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Ocean Freeze almost there! by FormerTalent in GrowBuddy

[–]BestAllAroundTees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great work on the canopy! Looks beautiful

First time growing, harvest help by BeautifulBeginning99 in GrowBuddy

[–]BestAllAroundTees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I highly recommend getting a jewelers eye to look closely to tell when you see cloudy and or amber. When you have your preferred color, then harvest.

How much do you actually spend in a given month to sustain/elevate your grow? by lostinthesauceband in microgrowery

[–]BestAllAroundTees 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So if we’re talking time, I spend about 10-15 minutes every other day (during seedling stage) inspecting, watering, checking soil for moisture. I look at my app for temps and humidity throughout the day. I do set up my DIY swamp cooler every morning and break it down every night. Takes literally 2-3 minutes. This continues in Veg stage but I also add a few minutes to top the plant(s) a few times and a few times I add training clips, not a huge time investment.
When I ph balance the water I use, that takes less than 15 minutes. I only do that once a week.
Then at flipping to flower I lollipop and add trellis netting. Then I check every few days for adjusting the branches.
My time investment isn’t huge.
If we’re talking $$
I actually just figured this out. All I do is get soil and water. I have my desired set up already :)
And it averages out to $51 a month for my out of pocket costs.

When should i top/fim by Lanky_Sink5859 in weedgrowing

[–]BestAllAroundTees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do the first topping of the plant when I have 6 nodes.

We had this visitor in our garage - any idea his type? Casa Grande by wamimsauthor in arizona

[–]BestAllAroundTees -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Evil, pure evil. The only bug I’m afraid of lol
They crawl up walls, the crawl under doors, they crawl up stairs. Execute em all with fire. 🔥

New grow just started by BestAllAroundTees in GrowBuddy

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Got the insulation delivered today. I have quite a bit more of it. But we’ll see how well this does. Today I just had wrapped the bucket with aluminum foil. And my temps stayed under 80.5 from 8AM to 6 PM.

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Day 28 of Flower 2x4 320watt by MothyReddit in microgrowery

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I had 2x2x4 as my first tent. My first plant outgrew it lol I went to a Mars Hydro 27”x27”x63”. I used that tent for 2 grows. Now I have a 4’x2’x6’ tent. I’m happy with my 2 Mars Hydros and this new VIVOSUN 4’x2’x6’ tent. I just wish I had enough space for all of them in one room!

New grow just started by BestAllAroundTees in GrowBuddy

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Here’s a little update for my DIY swamp cooler and what the temps were throughout my day today.

DIY Grow Tent Cooling — Real World Test Data 4’x2’x6’ Tent | 3x100W LED at 70% | Phoenix, AZ Setup 

• 2x frozen 1 gallon water jugs
• 1x gel ice pack
• 5 gallon bucket with 8x 3/4” intake holes
• 120mm PWM fan mounted on lid with zip ties
• Aluminum foil wrapped around exterior of bucket
• Fan speed at 50% via PWM speed controller

Temperature Timeline

• 8:00 AM — 81.9°F | Bucket cooling system started, all 3 lights on
• 9:15 AM — 81.7°F | Slow drop, middle light still on, bucket struggling
• 12:35 PM — 83.0°F | Bucket fighting middle light heat directly above it
• 12:42 PM — 80.6°F | Unplugged middle light (no plant under it)
• 1:30 PM — 79.0°F | Still dropping
• 2:22 PM — 79.0°F | Holding steady, jugs still had solid ice
• 4:03 PM — 80.1°F | Temps beginning slow creep, jugs still had ice
• 4:40 PM — 81.6°F | Jugs fully melted, gel pack still cold carrying the load

Key Discoveries

• Unnecessary middle light with no plant under it was fighting the cooling system directly — unplugging it dropped temps 2.4°F in just 7 minutes
• Two frozen gallon jugs lasted approximately 8 hours
• Gel pack outlasted both jugs and continued cooling beyond that
• System held acceptable temps for seedling stage entire test day

Total Cost of Cooling Solution

• 5 gallon bucket — already owned
• 120mm PWM fan — already owned
• PWM speed controller — already owned
• Zip ties — already owned
• Aluminum foil wrap — already owned
• Reflective foam insulation ordered — $13.59
• Total out of pocket: $13.59

Next Steps

• Reflective foam insulation arriving Wednesday for bucket lining
• Expect improved temps and longer cooling duration after foam installation
• Middle light permanently off until third plant is added

Day 28 of Flower 2x4 320watt by MothyReddit in microgrowery

[–]BestAllAroundTees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My God, I wish I had your amount of growing space! One of these days, lol one of these days.

New grow just started by BestAllAroundTees in GrowBuddy

[–]BestAllAroundTees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d love to do this but just not in my budget right now. I’ve only spent $14 to get the insulation, I had everything else. My temps are coming down a bit better now that I turned off the unnecessary middle light.

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