Re: "The Beast" FryingPanFlyer gets serious!
Some morning ruminations for today:
The two cuttings I put in yesterday look pretty good, and the six I did on Tuesday are looking pretty good too. I'd say there will be at least one more of the original cuttings that will die, I don't know if I'll try to replace that one. I don't think I want to go to those guys and pick up another, I'm afraid I'd tell them exactly what I think of their operation.
There are several getting some nice roots, none into the water flow on the bottom of the tubes yet, but that won't be long. Even the Charlie Brown cutting is rooting pretty good, but not showing outside of the net cup yet.
The heat is still an issue. The rest of the garage is 81, under the lights is still reading about 88, warmer than I'd like. I've got my moms going in the veg closet and that is only adding to the heat.
I'm heading to the hardware store today to get the parts for the fresh air intake for the garage. I'm going to use 6" duct from outside and a 6" inline fan to draw the cool night air into the garage. The garage seems to be pretty well insulated, I'm not getting much temperature fluctuation between night and day, doesn't get any hotter in the afternoon than in the middle of the night. So I feel if I can cool it off at night the daytime temps should stay pretty good. I'm really only concerned when I'm vegging now, 24/7 is a lot of heat to dissipate. I'm switching to 20/4 today, but during the heat of the summer I'll be on 12/12 and lights on from 9 pm to 9 am.
So, today I pick up 6" duct, insect screening and the fan. It would be easiest to just pull the air in through the wall, but I think I'll bring it in through the soffit, into the attic and then down through the ceiling and into the garage. A lot more work, but you won't even see it there, you may be able to hear it when standing near, but now from a distance.
Hope you're having a great day, it is Friday after all and happy hour is only a few hours off. Of course as one of my favorite musicians likes to say, "It's 5:00 Somewhere"! Hang in there people, you've survived another week! Congratulations to all.