Grow number two, making space

[Milson]

I haven’t check this post in a bit how did it go from growing to well whatever that’s about lol

This is @amekins grow diary....it can be what she wants it to be....

In this case it's just good vibes?

 

[amekins]

So that doesn't rule out all of us is what you're saying??? ❤

Definitely not.

 

[amekins]

I haven’t check this post in a bit how did it go from growing to well whatever that’s about lol

This is @amekins grow diary....it can be what she wants it to be....

Let’s be clear that I didn’t take it in any direction except plants and food. But I will happily entertain side wanders as part of the journey.

 

[Grownsince95]

Let’s be clear that I didn’t take it in any direction except plants and food. But I will happily entertain side wanders as part of the journey.

Yeah, keep posting those pizzas and sweets and it's going to wander!

 

[Flexnerb]

Let’s be clear that I didn’t take it in any direction except plants and food. But I will happily entertain side wanders as part of the journey.

The name of the thread is kinda funny....2 making space! Is that some type on innuendo? Im sure its not but a little humur goes a long way

 

[amekins]

Read it as: “This is my second grow and I’m having to clean and toss shit to make any kind of room for plants in our small 865 sq feet of living space.”

I thought I might 1) lose people, or 2) violate a character limit.

 

[beluga]

This diary is the equivalent of a pie cooling on the windowsill with a packed bowl next to it.
Gotta shoo us off with a damn broomstick.

 

[amekins]

This diary is the equivalent of a pie cooling on the windowsill with a packed bowl next to it.
Gotta shoo us off with a damn broomstick.

I’d be more likely to shoo you off the cooling pie and direct you to a seat and offer you cookies and milk or coffee or tea while you wait for the pie to cool. Gotta smoke the bowl out on the balcony

 

[Aqua Man]

The fans are lower now but I worry they’re too close to the plants and I’ll end up with leaves missing. Opinions welcome.
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What i shoot for is a cyclone action under and through the canopy. The exhaust at the top will complete it as it pulls air up. Think of trying to create a toilet bowl action upside down. No direct airflow but lots of movement of air in the room. I dont bother with the air above the plants as they "breathe" from the underside of the leaves. You need to get that moisture away from the leaf and blowing from the top acts as a hydrofoil? Deflector? Whatever you want to call it, creating a humid microclimate. The whole goal of air movement is to pull that moist air away from the leaves and bring in new co2 rich air. Doing one accomplishes both.

Tldr: air movement under and through the canopy is important. A cyclone mixes the air in the most effective manner IMO without direct airflow and the exhaust pulls that up and out.

 

[Aqua Man]

I got to far behind so skipping up to the end. An IR temp gun while not at all needed is very handy in checking leaf temps and many things can be seen with it. How well the plant is transpiriing, fan placement etc. By checking various locations you can see how your airflow is affecting the plants. This is because forced evaporation lowers leaf temps. If your getting nice even leaf temps you likely have very good even airflow among the plants.

 

[Milson]

I got to far behind so skipping up to the end. An IR temp gun while not at all needed is very handy in checking leaf temps and many things can be seen with it. How well the plant is transpiriing, fan placement etc. By checking various locations you can see how your airflow is affecting the plants. This is because forced evaporation lowers leaf temps. If your getting nice even leaf temps you likely have very good even airflow among the plants.

Also very useful for cooking!

 

[Moshmen]

Thanks for making me feel wanted, guys. I appreciate it. Your wives can all rest easy as I prefer my men unattached to partners.

And I love my wife, she is great just not a big chef

 

[Badchoice]

I got to far behind so skipping up to the end. An IR temp gun while not at all needed is very handy in checking leaf temps and many things can be seen with it. How well the plant is transpiriing, fan placement etc. By checking various locations you can see how your airflow is affecting the plants. This is because forced evaporation lowers leaf temps. If your getting nice even leaf temps you likely have very good even airflow among the plants.

Thanks for speaking of that we use those at work and I’ve been meaning to take one lol so I can measure heat better With my grow thanks for reminding me.

 

[amekins]

Also very useful for cooking!

I already have one I use for soapmaking. I have a different one for cooking.

 

[Aqua Man]

I already have one I use for soapmaking. I have a different one for cooking.

So if you can adjust environment to hit around 73-78f leaf surface temp your in good shape ideally 75-77.

 

[One drop]

Also very useful for cooking!

Yes my wife is always stealing mine ........ she’s a biscuit baker ....

 

[amekins]

I got to far behind so skipping up to the end. An IR temp gun while not at all needed is very handy in checking leaf temps and many things can be seen with it. How well the plant is transpiriing, fan placement etc. By checking various locations you can see how your airflow is affecting the plants. This is because forced evaporation lowers leaf temps. If your getting nice even leaf temps you likely have very good even airflow among the plants.

That was what I had actually envisioned. And then the reality of a small tent and small plants made putting the fans where airflow would be directed up towards the plants not possible without putting the plants on risers (not happening). Anyway...a VPD chart hangs on the tent. I have the little spreadsheet on my phone to enter the temps and RH, and the VPD was close but never really ideal. And that one sad sack plant made me need to figure it out and made adjustments to allow the humidity to rise more. Less than 12 hrs later, the improvement was noticeable. Twenty-four hours later? Much happier plants. All of them, even the ones that are harder to fuck up, have grown an inch in 8 hrs. So yeah, I’m slowly piecing together the information that has stuck (miracles exist! At least a few things stuck!) and utilizing when it clicks. This was one of those times.

 

[amekins]

And I love my wife, she is great just not a big chef

The only people I ever get to cook for anymore are wildly boring and unappreciative of new foods. So a little exaggerated love for the food does my soul good

 

[amekins]

So if you can adjust environment to hit around 73-78f leaf surface temp your in good shape ideally 75-77.

Leaf temps are quite varied from 69 F to 73 F. Air temp 78 F and 64% RH.

 

[One drop]

The only people I ever get to cook for anymore are wildly boring and unappreciative of new foods. So a little exaggerated love for the food does my soul good

Ok dinner at A ‘s place .... Od