Plants temperature

[blendmik]

mats

mats

I had similar conditions and used seedling heat mats ..I used 4 ft ones about 99$ each....yeehaw..crops and plants were fine and had awesome colors...you could do soil heating cables and sand or other options too...

yes sir, I am going to snag one this weekend, I also have an office chair back warmer under there temporarily

 

[blendmik]

temp range

temp range

what's important too is to keep those evening and night time temps in the magic 10 degree F difference. I run 80 to 84 F over the course of lights on so take measures to keep night time temps around 72F and never lower than 70F.
plants are luvin it.
for vegging I try to keep temps night and day the same right around 78F to 80F if I'm trying to build roots.


another good trick for basement floors is to grow on sheets of 2" thick sheets of Blue or pink insulation board or on pallets. cold basement floors is bad, leads to root zone issues , especially if those roots are much colder than the room.

Now I've learned more, I'm a 3 season outdoor guy and never knew within 10 degrees was the sweet spot for temps. Right now with no heater, the boiler and dryer keep it around 68-72.

 

[blendmik]

Thanks for all these excellent tips. It steers me in the right direction and as I understand it, my girls should be okay as long as I keep the roots comfy until I get my cab built, thanks again pals!!

 

[blendmik]

UPDATE: You all were right on with the suggestions and help. I elevated the "flower girls" about 6 inches on Styrofoam blocks and redirected my fan to accommodate some warmer air towards the bottom. So far so good pals!! THANKS!! Will have pics once I figure out how to post them from my pc.