Cold floor how bad is it?

My garage floor is really cold Ive never had that problem just wondering how the cold affects over all growth

you have to keep your roots warm. over 55 degrees. cold roots will slow the growth. once you get the floor warmed up, it should hold heat

I would just build some simple frames from 2 x 4's and wire fencing to get them off the ground a few inches. Also better air flow.

Concrete conducts and holds cold...no good for the roots homie! I believe sub gets his matting/flooring from harbor freight, but I could be wrong.

Preferably something that you can pull apart easily and clean.

I kept the foam I had in some packaging ( when they shipped lights ) 1 inch thick ... I put that between the concrete and my tent.

You can buy the silver insulation board at Home depot. It's 4x8 and 2 in thick. About 25 bucks. I'm on a cement floor in a cellar and it works great.

http://www.rubberflooringinc.com/rubber-roll/eco-flec-roll.html

something like that is best.... the thicker the better.

I just use 2x4's...... for now none of my plants are the same height so to keep the canopy even I chopped a bunch of 8" long 2x4's and use 2 (side by side not stacked obviously) on the tallest plant to keep it a minimum of an 1-1/2" off the floor and then adjust for an even canopy on the shorter ones... I planned on making them a little more permanent with a piece of 1/2" plywood screwed to the top of each 2 8" pieces to hold them together but I never got around to it....

I used some mesh pots I had just to get them off the ground. I'm going to look for those mats this weekend.

I started using supersoil a few months ago, And have noticed a couple seeds in my flowers. I've never gotten a seed from a female plant before. Has anyone experienced that before. I guess I should've asked if any one uses supersoil first. HahahA! The seeds did come from some freebies that attitude sends. So they're from a feminized plant. I havnt run my regular packs yet, but am wondering if it could be caused by the SS.

Thanks for that link thats what Im looking for. Prices are reasonable.

get it super cheap at your local farm store, cut to your measurements.

I'll look into that. Farm store Dam I wouldve never thought to look at one! Hahahahhahah!! Thanks mon

I think they are stall mats, I believe you can get them at TSC stores or a farm supply store

these are awesome: http://www.amazon.com/We-Sell-Mats-Quality-Interlocking/dp/B003IK3CO0/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1354224258&sr=8-5&keywords=weight+floor+mat
those interlocking mats are nice and you can take them apart if you ever needed to wipe them down or take them out. If I didnt have plywood and 2x3's already id probably order those.

you could go the cheaper but effective way like me and just use 4x8 plywood and 2x3's to make a platform. as long as the pot isnt touching the floor it will be good.
nugbuckets has a nice example of a well built platform in his bloom room on The Main-Lining thread

Yea those interlocking ones look to be the way to go. I have to get something permanent for my water drum. I have a lounge chair cushion under. It's doing the trick. The water was around 53 degree

As noted in most posts, keeping the root system at a reasonably warm temperature is critical to vigorous growth. For my indoor veg plants I've been growing in 3 gallon pots that fit perfectly into 5 gallon utility buckets. The three gallon pts have lips that hold the pot in the upper area of the 5 gallon pot, leaving a good two gallons of space below the rooted pot. This not only keeps the raised root system warm, but because the 5 gallon bucket catches the run-off, a humid environment below the roots is created. I even recycle the run-off water/nutes back into each three gallon pot. My flowering plants are then placed in raised beds, 3' x 5' boxes built on a platform made of a shipping palatte with wheels mounted all around. More about the raised bed system can be learned by reading some of the information put together by Soma -- his book is worth a quick read -- "Organic Marijuana - Soma Style."