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Five steps to perfecting grow room climate control

Steps to control the room climate for indoor plant health.

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Five steps to perfecting grow room climate control

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  1. Stepsto perfectingyourgrowroomclimatecontrol 1.DialyourlightSetup Lightisn’tsomethinggrowers overlookwhentheythinkabout planthealthandindoorgrows,butthereisoneelementthatcangetmissed:Mostlightsaddalotofheattotheroom,soyoureallyhavetoincludethatconsiderationaspartofyourclimatecontrol. Lightingdovetailswith temperaturecontrol,and you’llhaveto thinkallofthatthrough. WhilesomegrowersaremovingtoLEDlights,manyarestickingwithtried-and-truemetal-halideandHPSlightingsystems,whichcanaddalotofheatandelevateyourroombeyondthe20-degreeorsowindowthatmostgrowersaimtostaywithin.

  2. 2.Thinkthroughtemperaturecontrol Generally,that20-degreetemperaturewindowIwasjusttalkingabout-warmenoughtonotfreezeyourplants,coolenoughnottofrythemissomewhereintherangeof65to85degreesF.Becauseoflighting,mostindoorgrowersusuallyonlyhavetoworryaboutcooling. Forgrowerswhoarejustraisingafewplantsintheirhome,a simplewindowACunitmightbesufficient.Unfortunately, they’re notveryefficient.WindowAC unitsdon’tscaletoowell.Whenit comes time to scaleup youroperation,you’llwanttolook ata systemthatfunctions more likewhat you’d callcentralairina homeenvironment.

  3. 3.Planforkeepingairmoving Keepingairmovingin your growroomservestwopurposes:It helpswithmoldpreventionandithelpsbuildstrongerstems and brancheson your plants. If you’renotfamiliarwithtranspiration,thinkof itthisway:Your plantssoak up waterattheroots, andwatermovesup throughthe plants.Thatwaterevaporatedthroughsmallporesin theleaves. Oscillatingfans are usuallyenoughtokeep aircirculating,but if for somereasonyou wanttodo airexchangeandbring outside airintoyour growroom– forexample,ifyou livein a dry environmentandwantto useexchangetokeephumiditydown– your solutions will bemorecomplex.

  4. 4.Bepreparedtocontrolhumidity Humiditycontrolisreallytheprimary climatecontrolaspectof high-performancegrowing. Mostpeoplethinkof itasmold control, butanothergood reason to haveahandleon your humidity isto influenceyourcannabisplants’transpirationrates. For humidity measurement,ahandheldsensor maybeenoughto provideaccuracywithinaboutfivepercent. The problem withsomeof thesesolutionsisthathumidity isadeceptivelycomplextopic.It sounds easy—it’sjustwaterinthe air. But when youstarttalkingaboutrelativehumidityrelatedto temperatureand othervariables,it’snotso simple.

  5. 5.ThinkaboutyourCO2levels CO2,orcarbondioxide,istheonenutrientthatcouldbeincluded undertheumbrellatopicofclimatecontrol. Essentially,ifagrowerisusinghigh-poweredlightsandtheplantsaregettingsufficientwaterandnutrients,theycanusemore CO2thantheenvironmentcannaturallyprovide.So,intheprocess ofoptimizingyourgrowthenvironment,theCO2levelcanactually beyourlimitingvalue. It’simportanttothinkthroughyourwholegrowprocess.IfCO2is goingtobealimitingfactor,youmaywanttobuilditintoyour climatecontrolsystem, aswell.

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