whats the lowest temp.

XkushXmanX420 · Nov 30, 2008

hello fellow growers,
because of my situation the only place i can grow is on the storage side of the attic, perfect area and i have total freedom of what i can put in there, except as we all know winter is coming quick. and theres no heat in their and it can get awfully cold, although this past summer we converted the attic into a room(on one half, and the other side storage) and we insulated the whole place and theres only heat on one side, so i was wondering what is the absolute lowest temp i should put my babies in. this summer i had plants in their and, they turned somewhat purple due to low temps at night, so if the temp does infact drop to low what should i do?
any help and suggestions would be great.
keep on smokin :bigjoint:

Woomeister · Nov 30, 2008

XkushXmanX420 said:
hello fellow growers,
because of my situation the only place i can grow is on the storage side of the attic, perfect area and i have total freedom of what i can put in there, except as we all know winter is coming quick. and theres no heat in their and it can get awfully cold, although this past summer we converted the attic into a room(on one half, and the other side storage) and we insulated the whole place and theres only heat on one side, so i was wondering what is the absolute lowest temp i should put my babies in. this summer i had plants in their and, they turned somewhat purple due to low temps at night, so if the temp does infact drop to low what should i do?
any help and suggestions would be great.
keep on smokin

I have a loft grow space and the current temps with lights off is 5oC and all is fine, just a little slower thats all. Weed is a hardy plant don't forget it!!

CourageToGrow · Nov 30, 2008

70 degrees F. Anything lower is probably too cold. You should look into getting one of those portable room heaters. I think they are relatively inexpensive but I have never priced them out. Look them up online maybe.

Woomeister · Nov 30, 2008

CourageToGrow said:
70 degrees F. Anything lower is probably too cold. You should look into getting one of those portable room heaters. I think they are relatively inexpensive but I have never priced them out. Look them up online maybe.

if you are using the word 'probably' then you are guessing. people need informed replies from experience, not guesswork.

XkushXmanX420 · Nov 30, 2008

CourageToGrow said:
70 degrees F. Anything lower is probably too cold. You should look into getting one of those portable room heaters. I think they are relatively inexpensive but I have never priced them out. Look them up online maybe.

thanx but woomeister has a point.

Woomeister said:
I have a loft grow space and the current temps with lights off is 5oC and all is fine, just a little slower thats all. Weed is a hardy plant don't forget it!!

i understand that but here in new england its already snowing.
and i recently harvested with the current temps at about the same although the plant was purple, due to low temps, it did fine. but im more reffering to say freezing temps outdoors.

Woomeister · Nov 30, 2008

here in uk it is also snowing and air temp is minus 2oC.

trichopath · Nov 30, 2008

i'v read they can tolerate temps as low as 5deg c and as high as 40dec c its just not gonna be the best growing conditions :bigjoint:

XkushXmanX420 · Nov 30, 2008

nice,
i really havent a clue as to the convertion of celcius to farenheight in my head so, but its about 35F here during the day. do you have a journal?
EDIT:

trichopath said:
i'v read they can tolerate temps as low as 5deg c and as high as 40dec c its just not gonna be the best growing conditions

thanks,
thats about what it is now

Woomeister · Nov 30, 2008

trichopath said:
i'v read they can tolerate temps as low as 5deg c and as high as 40dec c its just not gonna be the best growing conditions

quite right. Its not good conditions, but if needs must then you work with what you have got.

XkushXmanX420 · Nov 30, 2008

Woomeister said:
quite right. Its not good conditions, but if needs must then you work with what you have got.

troof, any idea what i would get if i LST'd and 12/12'd from seed?

trichopath · Nov 30, 2008

and hey, purple bud looks cool :cool:

Woomeister · Nov 30, 2008

XkushXmanX420 said:
troof, any idea what i would get if i LST'd and 12/12'd from seed?

I have grown 12/12 from seed on many occasions and have had from 7g per plant to 56g depending on too many factors to mention.

frmrboi · Nov 30, 2008

Woomeister said:
if you are using the word 'probably' then you are guessing. people need informed replies from experience, not guesswork.

Ed Rosenthal recommends a constant 70 degrees for the roots health. I think he's not just guessing to fill up space in a book. The air temperature is a lot less critical.
You want your roots healthy. A soil heating cable under the pots would help.

Woomeister · Nov 30, 2008

frmrboi said:
Ed Rosenthal recommends a constant 70 degrees for the roots health. I think he's not just guessing to fill up space in a book. The air temperature is a lot less critical.
You want your roots healthy. A soil heating cable under the pots would help.

Damn! Here I am with 18yrs growing exp and dont even know who the hell Ed soandso is, so I must be wrong. Sorry for giving advice based on personal experience and not that given from a book, whose writer probably hasnt tried growing in adverse conditions.

XkushXmanX420 · Nov 30, 2008

Woomeister said:
I have grown 12/12 from seed on many occasions and have had from 7g per plant to 56g depending on too many factors to mention.

well thats good to know, i guess.

trichopath said:
and hey, purple bud looks cool

i must agree.

frmrboi said:
Ed Rosenthal recommends a constant 70 degrees for the roots health. I think he's not just guessing to fill up space in a book. The air temperature is a lot less critical.
You want your roots healthy. A soil heating cable under the pots would help.

any idea if like a lowes or home depot would sell them?

MrFishy · Nov 30, 2008

I'm harvesting a grow done mostly at 70F room temp and I suspect I'd have seen twice as much bud at 76-84F. I tried to keep night temps 60-65F.
They grew alright at 70, just not huge, or fast. Under 600W hps.
I don't see them doing well at all below that point.

frmrboi · Nov 30, 2008

XkushXmanX420 said:
any idea if like a lowes or home depot would sell them?

depends if they have a big garden center, maybe.

TexarkanaTim · Nov 30, 2008

XkushXmanX420 said:
troof, any idea what i would get if i LST'd and 12/12'd from seed?

Just a waste of time and what could have been a decent yield for your efforts?

moonbeam · Nov 30, 2008

im growing in about 65* right now. the temp was getting to about 50* with lights off, so I went to 24/0. i think ima just veg it till its warm enough to flower

T813308004 · Nov 30, 2008

The temps really depend on the strain but you could always raise your temps. I have a cheap space heater that I bought and it works great in raising the temps. Hope that helps

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