Winter is Coming...

This grow was an experiment. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to grow in the winter so I mostly used bagseeds. Those genetics are a crap shoot to begin with, but they were free and good seeds can be expensive. I winterized my grow by putting insulation under the tent, moving it away from an exterior wall, placing a tiny ceramic heater in the tent, and reversing my lighting so the lights would be on when it was the coldest. I never really had any problems with the cold. It did get into the low 60s a few times, and I had some growth slowdowns I believe. Since I wasn't as concerned about the outcome, I decided to practice my mainlining/manifold technique. That was the fun part! 5 different strains all in the same tent is not a great environment for manifold practice. I learned a lot about the support needs of mainlined plants the hard way. By harvest time I had lost 3 bud stalks to breakage. Of course they did not go to waste. I also have several ideas about mainlining that I'd like to practice on my next photo grow. Overall I think the grow was a success. I'd have liked a lot more yield, but I gained a lot of knowledge this round.