My attic is a decent size about five foot ceilings and much more empty.
Growing weed in cold attic.
They get cold in winter and hot in summer.
Growing marijuana in cold weather doesn t have to be a misery.
It s true that the ideal season to crop the vast majority of cannabis seeds is when it is not particularly cold and the hours of sunshine are abundant long photoperiod helping its growth and proper development.
As far as indoor growing goes.
I know it seems counter intuitive but the basic ventilation principal for your attic is to keep it as cool as possible during the cold season.
In this post we ll give you some techniques to achieve it.
Nobody else is going to go in your attic but you.
Allow us to demystify and share with you the secrets of cropping cannabis in the cold.
An attic can be a dicey place to grow cannabis if you re planning to live in the same home.
I have pm d joolz about the possibility of having a dedicated section for loft attic growers as i feel loft growers have a whole other set of challenges to contend with.
As already mentioned cold temperatures can be highly detrimental to cannabis plants especially in their early stages of development.
This makes it tougher to control your climate.
However in the last weeks of flowering things are a little different.
Growing cannabis in cold climates.
Outbuildings do not include greenhouses because they usually aren t hardened and completely sealed off from the outside world so they lack the sturdiness and proximity control necessary to meet the definition of indoor cannabis growing.
If you re not going to insulate the room insulate your tent instead.
So the first thing to do is insulate.
Many of us think the opposite and seal all of the attic vents or even insulate the roof decking assuming it will lower our heating bill.
Taking advantage of the cold in cannabis growing.
Putting your garden in the wrong place is the easiest way to get caught and in some instances leads to a less bountiful harvest see.
Ganja farming in cooler conditions actually has one or two huge advantages.
Lofts aren t normally insulated.
Growing marijuana in the loft is an extreme sport loft growing your own marijuana is a tricky operation at the best of times.
Here s a list of good places to put your cannabis with some of the pros and cons that come with the territory.
Something like kingspan insulation boards are great for attic grow room insulation.
Hot tips for growing marijuana in cold weather.