1st Time Grow White Widow & Seedmakers Autoblue

[soysawce]

The room just hit 90 degrees somehow wow i opened the door and i have the fan blowing in new air to cool it down am i introuble now?

 

[Foghorn]

I'd say your fine. Before I got my AC with built in de-humidifier I'd get almost 90 in the room and be 7-10 warmer in my box. It certainly isn't ideal and the plants definatly grow better at lower temps, but I don't think you'll kill it or stunt it's growth at all. Mine was running hot for weeks before I got an AC unit. Mine still did ok. I just harvested on Monday. My autos are almost five weeks along now, but were super crowded the first four and only one of the 8 look as good as yours.

Check to see if you AC unit has a "dry" mode. I had a dehumidifier going in the closet too until I noticed that option. Now it fills a lil resevoir I have to dump. Idk if that's a common option or not. It's my first portable AC unit iv ever owned. I grew up up north. We had portable heaters instead, lol.

 

[soysawce]

I checked for that feature

 

[soysawce]

I was thinking should i lollypop one branch?

 

[spring2012]

Sounds hot!! I have had that issue a few times. Seemed that my outtake fan was not doing the job. Got a bigger fan and sometimes I open the doors when I can. But that's not practical!

 

[soysawce]

With door open I get 75-77 degrees and 45 % humidity

 

[spring2012]

The temp seems OK with doors open and the RH is a bit low but nothing to stress about. It really comes down to budget and stealth needs. I have to be stealthy occasionally. This allows me to open the closet door 50% of the lights on cycle. That keeps the temps down to 77-79 with RH at 50%. With doors closed Im at 81-83 with RH at 50%(?). I keep my two 4" fans moving around depending on need. The taller plants will get a good dose of air toward the tops and CFL ballasts. The other Fan acts as air mover. I keep a 12" circulating fan at the top of the closet to blow out hot air. This leaves the intake as passive which works well. The doors open helps circulate some fresh air as well. I also keep myy AC at 74 as I live in South Florida.

If the budget allows for a inline high CFM fan with good ventilation to an outside area ( attic, window if useing a can filter, etc... ) then do it!

Sorry to give my story here but I wanted to give you some insight and see if you can use any of the basic techniques for help.

 

[soysawce]

what is a CFM fan and i heard that having the humity at 35% or 45 % makes it extra frosty or better for budding

 

[spring2012]

Well I have been told there are optimal RH percentages for different stages ( Seedlings, Veg, Flower, Curing ). Check this article out:
Science behind Plants & Humidity

An inline fan is what I was telling you about . CFM just stands for Cubic Feet per Minute or how air will be pulled out of the room given the CFM number of a given fan. Figure out the Cubic feet of your grow space and pick a fan that suits it. Remember that there are other factors that may call for a larger more powerful inline fan ( canister filter, are you pushing or pulling hot air, etc.... ). Check the sponsors on this site or Google inline fan. All the info is there.

Here is a brief explanation of some stuff ( its a bit technical but not too bad ): How Do I Design a Fan Powered Cooling System for my Growbox?

This is another decent bit of info and a bit easier on the noggin!: Blowers- Inline or Squirrel Cage-What's the right choice?

There are plenty of inexpensive inline fans out there ( Amazon, E-bay, etc... ). I do not even use one now but when my tent comes I will. The smell factor is pushing me to a canister filter and inline fan. I'm gonna vent into the attic.

Hang in there and feel free to ask any questions. I'm not a pro but i can help you find the answer or ask the best people!

 

[soysawce]

Just a small update i figured i didnt upload many recently haha.

Bag seed

New auto blue

Auto blue

 

[soysawce]

you think they will blow up?

 

[Kingkong94]

How close are yu to harvest

 

[soysawce]

I'm in week 8 this Monday coming up is 8weeks old . But they say 7-9 weeks from seed to harvest.

 

[williambonney]

Has the site been down for anyone else? It kept giving me some live reset crap the past few days. Looking good sawce! Very tasty! Proud as hell of you man you took advice and blew things up! You couldnt ask for prettier plants.

 

[Kingkong94]

Do yu think you are reqlly gone yeild a pound

 

[soysawce]

I dont think any auto flower can yield close to a pound

 

[spring2012]

I dont think any auto flower can yield close to a pound

Ive never seen one either. I know that the Auto Mazar can yield over 7 but its a long growing Auto. Here are some pics of a Mi5. Not my plants. I think the yield was 4oz but not positive. Ill ask.

 

[spring2012]

Found The Auto Mazar. 12.5 oz's under LED

Auto Mazar DWC LED-Dutch Passion Autoflower Cannabis - YouTube

 

[GigaGrew]

heya just thought i would pipe up with a strain offering...check out the red link in my sig =)

 

[Greenhouse250]

I'm curious why those auto seed are so cheap! isn't it usually the other way?