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--- garden:infrastructure:growtent:info [2026/08/11 23:01] – davidsbach
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 ===== Grow Tent =====
-Reasons for grow tent....
+{{ :garden:infrastructure:growtent:01_img_6638.jpeg?direct&200|}}Since we began growing vegetables here I have found it difficult to germinate seeds in our raised beds, especially in the early season. Partly, I believe this is affected by the imported soil, and also by the cool temperatures in spring.
-Difficulties germinating seeds in a raised bed - short, cool growing season.
+Listing in the Amazon catalog for grow tents caught my eye, for their contained environment. I figured I could put a tent in the garage and get seedlings hardened off quickly enough to beat the cool part of the season.
+Some tent gardeners claim to grow vegetables (or cannabis) entirely within a tent, but that didn't interest me.
+I chose a small 2'x2'x4' tent from Vivisun, which has space for standard germinating trays, heat mat, exhaust fan and "one plant."
-Vivosun 2x2x4
 ==== "Intelligent", connected tent ====
-The ??? "controller' connected via an app on a mobile denied to the local network, as well as over the web.
+{{ :garden:infrastructure:growtent:02_img_6699.jpeg?direct&200|Smart Grow Tent}}The tent included an LED grow light, an intelligent hub for managing temperature and humidity. The sensor hub, called a "controller," connected to my home wi-fi network and allowed viewing and controlling of attached devices locally and even over the web.
-https://vivosun.com/vivosun-smart-grow-tent-kit-2x2-complete-indoor-grow-system-with-smart-controller-p144312980830455207-v144312980830455206
-=== Remote control ===
-Turn on/off, manage intensity and color of the grow lamp, speed of circulation and exhaust fans ...
-And remote readout and monitoring of conditions in the tent.
-==== Germinating seeds ====
-==== Growing and hardening off seedlings ====
-==== Potential use for fruiting ====
+==== Germinating seeds  ====
-Maybe pepper or tomato
+Lots of features appealed to me in addition to the ability to manage light and temperature for germinating seeds. Highlights are the LED grow lamp, which can be adjust in the app for color temperature and intensity. Needless all this appealed to the geeky side of my nature.\\
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-==== Growing pains ====
+==== Hardening off seedlings ====
-Control of humidity and temperature lulled me into complacency about watering
+{{ :garden:infrastructure:growtent:03_img_6698.jpeg?direct&200|Hardening off spinach seedlings}}Control of humidity and temperature improved my ability to harden off seedlings before setting them out in the garden.
-==== Controlled growing space ====
+Because temperature in the garage often approached freezing I added a temperature and humidity-controoled heater, which also connects with the nerve center.
-Temperature - eventually added a heater - managed the relationship between humidity and temperature for a consistent environment.
+All the control over the conditions in the tent lulled me into complacency about watering - I had to monitor moisture levels carefully and adjust regularly.