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Grow building troubles, out of ideas
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You say the soil works fine indoors. Your growing the same plants in the same conditions using the same methods as out in your garage? If not what are the differences?
You could be tracking something in the garage if it's not attached, but that's pretty doubtful.
Hmmmm......
You could be tracking something in the garage if it's not attached, but that's pretty doubtful.
Hmmmm......
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Do you think it has something to do with the tempurature variations? Maybe it's stressin out your ladies having it cold the hot as hell once the heat kicks on?
Just my .02
Just my .02
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Possible ground contaminants??
Possible ground contaminants??
Don't overlook the possibility that since this area has long been used as a garage, that it is possible to have petrolium contamination in the ground soil. These things degrade very slowly and could leave traces for years. Maybe as the plants mature...the roots reach a depth that has a higher contamination concentration which then causes the "illness" you see. After all...from your description, all other plants have the same environment....except being in the ground soil.
Possible ground contaminants??
Don't overlook the possibility that since this area has long been used as a garage, that it is possible to have petrolium contamination in the ground soil. These things degrade very slowly and could leave traces for years. Maybe as the plants mature...the roots reach a depth that has a higher contamination concentration which then causes the "illness" you see. After all...from your description, all other plants have the same environment....except being in the ground soil.
im probably way off track, but could they be gettin rootbound?
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Caprichoso said:
im not familiar with the type of furnace ur talking about (english chap me) so this i just guess work but i have a feeling that mite b the problem, basicly cus u say things improve when u use the ioniser.
now u say the furnace vent straght into the garage and u have lined the garage. even tho u say its still drafty u have restricted air flow a lot and i guess the outside door doesnt get opened that often so the air doesnt get refreshed enough. that coupled with the fact ionisers are o3 (loads of extra oxygen) makes me think its a lack of oxygen.
the fact hydro plants arnt affected as much seems to bear this out. the hole point of hydro is to get more air to the roots and roots need oxygen. mayb the hydro plants can put up with the lack of o but for the soil plants its just to much as they cant exchange air as fast.
or the furnace is giving off carbon monoxide which is a poison to all living things and that isnt being vented.
now u say the furnace vent straght into the garage and u have lined the garage. even tho u say its still drafty u have restricted air flow a lot and i guess the outside door doesnt get opened that often so the air doesnt get refreshed enough. that coupled with the fact ionisers are o3 (loads of extra oxygen) makes me think its a lack of oxygen.
the fact hydro plants arnt affected as much seems to bear this out. the hole point of hydro is to get more air to the roots and roots need oxygen. mayb the hydro plants can put up with the lack of o but for the soil plants its just to much as they cant exchange air as fast.
or the furnace is giving off carbon monoxide which is a poison to all living things and that isnt being vented.
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I agree with wylde1
I agree with wylde1
Hal, I think that the heater is in one way or another causing the problem that you are having. if this heater does not have a separate combustion chamber then it is at least using the O2 in the room to support the flame in the heater, and at worst filling your room with CO. if i was you i would definetly look into adding some air circulation with outside air and see if this helps at all.
The difference with "houseplants" is that they are grown where people live and they are usually supplied with a constant supply of fresh air, and they have the added advantage that all mammals exhale CO2. even if an indoor crop is not ventilated well, it usually is checked on a couple of times a day (or more
) so it would receive enough ventilation. now, i don't know how you tend to the plants in the outbuilding but i honestly feel that they could use some fresh air.
just my opinion--peAce pacT.
I agree with wylde1
Hal, I think that the heater is in one way or another causing the problem that you are having. if this heater does not have a separate combustion chamber then it is at least using the O2 in the room to support the flame in the heater, and at worst filling your room with CO. if i was you i would definetly look into adding some air circulation with outside air and see if this helps at all.
The difference with "houseplants" is that they are grown where people live and they are usually supplied with a constant supply of fresh air, and they have the added advantage that all mammals exhale CO2. even if an indoor crop is not ventilated well, it usually is checked on a couple of times a day (or more
) so it would receive enough ventilation. now, i don't know how you tend to the plants in the outbuilding but i honestly feel that they could use some fresh air.just my opinion--peAce pacT.
