I must keep the humidity levels quite high for the cannabis seedlings that grow in this tent. Well other things try to grow as well such a mildew, so once in awhile I need to pull out all the plants and give the tent a good cleaning. If I wait too long the plants will start flowering, and last thing I want is mildew transferring from the tent to the flowers.. So its time to clean up the tent and have them ready to flower when they are at that point in the grow.
My seedlings vary from a week old up to nearly a month old now. They are coming along quite nicely this time.
Two have formed enough nodes to be topped, this is what they looked like before I cut their tops off.
Its hard to see but the floor has mildew growing on it. Its hard to clean with all the plants inside.
Before I pulled out the plants, I topped thew two that are the oldest.
Since these may be autos, I will probably only get one chance to top them before they start flowering.
With their tops cut off, it was time to pull them all out of the tent.
We can see more of the mildew off to the sides. It may be on the cloth pots as well, so I will need to check those.
Quite messy, but luckily the tent cleans quite well using a wash cloth.
It is all from these foggers, a much needed device but over time can build up mildew on surfaces.
To clean the tent I pour a little hydrogen peroxide in a measuring cup and add water. Dipping my washcloths in this should work well to clean up the mildew.
My plants will hang outside of the tent for about 30 minutes as I clean. They should be fine.
With the plants out we can really see how dirty it gets. I also check the cloth pots for any mildew and wipe them off with the washcloth soaked in the water/hydrogen peroxide mix.
I get to wiping up and go through four microfiber towels.. they get so gunked up I am just going to throw them out after.
Much better! All clean now, should last me a few months.. Hopefully I wont need to come back to clean it until these are done in a few months.
I put the plants back in and rotated them. Putting the topped plants at the back and the ones that will be topped soon up close so I can reach them easily.
