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If you want to grow weed indoors, and you don't want to dedicate an entire room to it, then your best bet is probably a grow tent. It allows you to optimise your plants' environment, not to mention the cost of your grow, and helps to keep odours contained. Here's everything you need to know about cannabis grow tents.
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Although cannabis can grow in many conditions, achieving a large crop of the highest-quality bud requires a fairly specific environment. Depending on where you live, your garden might suffice, as could a greenhouse.
However, for many of us, either the weather, the law, or both are against us when it comes to growing cannabis; as result, we need to take things inside. And when you do that, you need to emulate an outdoor environment as best you can.
While you can just set up some lights and hope for the best, a highly controlled environment offers much greater rewards. This is where indoor cannabis grow tents come to the fore.
A cannabis grow tent is perhaps the most popular type of indoor growing space. It provides a perfect environment for weed to develop, without the need to redesign an entire room for the purpose.
Ranging in size from small enough to fit inside a cupboard to large enough to house majestic sativa specimens, grow tents come in numerous configurations. Much more than just a sheet of plastic, they feature inlets and outlets so you can run power, water, and ventilation into and out of them. Moreover, good grow tents are made of quality materials that help to maintain adequate temperature, humidity, airflow, light exposure, and more.
It’s already somewhat evident why using an indoor grow tent for weed can be a good idea. However, there are a host of reasons why buying (or making) a grow tent is a worthwhile, and indeed almost necessary, endeavour for most indoor growers.
Ultimately, grow tents create a compact and ideal environment in which to grow cannabis, without permanently taking over a whole room.
Other reasons to use a grow tent include:
Compared to the benefits of using a tent to grow weed, the list of drawbacks is rather slim:
Ultimately, these cons don’t hold much weight in comparison to the manifold benefits. The reality is that setting up an indoor cannabis grow is relatively expensive with or without a tent—but a tent has the potential to help you yield more. Growing cannabis requires space, with or without a tent, so doing away with one won’t mean that the need for space vanishes.
Choosing an appropriate space in which to put your grow tent will help you to determine which specific product to choose. Put it in the right place, and it's incredible. Put it in the wrong place, and it loses many of its benefits, and makes your life a hassle.
Here are some factors worth considering:
When choosing a grow tent, there’s a lot to take into account. There are many different options available, and some may be more suitable for your space than others. So let’s break down what to look for to help you make your decision.
As with all things, there are expensive grow tents, and there are cheaper grow tents. However, you needn’t break the bank to get your hands on a good one. There are some pretty affordable models that offer everything that most growers need.
The cheapest models start at around 100 pounds, while the most expensive can cost several hundred or more. The cheaper tents don’t lack for basic features though, boasting Mylar lining, observation windows, multiple inlets, and tough fabrics.
Before choosing one, research your options and see what the differences between them really are. That way, you can save as much money as possible without ending up with a bad product.
You have quite a few choices when it comes to materials. First, you want the outer tent to be made of a tough, long-lasting material, such as canvas. But material choice gets really important when you look inside. The inside of a tent is lined with reflective material so that no light is wasted, saving you money and helping you secure a better crop at the same time.
However, the more reflective materials tend to be more expensive. Below are some of your options:
Choosing an appropriate size can be somewhat difficult if you’re new to growing, or if you intend to employ a new method. Different training techniques and/or pot sizes can vastly change the overall size of a crop, as can genetics. Ultimately, you need to figure out how many plants you’re trying to grow per m², and select a tent with appropriate dimensions.
For first-time growers, a grow tent with a floor space of 1m² is enough to grow a decent amount of cannabis. Tents of this size aren’t too expensive (around 100 pounds), which means that finding an affordable lighting setup shouldn't be too difficult either.
Tents don’t need to be high-tech, but a good one should have several key features. Without these, they can be quite limited.
Here’s what to look out for:
If you choose to grow your plants in soil, then they’ll be situated on the floor and should fit comfortably (tip: square pots help to maximise space per m²). Hydroponic setups, however, can require extra space, depending on which you opt for.
It’s possible that extra reservoirs can be set up outside the tent, and piped in via inlets. But if you intend to do this, then you must buy a tent with more than three ports.
That said, ebb and flow systems, deep water culture, and wick systems can be achieved in the same size tent as soil grows. A system such as nutrient film technique, on the other hand, requires a little more space, and might therefore require a bigger tent.
When you buy a grow tent for cannabis, there are some additional pieces of equipment you’ll need in order to fix everything together. Rigging up lights and exhaust systems requires fixtures, which don’t always come with tents when you buy them.
Useful additions are:
If you don’t fancy the expense of an indoor grow tent, but you want to exploit the benefits, then you can make your own too.
What’s more, it’s not even difficult! So long as you have a little patience, you can create a suitable setup to achieve a quality crop. Note that you will still have to make a small investment to get started; however, you can set up a small DIY grow tent for far less money than buying some of the premium tents on the market.
If you’re growing marijuana indoors, then using a grow tent is probably the best option. The only time when it is perhaps not is if you can dedicate an entire room to your operation—including lining the walls and hanging lights from the ceiling. And even this isn’t worth it unless you intend to grow a large crop.
Therefore, a grow tent is likely your best bet. There are plenty of options out there, including building your own. So consider what you’ve read here and take a look at some of our more in-depth articles to get an idea of what’s necessary, and see what you can find!