Growing in unheated garage

[xtsho]

So my tent is in an unheated garage with a concrete floor. It's getting below freezing outside at night and really cold in the garage. Setting the plants on the bottom of the tent isn't good because they are basically sitting on cold concrete.

I put a floor on the bottom of my tent to keep the plants off of the cold concrete.
I didn't have any insulating material when I did this but I'm going to get some and use it as well. But for now it's better than the way it was.

Just a couple 8' 1" x 2" cut in half.

Two pieces of plywood 2' x 4' with the corners cut out so they fit. Insulating material should go in before these.

I covered it with another layer of plastic just because.

And threw the liner that came with the tent in.

Gotta have a heater. I said it was cold.

I'm still going to put some insulation down under the plywood and then probably a piece of that 1" 4' x 8' styrofoam sheeting or whatever it's called. I'm keeping the tent above 65 F but growing in fabric pots sitting on really cold ground is not good. This should solve that problem.

I was going to put in a heated floor this year but never got around to it. That's something I might do after Thanksgiving.

 

[jonsmith2012ad]

So my tent is in an unheated garage with a concrete floor. It's getting below freezing outside at night and really cold in the garage. Setting the plants on the bottom of the tent isn't good because they are basically sitting on cold concrete.

I put a floor on the bottom of my tent to keep the plants off of the cold concrete.
I didn't have any insulating material when I did this but I'm going to get some and use it as well. But for now it's better than the way it was.

Just a couple 8' 1" x 2" cut in half.

Two pieces of plywood 2' x 4' with the corners cut out so they fit. Insulating material should go in before these.

I covered it with another layer of plastic just because.

And threw the liner that came with the tent in.

Gotta have a heater. I said it was cold.

I'm still going to put some insulation down under the plywood and then probably a piece of that 1" 4' x 8' styrofoam sheeting or whatever it's called. I'm keeping the tent above 65 F but growing in fabric pots sitting on really cold ground is not good. This should solve that problem.

I was going to put in a heated floor this year but never got around to it. That's something I might do after Thanksgiving.

I think you’ll be fine man. I saw on a thread recently a guy was using an electric blanket under a drop cloth on his floor to raise temp.

 

[Fullscan19]

I was like wtf is this dude thinking until I saw the heater lol

 

[Beachwalker]

So my tent is in an unheated garage with a concrete floor. It's getting below freezing outside at night and really cold in the garage. Setting the plants on the bottom of the tent isn't good because they are basically sitting on cold concrete.

I put a floor on the bottom of my tent to keep the plants off of the cold concrete.
I didn't have any insulating material when I did this but I'm going to get some and use it as well. But for now it's better than the way it was.

Just a couple 8' 1" x 2" cut in half.

Two pieces of plywood 2' x 4' with the corners cut out so they fit. Insulating material should go in before these.

I covered it with another layer of plastic just because.

And threw the liner that came with the tent in.

Gotta have a heater. I said it was cold.

I'm still going to put some insulation down under the plywood and then probably a piece of that 1" 4' x 8' styrofoam sheeting or whatever it's called. I'm keeping the tent above 65 F but growing in fabric pots sitting on really cold ground is not good. This should solve that problem.

I was going to put in a heated floor this year but never got around to it. That's something I might do after Thanksgiving.

Lowe's had 2×2' styrofoam squares, they are pretty thick, I don't remember exactly how thick cuz I didn't buy them, I had some already, but I think maybe 2". They were about five bucks each

 

[jonsmith2012ad]

So my tent is in an unheated garage with a concrete floor. It's getting below freezing outside at night and really cold in the garage. Setting the plants on the bottom of the tent isn't good because they are basically sitting on cold concrete.

I put a floor on the bottom of my tent to keep the plants off of the cold concrete.
I didn't have any insulating material when I did this but I'm going to get some and use it as well. But for now it's better than the way it was.

Just a couple 8' 1" x 2" cut in half.

Two pieces of plywood 2' x 4' with the corners cut out so they fit. Insulating material should go in before these.

I covered it with another layer of plastic just because.

And threw the liner that came with the tent in.

Gotta have a heater. I said it was cold.

I'm still going to put some insulation down under the plywood and then probably a piece of that 1" 4' x 8' styrofoam sheeting or whatever it's called. I'm keeping the tent above 65 F but growing in fabric pots sitting on really cold ground is not good. This should solve that problem.

I was going to put in a heated floor this year but never got around to it. That's something I might do after Thanksgiving.

I was wanting to setup my grow in my garage as well but I went for a closet instead because of the cold also.

 

[xtsho]

I was like wtf is this dude thinking until I saw the heater lol

Ha ha. Yeah the heater.

It works great. Keeps the temps good. Without the heater it's a waste of time..

I'm also thinking about insulation on top of the tent. To hold the heat in.

 

[Deltagreen]

I have my 5x5 tent on an elevated 5'6"x5'6" platform that I built and it stands 12" off the garage concrete floor. I pull my passive air from under it and when the lights are off and it gets to cold, I put a little space heater right next to the duct and it works perfectly. Keeps my tent 65° to 70° when the lights are off

 

[xtsho]

I was like wtf is this dude thinking until I saw the heater lol

Just trying to keep the temperature good. It's working good so far.

 

[79Toaster]

Had same issues in winter being in the basement. This is what I did



It's a infra-red foil with a temp controler

 

[Bbcchance]

Had same issues in winter being in the basement. This is what I did

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It's a infra-red foil with a temp controler

I did a combo of both of yours, I built the raised floor with the infrared coils in it, then instead of a tent I walled the whole thing off with a door and put my heaters outside of the whole thing

 

[79Toaster]

I did a combo of both of yours, I built the raised floor with the infrared coils in it, then instead of a tent I walled the whole thing off with a door and put my heaters outside of the whole thing

That's my next step. Getting out of the tent and buildinga actual room with door.

 

[Bbcchance]

That's my next step. Getting out of the tent and buildinga actual room with door.

Be careful with the heater in your tent, it can cause your pots to dry out fast as fook, can leave hot spots on your roots too, might want to think about putting it outside the tent with an induction fan bringing the warm air inside for you

 

[Lucky Luke]

I use the floating floor matting and then some ply wood on the concrete floor. HID lighting helps as well.
I try not to use a heater but do have the extracted air going back into the space rather than out a window.

Heater in the tent means its wasted if you are extracting air- heat rises and just gets sucked right out.

 

[79Toaster]

Be careful with the heater in your tent, it can cause your pots to dry out fast as fook, can leave hot spots on your roots too, might want to think about putting it outside the tent with an induction fan bringing the warm air inside for you

It work's just fine. I did it last winter and pulled a nice crop.

 

[jonsmith2012ad]

Had same issues in winter being in the basement. This is what I did

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It's a infra-red foil with a temp controler

That is clean af man. Feel like doing that again come on over.

 

[79Toaster]

That is clean af man. Feel like doing that again come on over.

It's just a thin foil laying at the bottom of a tent. You can buy it off amazon at different power ratings. This one is 150W/m2 hooked to a thermostat



It's stupid simple and it's enough to keep those girls feet warm at night. Look up calorique on amazon.

 

[79Toaster]

I use the floating floor matting and then some ply wood on the concrete floor. HID lighting helps as well.
I try not to use a heater but do have the extracted air going back into the space rather than out a window.

Heater in the tent means its wasted if you are extracting air- heat rises and just gets sucked right out.

That's why I put heat source on the botom of the tent

 

[BigHornBuds]

why not heat the garage with grow rooms?
Couple big HID lights for veg running 24/7 Add a big Dehumitifer for moisture , and ventilation on a controller for when it gets to warm.
In the summer change the ducts to pump it all outside.

 

[Daveindiego]

Standard pallet would give you what you need to.

Everything has gotten so much better for me getting out of the tent, and into this bare closet. You seem pretty into your ‘hobby’, why not build yourself something in the garage to grow? The height limitation of the tent is a fucking killer.

 

[Kingrow1]

Heat the garage, you cant heat vented tents otherwise.