Ohio greenhouse experiment

dagobaker · #1 03-11-2008, 04:49 PM

lets just say its northeast ohio and really cold with lots of show outside and most mortals wont put any plant outside even in a greenhouse for at least another month.....
i dont expect the plants to make it because the greenhouse isnt heated and has a few leaks here and there
i have a 7watt 5 gallon aquarium heater inside the hydro unit to try to keep the temps up alittle at night
i have the plant covered with a clear plastic cover with a few little holes so it can breath and ill be putting a sheet over top at night just in case
i expect the next few weeks to be critical and hope the experiment works
3 pics follows.... one is the plant with the cover on
second is with the sheet covering the whole thing for after dark
third is the dual therm. with inside temp on top outside on bottom
im not trying this to actually grow bud
its to see if i can extend the greenhouses use for a spring early harvest and a fall late harvest.....i can put plants halfway through harvest early and late seasons for free light and then just refill my grow room and really crank out some bud...... opinions about how crazy i am are welcome (btw white widow)

kingkron · #2 03-11-2008, 05:08 PM

Is your temp in the green house getting below freezing at night?

dagobaker · #3 03-11-2008, 08:02 PM

my guess is that it will be around 27 tonight
im hoping the water heater will keep the temps up alittle
the hydro unit is running and heater is runnning constantly
i dont care about the plants inthere
they are just for an experiment

dagobaker · #4 03-12-2008, 08:37 AM

well alive after the first night
forecast was 27 outside
hit 32 in greenhouse
hit 44 inside the hydro unit with the plastic covering the little heater and the blanket i put on top plants look great

longlivemtb · #5 03-12-2008, 08:46 AM

Good luck, Whats the experiment for, Just testing to see if planting now works? No other reasons?

kingkron · #6 03-12-2008, 04:25 PM

i think there a good chance they will be ok keep posting so we can see how they do

dagobaker · #7 03-12-2008, 07:04 PM

its a combo of reasons
the main one is i want to load the greenhouse up with plants i start inside in the 12/12 for a few weeks and then can finish in the greenhouse and not pay for light
the heater is only 7 watts and the pump for the hydro unit is like 15 so its cheap
if i can use say 8 of those units and get an ounce or two each i can harvest up to a pound and not pay shit to produce them........
its the capitalist in me

dagobaker · #8 03-12-2008, 07:10 PM

ok i have a 6mil clear/cloudy plastic cover on top of the plant and the sheet was added for night time
the outside temp as of 10 pm eastern is 28 .....inside the greenhouse is ...32... and inside the hydro unit is a nice 58.....seems like so far the heater is doing a nice job even though i only bought the 7watt one for 7 dollars from walmart

longlivemtb · #9 03-12-2008, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dagobaker

its a combo of reasons
the main one is i want to load the greenhouse up with plants i start inside in the 12/12 for a few weeks and then can finish in the greenhouse and not pay for light
the heater is only 7 watts and the pump for the hydro unit is like 15 so its cheap
if i can use say 8 of those units and get an ounce or two each i can harvest up to a pound and not pay shit to produce them........
its the capitalist in me

Well I hope it all works out for ya, should be cool!

dagobaker · #10 03-12-2008, 09:49 PM

yea im not sure if it will be worth it but i dont have much outside to do right now in ohio and the greenhouse is empty and i cleaned the inside and outside so i want to use the damn thing already
i know may will be fine here and probably at least half of april but im greedy and want march too......lol
i dont have the balls to grow anything outside and the greenhouse uses polycarbonate panels and i put some paint type stuff to keep the light down and the heat down and it also makes it really hard to see inside unless ur face is planted on the glass
im planning on putting lots of tomato plants around the widow to cover what im really growing....lol