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Invisibleskaboss
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First grow-penny for your thoughts
    #7215048 - 07/23/07 06:37 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

It's my first time, I've got 5 Pf half pints of B+ on brf at about 90% colonization, and I plan on using the standard dunk/roll procedure. I have a small rubbermaid about 10w x11h x14" long with small nail-sized holes punched every inch or two all over and six larger ones on the top. Now:

I leave town for 2 days a week, every week, but I'm fanning/lighting/spraying etc for the other 5 days. For privacy reasons, I have to keep the tub in a cabinet that's only about four times its volume (but not airtight). Will I get decent fae or will those 2 days kill me? Would things like a running fan, open window, even a houseplant to stick in there help my cause? I don't want any moving parts, pumps, or anything because I'm dirt poor and need simplicity, so what can I do here? And what about humidity?

Any and all advice would be appreciated here, I've been researching for months and finally got my shit together so these can't be lost, thanks.

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Re: First grow-penny for your thoughts [Re: skaboss]
    #7215102 - 07/23/07 06:49 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

are you using perlite? if you have it in a cabinet for privacy, whats keeping people out of there? you have no other spot. id imagine you would eventually build up some moisture in there, and temps could get funked. but i dont know much. it MAY be alright, but wait on a more experienced members thoughts...

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Re: First grow-penny for your thoughts [Re: skaboss]
    #7215124 - 07/23/07 06:53 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

Two missed days of fanning won't kill your grow, so don't worry too much. It's definitely not ideal, but it's not a deal-breaker, generally.

You've got a lot of holes in your FAE. That should do a lot for keeping the FAE up while you're gone, but it will also mean you lose some humidity. Make sure your perlite is well-moistened before you leave.

Before I set up an automated greenhouse, I actually used to mix some vermiculite with my perlite. Perlite is good for wicking humidity into the air, while vermiculite is basically just a moisture reservoir. I don't know if others have tried this or if they would advise it, but I do know that adding a little verm to the mix seems to have helped maintain a slow release of humidity for a longer time, in case of necessary neglect. Again, I'm more tossing that out there as an idea, if you find that your cakes get very dry over the two days' absence--this isn't tried and tested technique.

I think they should be fine with a standard perlite setup, though. You could perhaps just plan in a slightly deeper perlite layer, so that it can hold more water without you having to fool around with a vermiculite mix.


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Re: First grow-penny for your thoughts [Re: sproket13]
    #7215133 - 07/23/07 06:55 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

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sproket13 said:
are you using perlite? if you have it in a cabinet for privacy, whats keeping people out of there? you have no other spot. id imagine you would eventually build up some moisture in there, and temps could get funked. but i dont know much. it MAY be alright, but wait on a more experienced members thoughts...




Temps aren't a big deal at all, really, as long as they stay in the seventies and eighties. Air exchange (FAE) and humidity are going to be the biggest concerns. I think the air exchange might not be a big problem, since it does seem like he has a good passive setup with all the holes. However, there's not going to be a lot of air stirring around in a cabinet, so it's a hard call. They don't die or anything with two days' neglect, though--worst-case scenario is the fruits are a little lackluster if the two-day period happens to fall during the wrong point in the fruiting.


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Re: First grow-penny for your thoughts [Re: figgusfiddus]
    #7215223 - 07/23/07 07:15 PM (17 years, 5 months ago)

and theres your more experienced opinion  :smile:


i like the idea of mixing verm w/ the perlite...seems like a good idea

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