Frost Shelters for young plants

ieatbud · Apr 21, 2009

Anyone got any good ideas for frost protectors for young plants outside?.. would a sheet of tin work?.. any specific material?.

cheers.

Asthmatic Toker · Apr 21, 2009

Use a heater.

ieatbud · Apr 21, 2009

I probably would, but i have house mates, and these are outside, so not much i can do about that..

FreNzyBud · Apr 22, 2009

If its frost during the nighttime that you're worried about, u can make a box from styrofoam and put this over the plant. If the soil doesn't freeze up your plant should be fine, but only for one night og two. Otherwise you may have to move your plant inside if that is an option.

Good luck :eyesmoke:

ieatbud · Apr 22, 2009

So i wouldnt be able to continue the use of the Styrofoam box?

vapor85 · Apr 22, 2009

I'd just go to walmart and get some of the highest watt 6500K (Kelvin) CFLs you can find and keep your plants under them in your room or closet until it's warm out... otherwise you can order a $50 mini greenhouse to put outside.

ieatbud · Apr 22, 2009

ah ok, well i try and sort somthing out anyway.

vapor85 said:
I'd just go to walmart and get some of the highest watt 6500K (Kelvin) CFLs you can find and keep your plants under them in your room or closet until it's warm out... otherwise you can order a $50 mini greenhouse to put outside.

ieatbud · Apr 23, 2009

Well ive come to a conlusion, I will build a wood shelter and drape material over it for insulation just at nightimes.. sound any good?

FreNzyBud · Apr 23, 2009

ieatbud said:
Well ive come to a conlusion, I will build a wood shelter and drape material over it for insulation just at nightimes.. sound any good?

It sounds okay, as long as you only put the box over the plant when it otherwise would have been dark.

If you put the box over the plant every day so that it only gets 12-14 hours of light a day, it might go into flower.
Be aware of this, make sure not to "steal" light from your plant(s)

Happy growing :hump:

Space Angel · Apr 23, 2009

FreNzyBud said:
It sounds okay, as long as you only put the box over the plant when it otherwise would have been dark.

If you put the box over the plant every day so that it only gets 12-14 hours of light a day, it might go into flower.
Be aware of this, make sure not to "steal" light from your plant(s)

Happy growing

he's talking about a nighttime frost/cold.

ieatbud · Apr 23, 2009

Found out we had a small shed in the end

...lol

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