Outdoor Enclosures & Accessories
Outdoor Enclosures
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While most an outdoor enclosure can be easily put together with some PVC pipes and clear plastic sheets - a full featured:
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Is so cheap that unless you want to make a custom setup then this is your best option for a seasonal grow. For those looking for a more permanent solution the:
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6'x6'x7' Polycarbonate Greenhouse
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That I personally use has lasted me for multiple seasons and is still as sturdy as ever while able to hold multiple accessories and attachments,
Accessories To Adjust The Enviorment
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Speaking of accessories, the options to cool down an outdoor enclosure can be as simple as draping over a:
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And utilizing a large:
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Which should be in every enclosure anyways due to the lack of wind caused by enclosing a plant. But if the heat is too extreme either an:
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Which work great in low humidity grow spaces or a:
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Which is the most effective but also the most expensive solution will work. As to heating up a grow space, a great and cheap options is to wrap the enclosure with:
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That work amazingly well at insulating any outdoor enclosure. Of course for extreme cold a:
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Is a simpler solution. Finally For humidity issues placing either a:
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In the enclosure will do the trick for high and low humidity issues, and of course you'll need a:
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Outdoor Temperature And Humidity Monitor
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To keep track of the temperature & humidity of the grow space.
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Other Optional Accessories
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Looking to grow off season? A cheap and easy way to keep the plants in the vegetative stage is to use a basic:
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To extend plant's light cycle per day. Note that these are not powerful enough to add much growth to the plants - to do this you'll need to utilized a more powerful grow light like those used for indoor setups.
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Outdoors also allowed for a few different bug control methods that aren't available or as effective indoors:
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Both can add an additional layer of protection against harmful bugs without utilizing any sprays - just note that covering a plant with bug netting will slightly lower the amount of light a plant gets and ladybugs will leave your grow space if there are no other bugs to eat.