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#229 - Sunday, September 4, 2016 Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue... - Learn how to set up a grow tent so it's super stealthy!
- Discover how to fix 99% of grow problems!
- Don't miss the Labor Day sale going on by Seedsman
today and tomorrow!
- This week's trophy pic features a happy face drawn in a huge pile of dry ice hash!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of
GrowWeedEasy.com) "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought."
~Matsuo Basho
Are Grow Tents Worth It? by Nebula Haze |
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Who Should Use Grow Tents?
Grow tents are designed to keep things simple for hobbyist cannabis growers. As convenient as grow
tents are, they're not designed for huge marijuana grow operations! But for someone who wants 1-5 ounces/month, a grow tent may be the best way to go!
Example of a cannabis plant in a grow tent Pros of Growing Cannabis in a Grow
Tent
- Relatively Cheap - Prices are around $70-150 for your average grow tent. Setting up a grow space to have all the same characteristics (reflective walls, air-tight vents, light
proof, water proof, etc) can easily cost the same amount or more. Plus it's difficult to DIY a space so that it works as well as a grow tent (which has been designed for this purpose) and it will often take more time, planning and effort than simply buying a pre-made tent.
- Easy & Quick to Set Up - Assembling your grow tent
and getting completely set up to start growing will take about an afternoon and can be done by just about anyone (full instructions below). Overall, the work of setting up a tent reminds me of putting together a dresser from Ikea, only weed comes out of it 4 months
later!
- Stealth - A grow tent prevents smells and light from escaping the tent when set up properly, and can be tucked away in a big closet or the corner of a room without necessarily drawing a whole lot of attention.
- Perpetual Harvest - Grow
tents work very well if you want to keep two separate grow spaces, for example if you wanted a separate vegetative and flowering chamber for a perpetual harvest. Grow tents create a completely self-enclosed environment that can be managed separately.
Some grow tents don't look particularly suspicious. On the left is a homemade stealth grow cabinet and on the right is a 2'x4'x5' grow tent that looks vaguely like a clothes wardrobe. They're just about equally nondescript! When all is said and done, a stealth cabinet with fans on inside (even one done very professionally so it's completely light proof) is only marginally more stealthy than a black grow tent with a zipper down
the middle. When it comes to stealth, don't expect any grow tent or cabinet to be stealthy enough for someone to be hanging out in your room without noticing the fact that it's emitting light/noise/heat. Instead, you're looking for something that can fool someone who is quickly passing by it for a moment or two.
Grow tents also let you easily set up a perpetual harvest. This grower (Manzfoo) keeps young plants in the purple LED tent, and older plants in the yellow HPS tent. As soon as he harvests the big plants, he rotates in the young ones and starts a new batch. This lets him harvest every 2 months or so! If you've seen the examples and want to keep it simple and get a grow tent, here's more information on
how they quickly create the perfect environment for your growing marijuana plants!
Quickly Create the Perfect Environment
When used
correctly, a grow tent lets you recreate nature under its most ideal conditions! Possibly the hardest part of being able to grow cannabis in these ideal conditions is getting set up. However, once everything is set up, it's mainly a matter of planting a seed and watering your plants until you harvest bud!
If you're trying
to create a growing environment from scratch, you may have to do some DIY which can feel overwhelming if you're just getting a grasp on growing. Utilizing a grow tent takes care of a bunch of environmental factors in one fell swoop. - Maximize Your Grow Lights - A grow tent has reflective walls and the reflectivity is equal or often even better than what you could do
yourself!
- Designed for Common Grow Equipment - It's easy to hang and adjust your grow lights, hook up your fan, find ports and vents, etc. A grow tent accounts for most growing situations.
- Light Proof - A grow tent is constructed to
prevent light from leaking in or out of the tent. Not only does this help your plants (cannabis needs complete darkness at night to make as many buds as possible), it also prevents light from spilling out; you don't want to possibly alert others that there are some very bright lights inside your home! Sometimes DIY light proofing a space can be tricky, and a grow tent takes that problem out of the equation.
- Waterproof & Easy to Clean - A grow tent usually has a waterproof floor that contains regular spills so you don't have to worry about water leaking out onto your floor. It's also easy to wipe down the walls and floor of a grow tent, making it simple to keep things clean.
- Designed for Airflow - The sealed nature of the tent
combined with vents and air ports make it so you can set up a whirlwind of air in the tent simply by installing a strong exhaust fan in one of the included ports. This constantly pulls fresh air in to circulate through the tent from the intake vents near the floor, replacing all the air in just minutes while giving plants plenty of CO2 and preventing problems from heat buildup.
- Smell-Proof - Grow tents make it really easy to take advantage of a carbon filter. The negative air pressure caused by the sealed space prevents any smells from leaking into the home as long as the carbon filter is attached, the exhaust fan is on and the doors are kept closed.
At its simplest, a grow tent just needs an exhaust
fan and a grow light. At this point you've already created a great cannabis growing environment! See a grow journal in this setup! What Size Grow Tent?
There are hundreds of models of grow tents, and they come in many different sizes. It can be confusing to know which one to get for your situation, and which ones are best overall. This should help clear things up!
Best Hobbyist Sizes - 2'x4' and 4'x4'
When it comes to grow tents two of the most common sizes (in the US) for hobbyist growers are the 2'x4' and 4'x4' tents. These are also made to fit the most common grow lights.
I believe a 2'x4' is one of the best sizes for new growers because it gives you enough space for decent yields (get up to several ounces a month) but it isn't big enough to be overwhelming. You get easy access to all the plants, including the ones in the back, but still get all the advantages of a full-size grow light. You can start with a small light
like CFLs or a small LED in this size tent, and still have room to eventually upgrade up to a 400W HPS (7-14 oz harvest).
For bigger growers, a 4'x4' grow tent is great because it can be used with the next class of grow lights up to some of the biggest grow lights. It can support a 600-1000W HPS or LED grow light as long as it's 6-7' tall.
If you want to double your yield from a 2'x4' but don't want to have to set up a whole grow room, a 4'x4' is the way to go! It's big enough for monster yields (a pound or more!) but still small enough to be manageable by just one person. Height Helps - At least 5' tall, and 7' is better
Short spaces are difficult to grow in because
you have to worry about your plant "growing into" the grow light. A 5' tall tent will support up to a 400W, though more height makes things a little easier. Having an area that is 7' tall makes it much less likely you'll ever be limited by the height of your grow space. Even a little extra height can increase your yields in some cases because a taller space lets you support more powerful grow lights and grow larger plants.
Short plants can only yield so much even if they're completely covered in bud
Extra height lets you use more powerful lights and grow taller plants (with bigger, longer buds!) Grow Light Compatibility - 2'x4'x5' (or taller) - CFLs, T5, 250W, 400W
- 4'x4'x7' - 600W, 1000W, Huge LEDs
How to Fix 99% of Grow Problems! |
Nothing is more depressing than a sick plant, so we've tried to make it as easy as possible for growers to figure out what's wrong if you run into problems!
Here are some resources to
help:
Or check out our flowchart!
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Labor Day (like many major holidays) can be a great day to check various seed sources for sales! Often you don't know a specific sale is coming so I wanted to share one I know is coming up. I got an email from Seedsman a few days ago letting me know they
are going to have a 20% Off Labor Day sale on Sunday and Monday only. So if you're planning on growing this winter, today or tomorrow might be a good time to stock up on the strains you want!
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Your website is amazing. I’ve checked many sites for information and yours is far and away the most comprehensive and explains things pretty much the way I like
it.
Gerry
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This smiley face from Tika was drawn completely in hash! Hash is made by separating all the trichomes (the good stuff) from green leafy matter, so you are left with a super concentrated form of cannabis that can be used for smoking, vaping or cooking. I
believe the dry ice method that Tika used here is one of the best ways to get hash out of your trim or buds, because you get so much so quickly, with a relatively small amount of work!
~Nebula
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