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Create an Ideal Indoor Climate for Cannabis With What You Already Have at Home

Learning the art of cultivation gives you access to unlimited cannabis. However, most growers don’t have an unlimited budget to optimize their setup for each new cannabis seed they plant. Adding a few DIY cannabis grow room setup tricks to your skillset can improve your cultivation, regardless of whether it’s your first grow or you’re a master grower looking for cost-effective solutions. Look around your flat because using simple home equipment for cannabis grow setups can lead to surprising climate control results.

 

Discover the Advantages of a DIY Cannabis Grow Room Setup

Growers can rely on homegrown solutions to common climate control issues during their grow. Using things around the house is fast, cheap, and highly effective. Regulate temperatures with the same appliances you use to keep your home cool in the summer and balance humidity with the same tools that keep your clothes dry in storage. Ready to optimize Your indoor cannabis environment? Check out these DIY home cannabisgrowing tips.

6 Tips to optimize your indoor cannabis environment

 

1. DIY air circulation system

Managing the air inside your grow space benefits plant health. It keeps fresh air circulating to breathe in CO2 and promotes better overall growth. Also, it is important to strengthen your cannabis plant’s stems to support bud growth in later stages. More advanced air circulation systems require specialized fans and filtration. However, most people don’t have these lying around the house. What we do have is that trusted oscillating fan we keep tucked away in the closet until needed on a hot day.

Dust that old fan off because you’ve officially recruited it to be a part of your DIY cannabis grow room setup. Keep the fan set on low power and oscillating inside your grow space. One fan is sufficient to keep the air moving, but multiple fans are optimal for strategic placement around the growing area.

 

2. DIY temperature control

Setting the perfect temperature optimizes plant growth for large yields. Grow lights, ventilation, and quantity of plants all impact how warm it gets inside the grow space. Balancing the temperature to remain consistent with your plant’s preferences can be done with simple items we all have.

The best home equipment for your cannabis grow room temperature are fans and space heaters. Use them together to maintain the proper temperature during the light and dark cycles. Use oscillating fans to avoid putting direct air on your plant. Most importantly, space heaters should be kept outside the grow tent to prevent plant damage.

 

3. DIY Humidity Control

The ideal humidity level changes as your plant progresses through its life cycle. In earlier stages, higher humidity levels provide enough moisture for growth. Lowering the humidity level in later stages will help buds dry and avoid mildew. Humidifiers and dehumidifiers are great options when you’re ready to upgrade your setup. For those on a tighter budget, you can keep your Euros in your pocket and choose a DIY cannabis grow room setup to raise and lower humidity.

Air ventilation is helpful with controlling humidity levels. Silica gel packets are excellent for small grows to reduce humidity. It’s good that you saved all those little bead packets found in shoe boxes, clothing packaging, and bags. Place those packets in your grow space, and they’ll work their magic in controlling humidity!

 

4. DIY altitude and light Intensity solution

Altitude contributes to the overall climate. It affects the light intensity and exposure to UV sunlight. Altering the types of grow lights used in a setup can be costly for home growers. Luckily, we all have a tool lying around our flats to help optimize the indoor cannabis environment for varying altitude effects.

This tip comes with no strings attached—used string! Find a piece of string or cord to hold your grow lights in place above your plant. It ensures your cultivation setup is adaptable to change light intensity. Lower your grow lights for more intense, direct light. Raise the lights to cool the temperature and allow the plant more headroom to grow.

String and cord are also helpful with low-stress training techniques to increase the yield of your cannabis plant.

 

5. DIY Environment maintenance

Maintaining the overall environment where you plant your cannabis seeds will help them grow into mature plants full of buds. Regulating it includes monitors, pest control, nutrient-rich soil, etc. Did you know that certain types of plants naturally do many of these tasks when planted next to cannabis plants? They’re called companion plants and can give you a helping hand with your cultivation process.

Keeping companion plants in your grow space will help repel harmful insects, attract helpful insects, and nourish the soil. Those garlic and basil seeds are more than just growing ingredients for your next meal. But also useful as companion plants for growing cannabis.

6. Relocate your setup

This solution doesn’t require any special home equipment for your cannabis grow. Instead, it relies on your home design to locate the best place inside for your grow setup. Choosing an ideal location can bring elements of the outdoors to your setup. Selecting an indoor grow space with lots of natural light will give your plants natural sunlight and warmth. Relocating your plant to a larger pot will allow it more room to grow larger. Finding a location with better ventilation creates an air circulation system without extra equipment.

Choosing the right location for your cannabis seeds is key for successful indoor growing, Just as it is for outdoor cultivation.

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