Issue #71 - Sunday, August 25, 2013 Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue...
- You'll learn how to get rid of that smell in your grow room!
- Learn about 3 low-odor marijuana strains...
- Check out this week's trophy pic, it's a girl!
Happy Growing!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside
(founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses."
― Hanna Rion
Grow Room Smell Control
by Sirius Fourside |
What's that smell? Have you ever been standing somewhere with no one around, and you catch a hint of marijuana smell in the breeze? Even if you couldn't spot the source, you wouldn't doubt what your nose told you. One of the most appealing parts of cannabis is its pungent, unique smell. Unfortunately, that same delightful smell is instantly recognizable, and can cause lots of trouble. A grow room with flowering marijuana plants is a factory for that delicious tell-tale smell, and to protect your girls, you'll have to make that smell a non-issue. Today we'll quickly get you up to speed on the options available to neutralize smells made by your plants, and we'll explain which methods are most effective.
There really aren't a lot of options when it comes to stopping smells in the grow room. Either you find a way to "scrub" the smells out of the air, or you find a way to cover up the smell..
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For a small grow with just 1 or 2 plants, you can usually get away with covering up the smell. For a larger grow, you will likely need to scrub the air to make sure you're not leaking any smells that might catch the attention of nosy neighbors. Here are the main ways to get rid of smells in your grow room: 1. Carbon Filter/Scrubber (Scrub odors from air) The "gold standard" for controlling marijuana grow room odors, carbon filters (also called 'carbon scrubbers') will actually pull the smells out of the air, neutralizing any odors that pass through. These devices use activated carbon to chemically absorb smells and other impurities from any air that is pushed through the filter. With a carbon scrubber, you need to set up a situation where the smelly marijuana air is being forced through the filter. In other words, you need to use a fan to push or pull air through the carbon filter.
The most common way to do this is to set up a carbon filter in your exhaust system, which already has an exhaust fan pulling hot air away from your grow area. As hot air is pulled out and away from your plants, the carbon filter scrubs odors from the air on the way out. These filters are highly effective, last a long time and are extremely easy to maintain once they've been set up. Learn how to find & install the right carbon filter for your setup
2. Odor Neutralizers (Cover up the smell) Unlike a carbon filter, odor neutralizers don't "scrub" the smells from the air. Instead they just cover up the smell with a strong fragrance. These products are designed to bind with unpleasant smells so that the smell is "neutralized". I've heard of growers using everything from incense to "bathroom sprays" to cologne to try to cover up the smell of a flowering marijuana plant. Most household products like wall plug-ins and sprays just aren't strong enough to cover up the smell of a marijuana grow room for long, if at all.
Additionally, the fragrance needs to be constant since your plants don't stop making their unqiue flowering scent once they start. Once the smell arrives in your grow room, it basically keeps getting stronger until harvest. However, there are a few heavy-duty products available that are effective for small-scale marijuana grow rooms. Sprays, Glade Plugins, etc - Generally these are only effective for a few hours at most. Only recommended in an emergency! Recommended Marijuana Odor Neutralizer - Ona Products
Ona Gel and Ona Blocks were originally developed to control the smell inside sewage facilities. They are now available to consumers because they are remarkably effective at neutralizing odors. Ona products are quick and easy to use. They are effective at covering up smells in a small grow room, though they will only work for a relatively short window of time and must be replaced every few months. Ona Gel in the original scent seems to be the most effective for covering up marijuana smells in our tests. With a few flowering plants in a grow tent or closet, you will be able to cover up almost all smells with one or two of these placed among your plants. How long do they last? It depends on the size Ona Product you buy, as well as the temperature/humidity of your grow area.
Generally, they seem to last at least 4-6 weeks for most growers, which is long enough for a few of these to provide coverage throughout the smelly second half of the flowering stage. Ona Gel Pro - Recommend by GrowWeedEasy.com (stock up on these and you'll be set for small grows in a grow tent or closet) 3. Air Purifiers (Air Filters) We all love the idea of having pure air to breathe. Many air purifiers come with the claim of reducing smells, usually by means of a filter.
Do these work to get rid of smells in a marijuana grow room? Not really. It is true that some air purifiers do help remove some smells from the air. However, these are not strong enough to pull all the smells from a grow room. These are only marginally effective. Therefore, while air purifiers may be a good choice for other reasons, I do not recommend getting one just to try to get rid of smells in your grow room.
4. Ozone Generator - DO NOT GET ONE! Ozone generators are relatively new device added to grow rooms to neutralize smells. Ozone generators claim to remove odors, clean the air, and kill mold and mildew. Although some growers claim that ozone generators are the best means of eliminating odor, at GrowWeedEasy.com, we strongly recommend against having one in your grow room. What's the big deal?
Well, one problem is that they're bad for the environment. So much, in fact, that they're illegal in the state of CA where I live (see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/o3g-list.htm). More importantly, ozone generators are actually bad for YOU! Here are just a few of the many links to research from reputable institutions all saying the same thing: Ozone generators are bad for humans!
Some growers claim to have safer ways to use ozone in in their grows, such as venting ozone out of the house or making sure ozone only goes into the exhaust. Again, we would strongly recommend against using ozone since in the best case, it's only doing what a carbon scrubber can do. In the worst case, it's hurting the lungs of you, your pets and your family!
Make Sure Only YOU Get To Enjoy Your Plant's Smell!
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Start growing a Low Odor Marijuana Strain today! These strains produce neutral, non-marijuana-like odors...
even as they approach harvest!
Who Runs This Newsletter?
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Nebula Haze:Marijuana has literally saved my life, and I'm dedicated to showing you how easy it can be to grow.
I have made it my mission to build growing resources to help both new and advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money.
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Sirius Fourside:Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium(deep water culture, bubbleponics). "Growing cannabis is a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, perlite, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!" Remember, sharing is caring!
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