Temp weirdness

Punkturtle420

Punkturtle420

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So heres a question for you guys,
My grow room has a tendency to run hot, it killed the yield of my last grow. But now that its getting cooler my grow room only runs hot at about 90° until about 8pm, (the lights come on at 6pm) and then cools down to between 76 and 82.
I'll get an AC for the room when I get paid in a couple weeks.
My question is will those couple of hours where it runs really hot affect bud growth? My girls are 3 days into flower, and by the time I can really regulate the temp they'll be a good three weeks in.
 
LegalizeNature420

LegalizeNature420

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If what you say is accurate, then the logical conclusion is to push back your 'lights on' time to at least 8pm, as surely 6am-8am will be significantly cooler than 6pm-8pm. Simply wait until tomorrow and allow your plants an extra two hours of darkness, until 8pm. A temperature of 90f is rather hot and should be avoided if at all possible.
 
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Punkturtle420

Punkturtle420

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LegalizeNature420 said:
If what you say is accurate, then the logical conclusion is to push back your 'lights on' time to at least 8pm, as surely 6am-8am will be significantly cooler than 6pm-8pm. Simply wait until tomorrow and allow your plants an extra two hours of darkness, until 8pm. A temperature of 90f is rather hot and should be avoided if at all possible.
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Fantastic idea thank you. Another question, would it hurt the plants to put the dark period back to 6pm once I finally get my A/C?
 
LegalizeNature420

LegalizeNature420

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Punkturtle420 said:
Another question, would it hurt the plants to put the dark period back to 6pm once I finally get my A/C?
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No it wouldn't hurt, but I'd do it by cutting the lights off at 6am rather than starting with lights on at 6pm (ie, 10 hours of light over only 10 hours of darkness); when such transitions must be conducted during flowering, I think it's always wiser to side with darkness.
 
Punkturtle420

Punkturtle420

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Wow thanks for the quick responses and good advice. I'll kick the lights on at 8:30 tomorrow and transition like you guys suggested, appreciate it!
 
KushyMcKush

KushyMcKush

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Its very hot where I am as well and this is what I have to do during summer. I have my lights on from 6pm-12pm. So theyvare off from noon-6pm when its hottest. Even with them on at those hours it still gets up to 83-85 sometimes during the day which is still too hot. With lights on though, it only gets between 75-81. I also open everything up at night and open the door to the outside for a few hours early in the morning to let some cool air in.
 
2Beachbum

2Beachbum

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KushyMcKush said:
Its very hot where I am as well and this is what I have to do during summer. I have my lights on from 6pm-12pm. So theyvare off from noon-6pm when its hottest. Even with them on at those hours it still gets up to 83-85 sometimes during the day which is still too hot. With lights on though, it only gets between 75-81. I also open everything up at night and open the door to the outside for a few hours early in the morning to let some cool air in.
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KushyMcKush said:
Its very hot where I am as well and this is what I have to do during summer. I have my lights on from 6pm-12pm. So theyvare off from noon-6pm when its hottest. Even with them on at those hours it still gets up to 83-85 sometimes during the day which is still too hot. With lights on though, it only gets between 75-81. I also open everything up at night and open the door to the outside for a few hours early in the morning to let some cool air in.
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