Cold Grow In uninsulated/unheated Metal Shed

**Homer13063** · 12-18-2011, 01:31 AM

Hi Y'all.
I'm a new grower. I started with an outdoor Purple Kush clone I received on 7-7-2011. I stuck it in a 2-gallon pot with dirt. After a week I noticed very little growth so I removed the cube from the dirt. Absolutely no growth. I the made a major investment at my local Ace Hardware $4.99 for a bag of potting soil. Lesson learned. Even though the dirt was great for the garden, not so much for Buddy (she was my little buddy). I used (2) 1 gph drip emitters and a secret fertilizer from an older & established manufacturer. After seeing the prices for any brand that refers to Cannabis, I rejected them and through many hours of research, I found the perfect one. Anyhoo, 1.6 oz.'s later I was happy. No pests, pesticides, Disease, etc.

Now I couldn't wait for next spring so I'm using this time to sift through the many different grow options, and growers opinions. I came across an article that stated Cannabis/marijuana is in fact a weed. It has propagated for millions of years without our intervention. I'm now growing DWC in my shed with temps 32 degrees through 60 degrees and CFL only. I only use one brand and my plant loves it. 92W total. I noticed that the air pump and water agitation, She is growing great. Forgot, this one is GDP, and beautiful. I'm expanding my grow from 1 to 5 plants DWC.

no emmiters, coconut planter lining in 10" net, then filled with perlite only. Unrinsed perlite.

Set it and forget it. 2-weeks into 12-12 changed cfl's to 2700k. Frosted buds are visible. I don't know how this plant is surviving and producing, but it is.

I'll share some pics if interested.

**SFguy** · 12-18-2011, 01:59 AM

Doh!! Lets see em.. Dude

**Thedillestpickle** · 12-18-2011, 02:01 AM

hahaha so your saying its Eeeeeaaazzzyyy to grow? ok i just started so ill keep that in mind. Im trying to cover all the bases but maybe over complicating things half the time. DWC with netpot is a good way to go though so no wonder its doing well

**ohmy** · 12-18-2011, 02:12 AM

32 degrees through 60 degrees .......................how do the water farms work frozen?

**Cannabisculture** · 12-18-2011, 02:16 AM

lololololololol.

yea...what ohmy said

**Homer13063** · 12-18-2011, 04:14 AM

I don't know how it's working. BTW: SFguy... You're beautiful! with that out of the way. The Plant is a deep green like I've never seen before. I tried to clone her, but it was too late. They wouldn't take i guess because she was starting flowering stage? Anyhoo, She's sleeping right now. This was from the 14th. I didn't go for mass quantities for a first time indoor grow with these temps, so she's all alone. 2x65w 27k + 2x23w 27k. 4 bulbs total.

**Homer13063** · 12-18-2011, 04:20 AM

Have you ever felt slight warmth on your air pump. That continuously pumping along with a squirrel cage type clamp desk fan on low. Buds starting throughout. I'm a believer in that all leaves serve a purpose... unless they're dead. She's 14" tall so you can gauge. My test wasn't to get the greatest bud production, but just see what I could do. I just like lookin' at her!

**hellraizer30** · 12-19-2011, 03:09 AM

32f pffff stuff just dont add up?

**Homer13063** · 12-19-2011, 11:37 PM

It's just a test. I'm not going to heat a shed. It's pitch black in there so I switched lights on during night for heat. That did nothing. I switched to 5am to 5 pm. The coldest part of the day is early morning so it's COLD, but not freezing. Bubblers don't stop circulating and fans move the air. I just mastered super cropping on a male bag seed I grew so I'll know for next time. One other thing is my water. I use tap water from cold and hot. I get the extra minerals from my hot water heater. My PPM's are 70 normally, and 130 (+-) from hot faucet. My nutes are at 1300 normally. Anyhoo, thanks for the tips folks!

A work in progress. This site has been a great help, but I have to experience failure and accomplishments to dial in my grows.

**Chadness** · 12-20-2011, 03:47 AM

Well done.
I used to grow in my shed though the winter. It was great.
My temps used to go from abou 4C up to about 25C throught the day.
My yield suffered a bit ( I had a perpetual grow harvesting 1/2 Lb every 2 weeks)
But the trichome production went up as the cold stresses them them and thrichome production is a stress reaction in flower.

Someone please correct me on this if I am wrong.

Good luck on your first grow.