d love to hear opinions!
Thanks - Mike