It's just way, way to freaking HOT....

Frankster · Jun 26, 2021

What's the weather like were your at???

I'm just not built for this type of heat anymore. (Obviously, neither are some of my plants) Having to shut lights down during the early morning just to keep the house from burning up. This isn't the Seattle, Wa that I know. I love cool weather... Even willing to put up with constant rain for it. Need to get a water line so I can hook up this stand up air conditioner unit I never hardly use.

It's not even July yet, and I'm burning my feet on the concrete at the swimming pool, and the water is twice was warm as usual. I know most of my plants hidden outside must certainly be ded...

Already, the first all-time record high has been broken. Port Angeles, Washington, in far northwestern Washington State on Puget Sound hit 95 on Friday. Seattle started the weekend with its hottest ever June day...a record that will be broken again on Sunday.

Record-Smashing Northwest Heat Wave Has Eased in Seattle, Portland, But Will Continue Searing Interior Northwest | The Weather Channel

Some have cooled a bit. Others will stay searing into the holiday weekend.

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Meet Mr foxtail's.... I didn't even know this was a thing until recently. It simply never gets this freaking hot, usually.

Shlep · Jun 26, 2021

Frankster said:
What's the weather like were your at???

I'm just not built for this type of heat anymore. (Obviously, neither are some of my plants) Having to shut lights down during the early morning just to keep the house from burning up. This isn't the Seattle that I certainly know. Need to get a water line so I can hook up this stand up air conditioner unit I never hardly use.

It's not even July yet, and I'm burning my feet on the concrete at the swimming pool, and the water is twice was warm as usual. I know most of my plants hidden outside must certainly be ded...

Already, the first all-time record high has been broken. Port Angeles, Washington, in far northwestern Washington State on Puget Sound hit 95 on Friday. Seattle started the weekend with its hottest ever June day...a record that will be broken again on Sunday.

Record-Smashing Northwest Heat Wave Has Eased in Seattle, Portland, But Will Continue Searing Interior Northwest | The Weather Channel

Some have cooled a bit. Others will stay searing into the holiday weekend.

weather.com

Meet Mr foxtail's.... I didn't even know this was a thing until recently. It simply never gets this freaking hot, usually.

You West Coasters are so spoiled. ;) It would be nice to be able to cool the house with the windows open, but, when you do feel temps like you have now, it makes life more difficult for sure. It's hot where I am and those temps are normal, sadly.

Frankster · Jun 26, 2021

Shlep said:
You West Coasters are so spoiled. ;) It would be nice to be able to cool the house with the windows open, but, when you do feel temps like you have now, it makes life more difficult for sure. It's hot where I am and those temps are normal, sadly.

Well I lived in Georgia for many years, lots of time in North Carolina, and Florida also. Originally from Chicago area, and lived in Kansas City, Baltimore, Northern Virginia and DC for many years also.

Don't get me wrong, Seattle has it's fair share of miserable weather, but is generally cool in the Summertime, and warmer winter months than much of the country. June isn't supposed to be intolerable here, it's just not normal.

growsince79 · Jun 26, 2021

Been 100 everyday here. My temps are 84 day 78 night. Like to be 70 at night but not possible in my place. The leds do help a lot. My little hps would be way too hot.

Beach_Bum · Jun 26, 2021

The heat is hard on the electric bill, I hope to finish one tent in two weeks or so and shut that one down maybe 5 weeks for the next one then quit it all until things cool down in October or November.

Oldchucky · Jun 26, 2021

111 here but that’s not unusual. My nephew lives in Bothell and they are calling for 108 on Monday. LOL. Good luck!

growsince79 · Jun 26, 2021

Beach_Bum said:
The heat is hard on the electric bill, I hope to finish one tent in two weeks or so and shut that one down maybe 5 weeks for the next one then quit it all until things cool down in October or November.

I used to quit from may till oct in oklahoma. Now I have leds I thought I'd try summer. Its already too hot and probably will get much worse.

Shlep · Jun 26, 2021

I've dropped DWC for soil for the summer months. Res too hard to keep cool when pumping hot air into it. I don't have a cooler. Anyway, another challenge and new adventure. lol.

KDB42 · Jun 26, 2021

Its funny your talking about it being unusually hot. Im in Maryland and its normally pretty hot here in summer but its been pretty cool here all spring and summer so far. Come to think of it the winter was usually warm too. Weird. Must be a polar shift or something lol.

Beach_Bum · Jun 26, 2021

growsince79 said:
I used to quit from may till oct in oklahoma. Now I have leds I thought I'd try summer. Its already too hot and probably will get much worse.

I have central air set to 73 althought the tent room is the warmest exhust fans go to the outside . I have LEDS and its 81-85 inside the tents running the lights up to 80% power. Exhust fans on 50% or more. The exhusting outside is raising my house humidity levels, drawing in moist outside air through the leaks. Maybe I could grow one plant in the summer, I picked up a Maxisun 100 watt grow light. suppose to flower a 2 ft x 2 ft area. Good for one plant.

Frankster · Jun 27, 2021

Oldchucky said:
111 here but that’s not unusual. My nephew lives in Bothell and they are calling for 108 on Monday. LOL. Good luck!

WTF? 108 in Bothell? LOL, I live 1 mile from there.

ComfortablyNumb · Jun 27, 2021

Frankster said:
WTF? 108 in Bothell? LOL, I live 1 mile from there.

Be nice, dats yo Uncle.

Frankster · Jun 27, 2021

ComfortablyNumb said:
Be nice, dats yo Uncle.

This is a lot more serious actually, things have obviously changed. 108 will be deadly here.

Historic, dangerous, prolonged and unprecedented’ heat wave swells over Pacific Northwest

Looks like well be locking this place down, and heading up to my mountain refuge for a day or two. Spend some time at the bottom of the waterfalls.

ComfortablyNumb · Jun 27, 2021

Dude, I TOLD you not to leave them friken UV bulbs running....

Frankster · Jun 28, 2021

Well basically I'm having some real issues here, no doubt. Can't really run the lights, because I'm having to run the AC unit, and that's not even keeping up on things....

Thankfully, I was at the end of a cycle, so I think some will survive though this, and others are struggling, while some are simply going to be culled and put on the chopping block.

These are the ones finished, as far as I am concerned.

ComfortablyNumb · Jun 28, 2021

We will let you get away with it this time, but next time, we expect to see twice that.

Like2Grow · Jun 28, 2021

growsince79 said:
I used to quit from may till oct in oklahoma. Now I have leds I thought I'd try summer. Its already too hot and probably will get much worse.

I'm running the dark cycle during the day with the tent getting air pushed through from a fan which means heat gets added at night which are usually 17-22 celcius. Days are usually 25-32 celcius with 60-80 percent humidity. Humidity will drop within the next couple weeks. Plants are in the first couple weeks so humidity will drop by the time the flowers are bigger. Temps will likely go up a little but not close to what the west is getting (Central Canada for me).

If we had power issues the day/night cycle would be a problem but power is stable here.

The biggest challenge this year has been thrips which have been getting vacuumed. Every so often a group hatches and then it's a 15 minute vacuum session to clean up.

I quit in the winter since the solarium I have gets too cold. I hope this weather moderates as the year goes. The drought and heat will be a real problem if it doesn't break soon.

On the left is 2 Pineapple Poundcake's from Lucky 13 Seeds which are regulars but both turned out female. Front right is Sweet God, back right is Black Bomb from Philosophers seeds. The regulars are bigger than the 2 feminized. I'm thinking growing regulars with feminized gives a higher chance of getting females from the regular seeds. With the number of plants I grow I'll never find the answer but weed is funny with gender choice. The plants are a little over a week into flower now.

Goblinkiller · Jun 28, 2021

Its so hot over there i read about it in my local newspaper. I feel with ya. Here the temps swing from 14-20 something in daytime. But it will be 30 degrees soon. Celsius yes.

If this weather repeats next year maybe more people will build houses underneath the ground level, as they do some places in Australia

zzzybil · Jun 28, 2021

rain everyday for WEEKS NOW ......... maybe 4-5 dry days in last month ........... van stuck in the yard ....... more rain forcast no end in sight.......... pm any min now ....... The usual would be a dam burn ban for fireworks .......... april showers NEVER STOPPED 2 OUTTA 5 DROWNED ....... 1 replacement drowned too .......... hope 3 is a charm but unless it stops rainin thinking dOOmed ,,,,,,,,, needa dam flower house nx year ........THIS is torture .......... Still waiting on sex for 1 haha don't feel lucky........... droolin over the pics - yeah hot here too like a sauna

It's just way, way to freaking HOT....

It's just way, way to freaking HOT....

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Never trust a doctor who's plants have died.

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It's just way, way to freaking HOT....

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