Too Much HEAT!!! Need Help!

yztwofifty

yztwofifty

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I have no way of constantly ventilating my room due to certain circumstances. I put a fan outside my grow room every four hours to bring in cold fresh air which gets the temp down to about 75. but each time I go back it's like 90+ degrees and I know it's taking a toll on my girls. anyone know of a cheap way to keep the temps down. I've looked into small air conditioning units but there like $200. Also looked in to cool mist humidifiers but don't want my buds to start molding. The humidity is around 50-60 on average. I need some advice asap before my plants are dead.
 
yztwofifty

yztwofifty

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I saw a compact fridge for $30-40. I was thinking about plugging it in my grow room and leaving the fridge door open with a fan blowing towards the plant. Ya think this would work or is it just a stupid idea?
 
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rkm

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yztwofifty said:
I saw a compact fridge for $30-40. I was thinking about plugging it in my grow room and leaving the fridge door open with a fan blowing towards the plant. Ya think this would work or is it just a stupid idea?
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If you cant ventilate, how can you operate a fridge with the door open? How long do you think the compressor will last running like that trying to cool more than what it is designed to? Questions, as it is now, how are the plants reacting? Are you seeing any problems? Are they strong? Are they growing well? What you know, possibly may not be actuality. Step back, take a look, do you see any problems yet? From your post it seems like you are in panic mode before there is actually a problem. Nothing wrong with being proactive, just dont panic. No, a fridge with the door open will not work, for long. My grow area in the summer reaches 95 degrees and the plants still do fine, they have not died yet.
 
yztwofifty

yztwofifty

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rkm said:
If you cant ventilate, how can you operate a fridge with the door open? How long do you think the compressor will last running like that trying to cool more than what it is designed to? Questions, as it is now, how are the plants reacting? Are you seeing any problems? Are they strong? Are they growing well? What you know, possibly may not be actuality. Step back, take a look, do you see any problems yet? From your post it seems like you are in panic mode before there is actually a problem. Nothing wrong with being proactive, just dont panic. No, a fridge with the door open will not work, for long. My grow area in the summer reaches 95 degrees and the plants still do fine, they have not died yet.
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Very good point. I'm not quite in panic mode yet, just a little concerned because a lot of people on here stress that "70-80 degrees is ideal". The plants are very strong, but growth has slowed a little bit ( 2 weeks into florwering) as far as problems are concerned I haven't had many, one plants leaves started to twist a little and some of the edges curl upwards. The other plant seems to like the heat. I have grown plants outdoor where the summers are 100+ degrees and they grow perfect, so i would assume they would do fine at 95 degrees indoor as long as they have enough water. You seem to agree. Thanks for the feedback always appreciated.
 
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rkm

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yztwofifty said:
Very good point. I'm not quite in panic mode yet, just a little concerned because a lot of people on here stress that "70-80 degrees is ideal". The plants are very strong, but growth has slowed a little bit ( 2 weeks into florwering) as far as problems are concerned I haven't had many, one plants leaves started to twist a little and some of the edges curl upwards. The other plant seems to like the heat. I have grown plants outdoor where the summers are 100+ degrees and they grow perfect, so i would assume they would do fine at 95 degrees indoor as long as they have enough water. You seem to agree. Thanks for the feedback always appreciated.
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Thats the problem with "ideal", people take that as gospel and freak out when it goes outside those parameters. They say the ideal outside temp for your car is between 65 and 75 degrees, does your car still work when outside of that temp range? I notice that I get better gas mileage and it runs the best when inside that range, but still runs outside the range as well. Get the point? Dont take what the ideal consensus is and think that it is something that is set in stone. Some people here also think that their way is the best and only way, sift through that info and do what best works for you, and your babies. Find the ideal circumstances for you, and then set that in stone for you, then you will have a constant that is good for setting an unchangeing baseline, this helps tremendously when troubleshooting when problems do arise.
 
email468

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rkm said:
Thats the problem with "ideal", people take that as gospel and freak out when it goes outside those parameters. They say the ideal outside temp for your car is between 65 and 75 degrees, does your car still work when outside of that temp range? I notice that I get better gas mileage and it runs the best when inside that range, but still runs outside the range as well. Get the point? Dont take what the ideal consensus is and think that it is something that is set in stone. Some people here also think that their way is the best and only way, sift through that info and do what best works for you, and your babies. Find the ideal circumstances for you, and then set that in stone for you, then you will have a constant that is good for setting an unchangeing baseline, this helps tremendously when troubleshooting when problems do arise.
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I've been seeing that 70-80 degree is ideal and it got me thinking... isn't there some awesome weed in Hawaii and other equatorial regions? It is a hell of a lot hotter than 80 degrees in those places and weed seems to do fine (super-fine even).

I remember when I first got my HID lights, I put some plants under them and came back (in less than an hour) and about 20-30% of the leaves were burned to a crisp! I raised the lights and thought for sure they were all gonna die. i trimmed off the burned leaves and they grew back bigger and stronger than ever. I realize this is anecdotal but I shared that to say: if they look good - I wouldn't worry too much. just keep an eye on them.
 
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email468 said:
I've been seeing that 70-80 degree is ideal and it got me thinking... isn't there some awesome weed in Hawaii and other equatorial regions? It is a hell of a lot hotter than 80 degrees in those places and weed seems to do fine (super-fine even).

I remember when I first got my HID lights, I put some plants under them and came back (in less than an hour) and about 20-30% of the leaves were burned to a crisp! I raised the lights and thought for sure they were all gonna die. i trimmed off the burned leaves and they grew back bigger and stronger than ever. I realize this is anecdotal but I shared that to say: if they look good - I wouldn't worry too much. just keep an eye on them.
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Thats my entire point. :mrgreen:
 
turkster

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just monitor your heat with a day/night gauge..if you go over 95 consistintly it could be a prob. maybe add a intake fan to cool the room down???
 
LoudBlunts

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i seen an air conditioning unit in wally world for 30 bucks...

you put ice in it...could be an ideal solution....im thinking of rigging one to my setup
 
yztwofifty

yztwofifty

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email468 said:
I've been seeing that 70-80 degree is ideal and it got me thinking... isn't there some awesome weed in Hawaii and other equatorial regions? It is a hell of a lot hotter than 80 degrees in those places and weed seems to do fine (super-fine even).
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Exactly. And probably more humid as well. I've heard that temps below 55-60 degrees and temps above 95 degrees completely stops photosynthesis. I would imagine the cold part is accuracte, but these plants seem to adapt to their environment very well. I don't think photosynthesis completely stops when the temps are above or around 95 degrees because my plants have noticable growth on a daily basis. But, does it slow it down at all? I read some where (correct me if I'm wrong) that when the plants internal temp rises it could create more trichromes and be more potent. And if true, does bud with more trichrome's produce a stonger high? I've smoked buds with very little trichromes that knocked me on my ass, and smoked bud covered with trich's that wasn't that great. What do you guys think?
 
Stormfront

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yztwofifty said:
Exactly. And probably more humid as well. I've heard that temps below 55-60 degrees and temps above 95 degrees completely stops photosynthesis. I would imagine the cold part is accuracte, but these plants seem to adapt to their environment very well. I don't think photosynthesis completely stops when the temps are above or around 95 degrees because my plants have noticable growth on a daily basis. But, does it slow it down at all? I read some where (correct me if I'm wrong) that when the plants internal temp rises it could create more trichromes and be more potent. And if true, does bud with more trichrome's produce a stonger high? I've smoked buds with very little trichromes that knocked me on my ass, and smoked bud covered with trich's that wasn't that great. What do you guys think?
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i don't know who is supplying all of this "proffesional/Ideal" info...plants are generally very hardy, and can grow in some serious climates, extreme heat in say...Arizona, where in the summer it gets to be about 110(F) on average, or say in afghanistan, and the mountains in Lebanon, where it drops to the lower 40's and even 30's....as long as there is no frost, you should be fine. Many growing guides are hear-say, you can take all the advice they give you and have your plants die, or maybe you try something else and works perfect and you get great yields, every grow is an experiment, so unless you have a system 100% calculated and calibrated so each grow is completely unchanged, you'll notice weird things time and again, never give up on the plants, heat over 95 wont stop photosynthesis and nor will heat below 50....zero light will

not trying to sound high and mighty, just some more hear-say from me...

goodluck
 
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rkm

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Stormfront said:
i don't know who is supplying all of this "proffesional/Ideal" info...plants are generally very hardy, and can grow in some serious climates, extreme heat in say...Arizona, where in the summer it gets to be about 110(F) on average, or say in afghanistan, and the mountains in Lebanon, where it drops to the lower 40's and even 30's....as long as there is no frost, you should be fine. Many growing guides are hear-say, you can take all the advice they give you and have your plants die, or maybe you try something else and works perfect and you get great yields, every grow is an experiment, so unless you have a system 100% calculated and calibrated so each grow is completely unchanged, you'll notice weird things time and again, never give up on the plants, heat over 95 wont stop photosynthesis and nor will heat below 50....zero light will

not trying to sound high and mighty, just some more hear-say from me...

goodluck
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Exactly, life adapts to its environment. If it didnt there would not be any life. Why do you think humans are on the top of the food chain on this planet. We have the mental capacity and the physical attributes for us to be masters of this planet. Other lifeforms must do the same in order to survive, all life has the desire to survive no matter what, and does what it has to achieve this. Plants need only a few things; light, water, and moderate temps, they will grow with this. Outside of that is just bonuses.

Anyone a firefighter here? I am sure they are aware of the triangle that it takes for a fire to burn. A fire needs three things, heat, fuel and oxygen. If you take any one of those three things away the fire will go out. Same with life, different life forms need different things in order to survive. Take water away from humans and see how long we survive.
 
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