Hydroponics Gradening

The Importance of Having your Own Grow Room for Hydroponics

Starting a hydroponic garden can be a big undertaking. One of the best ways to have a successful hydroponic garden is to have a grow room. A grow room is a special growing environment for your plants, not just a small area in a room you are currently using for storage. A grow room can be small and simple or large and elaborate.

Luckily, there are many grow rooms on the market from complete rooms that can be set up in under a half-hour to ones that may take a day or two to fully assemble. Depending on your expertise and the amount of money you want to invest in your hobby, your grow room can be small or the size of a large greenhouse.

If you are new to hydroponic gardening, a small easy to assemble grow room is your best bet. Many hydroponic companies offer these grow rooms that can be used in limited space for under $500. Miniature grow huts offer the basics that you need for your garden: a hut with a thermal plastic floor, ceiling mounts for your lights, a filter bracket and fan. There are plenty of add-ons that you may choose to add to your mini grow room such as air vents, humidity in-line fans, centrifugal blowers, heating mats, metal duct flanges and metal corners for your room.

Once you have the equipment that you need for your own grow room, the fully assembled room is ready for adding your plants. A grow room is very important for the growth of your plants because the right temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide content will either make your plants grow or cause their demise. A well constructed grow room will provide your plants with a constant temperature, consistent humidity level and the right amount of light needed to stimulate growth and eventually fruits or flowers.

The correct lighting in your grow room depends on what you are growing. Metal halide lighting systems produce a blue spectrum of light and are used primarily for growing vegetables. High-pressure sodium grow lights produce a red and orange spectrum of light and are used to help growth in budding, fruiting or flowering plants. Dual spectrum lights allow you to use two different light spectrum bulbs in the same light source. The use of the blue spectrum and red spectrum allows you to use the right light source for plants in various stages of growth. Fluorescent lights are used primarily for seedlings and starting clones.

Temperature in your grow room can be controlled with one of the many controllers on the market. Temperature controllers can be set manually or managed by your computer. Controllers can manage both the heating and cooling of your grow room. Proper temperature control can help the growth of your plants by keeping the temperature at the recommended level, which is usually between 40 and 97 degrees.

Many grow room owners like using an ozone generator or carbon air filters to help control odors, especially if their grow room is in their home. Prices for these odor killers range from $50 to $500 and above but well worth it for serious hydroponic gardeners.

Finally, all grow rooms should have an exhaust fan and blower. Fans and blowers can help control the amount of carbon dioxide in your grow room as well as regulate the amount of cool air. You can even choose from models that are whisper quiet so they won`t keep you up at night when they come on.

No matter which items you choose for your grow room you can always upgrade as your garden plans change. A grow room will help your plants grow faster and have larger yields because of the perfect growing environment that they create. Set up one today and find out why hydroponic gardeners swear by them.