Worried about the cold - what to do!

PoodleBud

PoodleBud

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I'm growing in a tent in the garage, but the temperatures are dropping radically. With the lights on, and a small heater, the temp inside the tent is ranging between 55 - 60 degrees, however I'm concerned about what will happen when the lights go off. The temperature in the garage is probably around 40. Bringing the plants inside is not a great option for me, for a variety of reasons.
The plants were flipped to 12/12 about a week ago. I'm curious what the effect would be if I left the lights on 24 hours for a day or 2. Or will they be ok if the temps drop below 50 but above freezing? What do y'all think?
TIA
 
Randodred

Randodred

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They will go dormant if the temp is that cold
I wldnt change the light cycle depending on the strain you cld cause it to hermie the lights at 24 will send it back into veg even if jst a cpl days.
A heat pad maybe?

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Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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PoodleBud said:
I'm growing in a tent in the garage, but the temperatures are dropping radically. With the lights on, and a small heater, the temp inside the tent is ranging between 55 - 60 degrees, however I'm concerned about what will happen when the lights go off. The temperature in the garage is probably around 40. Bringing the plants inside is not a great option for me, for a variety of reasons.
The plants were flipped to 12/12 about a week ago. I'm curious what the effect would be if I left the lights on 24 hours for a day or 2. Or will they be ok if the temps drop below 50 but above freezing? What do y'all think?
TIA
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Can you put a heater in the tent to keep the temps up. They won’t grow hardly at those temps.
 
PoodleBud

PoodleBud

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Randodred said:
They will go dormant if the temp is that cold
I wldnt change the light cycle depending on the strain you cld cause it to hermie the lights at 24 will send it back into veg even if jst a cpl days.
A heat pad maybe?

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Would putting it back in veg for a couple of days really hurt anything? They are just now starting to show sex.
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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PoodleBud said:
Would putting it back in veg for a couple of days really hurt anything? They are just now starting to show sex.
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If your going to change it let it stay at 24 hrs til it starts warming up. I wouldn’t change it for a few days. Plus it takes a few weeks for the hormones to change back to veg mode.
 
PoodleBud

PoodleBud

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Lordhooha said:
If your going to change it let it stay at 24 hrs til it starts warming up. I wouldn’t change it for a few days. Plus it takes a few weeks for the hormones to change back to veg mode.
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Could you clarify "don't change it for a few days"?
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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PoodleBud said:
Could you clarify "don't change it for a few days"?
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Simply meaning if your gonna change the light don’t do it for a few days. Instead let it reveg until the temps get warmer. Depending though on your location that can be some time. So either add a heater (what I would do) or reveg until further notice.
 
PoodleBud

PoodleBud

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Lordhooha said:
Simply meaning if your gonna change the light don’t do it for a few days. Instead let it reveg until the temps get warmer. Depending though on your location that can be some time. So either add a heater (what I would do) or reveg until further notice.
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I've got a heater in there and the temps should be high enough in a couple of days, so my plan right now is to leave the lights on for 24 hours for 2 days and then go back to 12/12. Does that sound right?
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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PoodleBud said:
I've got a heater in there and the temps should be high enough in a couple of days, so my plan right now is to leave the lights on for 24 hours for 2 days and then go back to 12/12. Does that sound right?
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Why keep the lights at 24hrs for two days? If you have a heater in there and the temps are still dropping that low I would move it inside or let it veg for another month or two.
 
PoodleBud

PoodleBud

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Lordhooha said:
Why keep the lights at 24hrs for two days? If you have a heater in there and the temps are still dropping that low I would move it inside or let it veg for another month or two.
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Because in 2 days the temps outside go back to the 60s, which means the tent temps will be in the 70 - 75 range. The plants have been vegging for 6 weeks and are quite tall already; there won't be room for them to veg another month. I can't move the plants inside because there will be people in the house tomorrow that I don't want to know about the plants. Will this quick flipping back and forth do damage?
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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PoodleBud said:
Because in 2 days the temps outside go back to the 60s, which means the tent temps will be in the 70 - 75 range. The plants have been vegging for 6 weeks and are quite tall already; there won't be room for them to veg another month. I can't move the plants inside because there will be people in the house tomorrow that I don't want to know about the plants. Will this quick flipping back and forth do damage?
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Just keep them on 12/12 then
 
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