Growing Environment Questions
Growing Environment
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1. WHAT IS A GROW ROOM?
A grow room is a space, usually indoors, that is designed to house and grow plants.
2. WHAT DO I NEED TO START A GROW ROOM?
The common things you will need to get started are a room, grow tent, or greenhouse. If you building out your own space rather than using a grow tent, you'll want reflective film or ultra-white paint to cover your walls. You'll also need grow lights and timers to encourage proper growth. For ventilation, you'll want oscillating fans, an inline fan, ducting, and an air filter (carbon filter for smell or HEPA filter for removing impurities). You'll need a thermometer and hygrometer to monitor the environment. To feed your plants, you'll need fertilizer, pH meter or test kit, and a TDS/PPM or EC meter. Finally you'll need either a hydroponic system, or containers and soil. And, of course, plants or seeds.
3. WHAT ARE THE BEST LIGHTS FOR MY GROW ROOM?
The best lighting will depend primarily on the size of your room or grow tent. T5 fluorescent lights, Metal Halide (MH), Double-Ended, and HPS are all common, but LED lights are the next generation of indoor lighting and a great choice. LED lights are comparable in price, but will save you money in the long run in electricity and bulb replacements.
4. DO I NEED A TIMER FOR MY LIGHTS?
Having a timer running your lights is extremely helpful. For vegetative growth, run a cycle of 18 hours on and 6 hours off. For bloom phase, run 12 hours on and 12 hours off.
5. DO I NEED A FAN IN MY GROW ROOM?
You always need fans in your grow room. Air circulation reduces the chance of mold or mildew; and wind resistance increases the strength of your stems and stalks, so they do not fall over as easily.
6. WHAT IS THE IDEAL TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY FOR THE GROW ROOM?
The temperature and humidity can vary depending upon your crop. But typically between 60 - 80 degrees and 30% - 60% for the humidity is acceptable for most plants.
7. DO THE PLANTS NEED CO2 IN THE GROW ROOM?
Co2 is always present indoors with levels between 300ppm-600ppm typically. You can always supply more to the plants thru Co2 tanks, burners, or other methods. Typically you will not exceed 1800ppm.
8. WHAT IS A CLONE/CUTTING?
A clone, or cutting, is a rooted shoot from a host or mother plant. The clone is an exact genetic replica of the mother plant.
9. HOW DO YOU ROOT A CLONE/CUTTING?
Clones can be rooted many different ways. You can use an aeroponic clone machine or rock wool cube, jiffy pellet or starter plug to root the cutting. The latter method requires a humidity dome and tray and may take longer to root.
10. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CHOOSE AND CUT A CLONE FROM THE MOTHER PLANT?
Take a healthy mother plant and find a healthy shoot with an active growing tip. Cut this shoot 6"-8" from the tip to the nearest node at a 45 degree angle. Dip in rooting hormone and place in machine or cube/plug inside dome.