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Swan Song

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Any good suggestions for heating a martha?
#6758111 - 04/07/07 02:43 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I have a martha in a cool place that maintains a temp of 60 degrees F. I need to figure out a way to get the temps in the martha up to fruiting temps. Any safe ideas?
thanks!
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Arp
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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: Swan Song]
#6758197 - 04/07/07 03:09 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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If you put floros close enough I'm sure it will help to heat it up?
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JazzCatCF
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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: Swan Song]
#6758251 - 04/07/07 03:26 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I fruit in low 60s im talkin 55 to 63 degrees no problem.Although I dont know if it has a effect on yeild or size.
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Swan Song

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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a Martha? [Re: JazzCatCF]
#6758336 - 04/07/07 03:52 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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me neither, my old f/c in the same location kept at 70 tops and fruited beautifully. I have a flour light and a hanging incandescent light, but am still in the mid 60s tops. my cased GC's are taking forever to fruit and I believe that temps may be the culprit. I would go back to the old f/c but I have way too much to fit in there now. which is why I am asking. I can't heat the room, because it is too big. I can't move the Martha because it would breach security. So here I am with the dilemma. what to do?
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Swan Song

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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: Arp]
#6758360 - 04/07/07 03:57 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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BTW Arp, I love the pics in your links!
Good shit there!
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xrommy
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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: Swan Song]
#6758434 - 04/07/07 04:17 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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hi,
i heard of people using LED rope lighting, you can get 18' or so, it is flexible and gives off heat. you could wrap it around your shelving and it would generate heat within the martha and would provide light for lower levels.
something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/18-LED-Rope-Light-Christmas-Party-Patio-Decor-Lights-B_W0QQitemZ330048896741QQcmdZViewItem
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Swan Song

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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: xrommy]
#6758457 - 04/07/07 04:23 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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thanks for the idea, i thought i read about that somewhere a while ago. I am tempted to try it. I am going to wally mart later and will look around for some ideas.
I guess I should have thought about this problem before investing in my martha.
lesson learned....
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RoachMan
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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: Swan Song]
#6758458 - 04/07/07 04:25 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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If you want faster growth...
Heat the room.
NOT the Martha
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Swan Song

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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: RoachMan]
#6758556 - 04/07/07 04:50 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I kinda cant, the room is way too big to heat. so I either have to heat the fc or nothing at all
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fungusfun1
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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: Swan Song]
#6758617 - 04/07/07 05:26 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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u could look into a couple of heating mats like the kind people use to start small seedlings and hang them on the outside of the martha...either that or i would look into sealing off part of the room it is in and getting some sort of (super) safe space heater...
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RogerRabbit
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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: fungusfun1]
#6758722 - 04/07/07 06:14 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
so I either have to heat the fc or nothing at all
Then it's nothing at all or find another room. If you heat a fruiting chamber, your humidity will be lost in order to form condensation on the walls which will run down to the floor, making a mess. Either heat the area around the greenhouse, or fruit it cold. A space heater nearby should help. RR
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agar
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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: RogerRabbit]
#6758904 - 04/07/07 07:21 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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If it's in a basement. Use 2X4 studs to box it in. Use rigid foam insulation 2X4 or 4X8 ft sheets to panel the frame. (2 or 3 inch thick rigid foam insulation sheets @ $6 each)
http://www.owenscorning.com/around/insulation/products/insulpink.asp Stuff like this. Shop Lowes or HomeDepot for it.
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Blutjager
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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: agar]
#6760592 - 04/08/07 09:29 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Space heaters in the room perhaps,I saw a very interesting heater the other day at the hardware store that looked like a fan but had a heating element behind it to blow warm air.
You heat the room not your fruiting chamber
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Swan Song

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Re: Any good suggestions for heating a martha? [Re: Blutjager]
#6760718 - 04/08/07 10:22 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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how about an electric blanket hung around the g/h on the outside. would that be more reasonable? I could retrofit it with a thermostadt and place that into the g/h.
Edited by Swan Song (04/08/07 10:23 AM)
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