year round at n.27*

[ganjasuiteseat]

hi fellow ic mag'ers.i was woundering would it be possibal to run reay round autos in a green house?WHAT KIND I CATION SHOULD BE TAKING TO PREVENT frost problem and such.all links and advice is good.peace and a peaceful harvest.p.s. will be doing seed runs and a lil breeding

 

[ganjasuiteseat]

is there no comments or thoughts/idea?any input would be mech love.peace and a peaceful harvest

 

[Krull]

A greenhouse and some passive heating methods are fine to extend your season but growing year round is another history...
If you get some serious frosts you'll need some kind of heater. Also when the days become too short and sunlight too weak some artificial light is necessary too.
If you dig this forum you can find many info and setups.

GL

=K

 

[ganjasuiteseat]

thanks for the reply.minning fourms kinda depress me in a good way!?!idk.lol.but will do.peace and a peaceful harvest

 

[GEMiNi GENETiCS]

At 27*N your in the mid Floridian range of growing so frosts I don't really see being too bad. If your running auto's you wont need additional lighting because they aren't photosensitive. If you run non-auto's I'd suggest vegging them up before tossing them out there during the winter months because that will be your flowering room during the winter months.

Im planning on running a year round greenhouse under the 20*N mark so Ive done my research. My weather doesnt go below 60* in the winter so Im running a roofless greenhouse because I want plants secure on my property but still outside getting the full benefits of the sun. What I plan on doing is having a veg room for mothers and clones(and a breeding room but that doesn't pertain to this lol). Stick 10 clones in the green house at 2' tall at the end of May (to keep from re-vegging), then in September till February I'll be sticking 4-5' plants out in the green house. I dont run auto's so mine going out bigger in the winter months will be so they have a decent size to them because they will begin flowering ASAP. If you are worried about weather you could run a hot pipe heating system...run piping with water around the outer edge of the green house and have the water cycle through a heater.

You could cover the ground in the winter months with those weed barrier fabrics (black) to attract the suns rays and keep the ground warm. Also add 5% clay and 10% sand to your soil mix to help with heating the soil. The sand heats up quickly but lets the heat off quickly. Clay takes longer to warm but slowly releases that heat to the soil through out the night and with the combination the sand will help accelerate the heat up of the clay. Also you could mulch with small black pebbles or decorative stones. The dark/black stones heat up in the suns rays and radiate that stored heat during the night...these would help keep the air around the plants slightly warmer and help radiate more heat to the soil to keep the roots warm. Plants can get cold and not die but if roots get cold then the plant will die.

 

[ganjasuiteseat]

thanks alot man.thank a million .peace and a peaceful harvest