It was a cold fall night… this past Saturday. My partner and I were changing the reservoir, and we noticed as it cooled down that the temp at the top of the buds had already dropped to 64.5, and the rest of the plant was even colder! Since the light is on yo-yo’s we dropped it down about 6″ and watched the thermometer. After an hour, the temperature seemed to be holding between 69-72 with all the little girls huddled up under the light. It was a beautiful sight, I wish I had a picture…sigh. The next day I came in to check on my babies, I knew something was wrong before I even saw them. The fan had apparently shook itself to death.
Without the fan helping to circulate the air conditioning, the temperature under the lamp got too hot for weed.
All my beautiful tops were burnt to a crisp.
85 Isn’t enough to kill them, as you can see the tops burnt pretty good, but for the most part only the top 3″ or so of each plant was damaged. Unfortunately, the top is the prettiest freshest part, and I was way looking forward to them.
So I pulled the light up to about 2′ away from them, and ran down the street, and grabbed the only little oscillating fan i could find. It turns out they are a seasonal item, so by the fall they are all gone. Once I set up the fan, and restored air circulation, the temperature dropped down to about 70. I immediately mixed up a foliar spray of B-52 w/penetrator (pH 5.6 ppm 600).
In order to prevent this from EVER happening, make sure to maintain fans and all equipment at least once a week. I am setting 2 fans, each blowing air in different directions next to each other. It is redundant, and a waste of electricity, but anything is worth the price to never have to see my babies suffer like that again.
