Thanks for hangin in there and stoppin by again, folks.
Shady..... all yer seeing right there is a hydrofarm cordset, a 12" peice of "safety wire", and a cut/bent cage made from fencing material I purchased at Casa De Pot. Grab those wire cutters and make it happen....LOL.
No A/C here. With the cool (cold now..we're still technically in "Winter") air we have here in the Summer...I think I can sqeeek by without it.
A few days ago I did a test. It was 65F outside...which would simulate a very warm night here in summertime (most nights are 40's-50's). I ran all the lights and ventilation as normal... and temps topped out at 78F.
If it somehow gets too hot...I'll drop a light or stagger them so all 7 lamps aren't on @ once rather than add an A/C and suck up all those extra killowatts. Not only would i have to add a curcuit to make it happen...it would go agains THE REASON I moved here in the first place.... no A/C/ HOT temps or sweating.... LOL
In this climate you need a humidifier...not a dehumidifier.... if you wanna mess with the humidity, that is. I'm goin' au' natural here...FWIW. It'll be drier than most folks think is optimal, but on my last round I added a humidifier and kept things in the 50-60% range....and saw no real benefit. However, I think I may have seem a bit of PM on the lower leaves.....something I've NEVER had here in 20 year of growin....so the humidifier is suspect....and is OUT of the mix. Screw that crap. Bring me that Rocky mountain air.....crisp and clean. I'll take what >might< be a smaller yield to not have issues (I've seemingly created myself).
We'll see how it goes...but that's the plan right now.....
thanks for the comments
s h