Aluminum Foil?

[Waiakeauka]

I placed an order for mylar to line the inside of my starter grow box, but in the mean time would it be ok to use aluminum foil temporarily? I was going to paint the inside of the grow box white but since my seedlings are already growing I was worried about the fumes from the paint affecting the plants. Can fumes from the paint affect starters?

Mahalo Nui Loa,
Waiakeauka

 

[cannabis420420]

just wait for the mylar its great stuff and aluminum foil causes hot spots

 

[malignant]

yeah foil burns your plants

 

[secretweapon]

... should only be used to make hats for your head

Foil tape made by duct tape is much better choice.

 

[Sr. Verde]

A space blanket (also known as a Mylar blanket, first aid blanket, emergency blanket, thermal blanket or weather blanket)

Mylar blanket, $2 at wal mart..... in the camping section (it's in a litttle packet)...... way better than tin foil, and way easier to work with...


Just put that shit flat against your walls... 1 blanket is quite large

 

[Dizzle Frost]

reminds me of trailer park boys lol

 

[malignant]

you should only use space blankets if you live in a trailer park...

 

[Dizzle Frost]

space/secirity balnkets are tight, i use em. And they cost like 3 bux, so if you rip em, oh well.....its rip and replace lol

foil sucks

 

[ROBSTERB]

mylar is only 1.50 gbp(3$) for a 2 x 1 metre strip, how big are those blankets?

 

[BigGMoney]

Mylar blanket, $2 at wal mart..... in the camping section (it's in a litttle packet)...... way better than tin foil, and way easier to work with...


Just put that shit flat against your walls... 1 blanket is quite large

That's the ticket!

Foil WILL burn your babies, without a doubt.

 

[drcheat]

how big are those blankets?

I would very much like to know the dimensions of them as well.

 

[stephaniesloan]

just paint it with a white emulsion, water based paint. it wont hurt your plants and dries in 30 minutes.

 

[Brimi]

Agree with all these clever people.
Tin foil won't reflect much light for the plants - flat white reflects much more light.

Here are the dimensions on some cheap mylar blankets - the best way to go in my opinion too (even though i use flat white - just easier for me):
Dimensions: 62" x 82"

http://www.colonialmedical.com/product.php?productid=20334

 

[scunkworm]

When it comes to tin foil you got to use the dull side and not the shiny coz that will burn your plants, i painted the in side of my growroom with brilliant white paint and coz i onlt had 2 propagator lights i made a reflecter out of foil and it didn't do anything to my plants, mylar is much better but if thats all you got untill you get it as long as the dull side is used it will be safe' like i said didnt do anything to mine.

 

[dam612]

i saw hotspots in a thred of weed growing myths, i feel like most people havent done an exact side by side and just assume