Jacksass Gives Northern Lights A Go

[Jacksass]

Hey all.
Going to try a grow in the middle of a Canadian winter.
Keeping a consistent temp is the only thing I'm going to be worried about as the weather is fluctuating 20 degrees a day.
Anyways I received some free northern lights auto seeds that I'm going to use as the test subjects . So if it goes sour I won't be to upset with the loss.
Be back a bit later to give more info.

 

[AngryBird]

Hi
Northern light is excellent for growing in the winter so good gift and .

 

[Greenlizard]

Hey. What part of Canada are you from? I'm in Nova Scotia. I hear ya on the temperature fluctuating. Crazy temp swings. My grow tent is in a heated part of my basement so I don't seem to have too much of an issue with temp in the tent.

 

[Jacksass]

Nice to meet you.
I'm from Calgary

 

[Jacksass]

Let's get started with some info.
Tent is 5 by 3.
4 " intake.
5"exhaust.
Roughly 350 watts led.
Promix medium with extra perlite in 5 gal pots.

Nutrients ? Haven't decided which way to go.
The temp issue is this , my tent is in the same room as my Wood stove. It's the only place I have room for the tent. With the stove going the room itself gets to 30 to 35 degrees Celsius , so unfortunately I have to pull from the great outdoors.
So the seeds are now in paper towel , they cracked yesterday. I should be able to plant tomorrow.
If you need any more info feel free to ask any questions.

 

[Greenlizard]

Sounds good Jack,
So what kind of LED fixture will you be running? Your grow space being 5x3 may suite a lengthways fixture best. Do you already have the fixture, or do you yet have to purchase it?
If you are pulling in cold air that potentially could be -20 degrees on a real bad day, perhaps you should find a way to diffuse this incoming air so it doesn't expel over one particular part of the tent and chill a plant or a pot.
Maybe a dampener kinda like how your woodstove works. It would control how much air is pulled from outdoors and indoors combined to help control the incoming temp? Food for thought.

 

[N420]

hey I from Canada two and would like to sit in I bought a 4 inch duct inlet that I have my exhaust duct line attached to to blow my air outside of my house it had a damper built into it I removed it because I didn't need it but it works perfect for me it was only $10 at home depot

 

[Jacksass]

Thanks for your input guys.
I do have a vent on the inside of the tent that can be opened or closed for the intake. It will be an everyday thing watching temp and adjusting the vent.
For my lights I'm using 4 ft. T8s. There are 4 full spectrum bulbs and 4 bloom bulbs and 2 cheap 20 watt led for sidelight , which may work or not but they are there.

 

[N420]

here is a pic of what I was explaining

 

[N420]

could use that to attach your intake vent to so you can dampen how much exterior air your bringing into the tent

 

[BobbyZ]

I found your grow... Good to see you back.
Stick a thermometer in the area where you’ll be growing and track your normal temp. So you can see what temps you’ll be dealing with.

 

[Jacksass]

That's awesome Bobby. Saves me the headache of learning how to send a link.

 

[Jacksass]

Sounds like a plan , after work I'll get the wood stove going and turn lights on in tent without fans going. That should tell me what I'll be up against.
I'm sure everything will be fine

 

[dick23rk]

Hey, going to sub up for this grow. Northern lights is always a nice strain to see grown out. I'm also in Canada, Saskatchewan actually and originally from Nova Scotia. Nice to meet you all!

Struggling with the winters up here can be hard, especially since you have a wood stove. Is there a cooler area in your basement or other part of the house you can draw cooler air from with ducting instead of outside? If it's anything like it is here this morning we were sitting at -31 feels like -40 so you wouldn't want to be bringing in air like that from outside. You will end up with a ton of frosty condensation all over the place and the air will just be way too cold, likely be an even worse situation.

If you're looking for a nice and easy nutrient line to start out with, I highly recommend the general hydroponics trio of the Flora series. Micro, grow, bloom. 2 additives that really help are rapid start for root production and armour si for silica, this will help strengthen branches and also help with stress related changes in the room. I run the whole line up except a couple of bottles, I haven't had any issues with it.

Cheers and best of luck, will be around to help out some of need be.

 

[Jacksass]

Nice to meet you dick and yes stick around it should be another fun ride

 

[Jacksass]

Alright ,
After 14 hours soaking and 24 hours in paper towel they have germinated nicely. One has a taproot half an inch long and the other about a quarter. They are now in soil.
I opened up my tent and what a surprise I got. It's being used to store empty bottles. What a mess.
I have some cleaning and disinfecting to do , good thing I had a peek

 

[dick23rk]

Congrats, now just to wait on them to break ground.

That really sucks, bad place for storage of that kinda stuff hey.

 

[Jacksass]

Just a quick question , I'm used to a running temp around 26 degrees.
With the lights on right now it's sitting at 34. Without bringing to much outside air in I'll be able to bring it down to about 29. Is that going to be to hot for the girls?

 

[dick23rk]

That's still going to be pretty hot for seedlings. 29 is certainly much better than 34 but still a tad high. Im sure it wouldn't effect them much but I would strive for 24-26 at least until they are a few weeks old. It can also be strain dependent, some strains do well with heat and others not so much.

 

[Jacksass]

Well the only other way is to use the air conditioner , I just don't know if running it in the winter will ruin it.
Oh and one has popped through the soil she hasn't straighted out yet.