Ideas to increase temperature

[SGordon]

Hello Everyone!

I have setup my first grow in my garage.
The seeds I am growing are 1xRedfire and 1xSourDiesel. I obtained both seeds from medicine I obtained from my dispensary. I realize that planting these are a gamble and I could end up with males, but I figure for my first grow I'd give them a whirl.

Currently I am using:

Kindsoil
Smartpots
4 CFL 40w lights (24 hours)
Water

My question is, how can I increase the temperature in my grow area? I started growing both at the beginning of January. And in my rookie opinion they seem to be growing very slowly (4 nodes tall with the 5th node developing). I'm thinking the temperature has a lot to do with this. I haven't been controlling the temps (Not sure how to) and sometimes my garage will get as cold as 40f. Any ideas or thoughts would be awesome! Thanks
in advanced!

 

[blue rust]

I use too different things for this but I am a new grower. I bought thermostats from amazon that automatically provide power if the temp goes below 68. One is connected to a heating pad inside my tent the other is going to a large infra red heating bulb outside my tent. The kind they use for hatching eggs I got that at tractor supply. Right now it wouldn't matter too much because I'm in veg but when I switch to flower I couldn't have the infra red shining on my girls and risking them going hermie. So it just warms the room around my tent. I've seen other people using electric heaters but to me the risk of a problem going on with them is greater when I'm away or sleeping. Best of luck.

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[blue rust]

You can see the thermostat in the back corner. Right side.

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[SGordon]

I use too different things for this but I am a new grower. I bought thermostats from amazon that automatically provide power if the temp goes below 68. One is connected to a heating pad inside my tent the other is going to a large infra red heating bulb outside my tent. The kind they use for hatching eggs I got that at tractor supply. Right now it wouldn't matter too much because I'm in veg but when I switch to flower I couldn't have the infra red shining on my girls and risking them going hermie. So it just warms the room around my tent. I've seen other people using electric heaters but to me the risk of a problem going on with them is greater when I'm away or sleeping. Best of luck.

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Thanks for the ideas Blue Rust! I'm especially interested in checking out the heating bulb idea. I've thought about space heaters, but am leary about leaving something like that on unattended.


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[KingJoe83]

Thanks for the ideas Blue Rust! I'm especially interested in checking out the heating bulb idea. I've thought about space heaters, but am leary about leaving something like that on unattended.


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You can get a floor heater and set it at a temp you require. Then when it gets below it kicks on .

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[bunkbudz]

Id try to make some sort of tent space out of some thick plastic. Thatll help hold heat and moisture. Id add several more cfls, your plants def look healthy tho so gj on that.

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[SGordon]

It's a girl! Just discovered the little clear pistils today! I'm stoked since this was bag seed. My other plant though turned out to be a boy. 1 outta 2, I'm happy with that.

Be well

 

[WillGrow510]

Congrats!

 

[irrgro]

I use these for temp control in my 3x3. It works great and only runs when I need it to, which isn't very often, mostly at night when the lights are off, but off and on.

BYB - 150W 110V Ceramic Infrared Heat Emitter Brooder Coop Pet Infrared Lamp Bulb, Black

NOMOYPET Flexible Clamp Lamp Holder - Reptile Terrarium Clip On Light Fixture, Heat Lamp Stand

WILLHI WH1436A Temperature Controller 110V Digital Thermostat Switch Sous Vide Controller NTC 10K Sensor, Improved Version

 

[tom71nex]

I have a similar problem
growing in Bogota Colombia, high altitude, temps 46 night 70 day. to cold at night? heat blanket maybe for the night? Outdoor patio grow in big pots.

I'm very new to the forum thing so sorry in advance if I did this wrong. I have grown in the past several times, living in PA it was always outdoor seasonal grow. Last beauty was 13 ft tall and chuck full of bud even though I didn't get any. lol I ended up moving to Bogota Colombia 3 months before the harvest, my brother in law was very happy to take the plunder lol. Which brings me to my topic.

I moved to Bogota Colombia in 2012 to become an English teacher after my Col. wife said it would be a great career change which it was. From the get go it was easy to buy nug for what I needed no fuss and fast. But recently my father in law here has been diagnosed with high stage lung cancer and has pain, lack of hunger, sleep problems. all which can be helped with tincture. But I need to grow to get that kind of yield for a good price.
The laws were changed here in 2014 to allow private growers 20 plants pretty cool.
I live in a city, Bogota< so not much space. I have 5 plants in big pots, all my fertilizers, and tea supplements, all good to go. My problem is high in the mountains I average 46 degrees at night, 67-70 in the day. I have 12-12 sunlight here all year round and the plants get about 6 direct and 6 indirect during a normal day. I have read some strains are ok in that temperature like they were bread for it? not sure. I, however, noticed a chilly week and the plants seemed to go dormant and then it warmed up again and I got about 8 inches of growth in the following week.
What's weird is they are about 3 months old, 3 and 4 ft tall I'm guessing the temps are wreaking havoc on the growth cycle, they should be flowering by now I would think but in another article, I found it said equator strains veg a lot longer, then flower a lot longer, like the whole life span is stretched out.
I'm thinking a heat blanket to help at night. It would be difficult to bring them in and out all the time of the House because of cats. Every day would be up and down from the second floor being the only room I could lock but it doesn't get a lot of sun. Anybody out there deal with these problems? cheap fixes? pretty sure heat is my only issue. Not trying to buy expensive lights and fans to do in house set up if I can help it Just to raise temp 8 - 10 degrees at the night time.