Hot temps cold roots

Dezpez

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• Apr 13, 2018

• #1

Are there any benefits to adding cold nutes or ice cubed nutes to reservoir? Can the plant withstand higher temperature with cold roots?

 

RetiredGuerilla

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• Apr 13, 2018

• #2

Dezpez said:

Are there any benefits to adding cold nutes or ice cubed nutes to reservoir? Can the plant withstand higher temperature with cold roots?

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I would think so but the roots temperature threshold should not be breech. I would think around 58 degrees.

 

Dezpez

Member

• Apr 13, 2018

• #3

Ive heard temps can go way past 90 to even 100s as long as res stays chilled idk if this is true but doesn't hurt to try.

 

Dezpez

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• Apr 14, 2018

• #4

Anybody?

 

RetiredGuerilla

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• Apr 14, 2018

• #5

Dezpez said:

Ive heard temps can go way past 90 to even 100s as long as res stays chilled idk if this is true but doesn't hurt to try.

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Dezpez said:

Anybody?

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Dude indoor growers in Cali have had temps get to 110. Under the ground the temp is a constant 56-58 degrees. Im sure some container gardeners outdoors have experienced much lower root temps than that. It's a tough plant. If your room temps are in the 105 range and your temps are at 57ish at the root zone they may thrive. In the hot summer once I started feeling sick so i put my feet in ice water to bring my core temp down. Shit works. Now i crave that ice water in the summer. I put a towel down next to a beer cooler and stand in it for a couple of minutes.

 

Bugeye

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• Apr 14, 2018

• #6

Yes, keeping roots cool will allow your plant to do better in high temps, as will massive air exchange.

 

xtsho

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• Apr 14, 2018

• #7

I used to put frozen water bottles in my DWC buckets in the middle of summer.

 

farmerfischer

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• Apr 14, 2018

• #8

xtsho said:

I used to put frozen water bottles in my DWC buckets in the middle of summer.

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I did the same when I ran a flood & drain system.. worked pretty good..

 

SchmoeJoe

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• Apr 14, 2018

• #9

Dezpez said:

Are there any benefits to adding cold nutes or ice cubed nutes to reservoir? Can the plant withstand higher temperature with cold roots?

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The main issue is that the warmer the water the less dissolved oxygen it holds. Passed about 85°f it hardly holds any. This suffocates the roots and can also lead to infections.

 

Dezpez

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• Apr 14, 2018

• #10

For these wild tx days im sure we will be up in the 105 sometime soon. Ive had issues with heat but never knew cold nutes was a benefit. From now on im storing nutes in fridge and thanks guys great advice.