Mars Hydro Grow Tent Modifications And Final Setup

Mars Hydro Grow Tent Modifications. In this video, I show you how I get my 4 foot x 2 foot Mars Hydro Grow Tent into perfect form for winter indoor growing. I show you the light I use for this size, as well as how I modify the bottom of the tent to prevent moisture and water leakage and how I deal with using the tent on bare concrete and the challenges that imposes.
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[@amykat5]

Okra, cucumbers....you could make one tent all hot peppers-jalapeño, cayenne, and habanero, or something other type spicy pepper. Potatoes. Green onions. I would want to grow everything!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hot peppers for sure... Giant Jalapeno bush would be amazing. Cucumber vines all around the inside would be super cool as well. I'm gonna need more tents!!

[@quazai26]

I had seen these products while searching for some sulfur products through your website. It's an awesome idea. Unfortunately we live under someone else' s roof, cannot have them installed.. Hopefully someday when we have a place of our own I may be in some serious considerations on getting one of these. Can't wait to see what you have grown in there!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yeah, they are definitely great. Excited to see what is possible and sort of things we can grow, even in the COLD months! Cheers man.

[@lisaschreiber2893]

OMGosh I can't wait to see how this turns out!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I knowwwwww Lisa.... Same!! So many possibilities!

[@redtobertshateshandles]

I'll tell you. Absolutely great.

[@MarsHydro_official]

Nice video, happy growing and happy share!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks guys.. These tents really are top knotch!

[@darcypotterpotter6214]

i have several 2x4 tents and a couple 5x5 i build 3/4'' plywood and have caster wheels on the platforms it keeps the tent off the floor and make it easy to move the tents even loaded with lights fans filter and plants

[@SeededandRooted]

Any wait to see what you’ll grow

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Got some good crops all lined up!! Some surprised too!

[@SeededandRooted]

The Ripe Tomato Farms definitely can’t wait I’ll be watch stay safe my friend

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@SeededandRooted thanks so much!! I promise to not play it safe and really push it to the max!! :)

[@SeededandRooted]

The Ripe Tomato Farms Yes

[@Paul-xz3hw]

Can you do strawberries! I have two strawberry runners in my tent now. I never tried to grow vegetables in over or winter. Sorry I’m trying lemon tree and green peppers but not winter here yet in eastern Ontario.🤗

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Frogger, as an annual that goes dormant and needs insects for proper pollination, I'm not sure Strawberries is the best candidate for growing indoors! Most certainly though the runners and young plants can be accelerated in their growth indoors like I do with them in my greenhouse! Great idea!

[@Mary-had-a-lil-farm]

I am guessing you are going to do videos on indoor grows this winter-awesome! Can’t wait for the tomatoe video. I am trying to figure that one out. They get so crazy big. Not sure how to contain the plant and still have nice red tomatoes all winter long. Can’t wait to see how you do it. Also, great idea to put the heat mat on the bottom too. Thanks. Also trying to figure out how to have a supply of greens for my chickens through the winter. They love kale. Micro greens would get expensive because they require so many seeds. Are you growing greens/kale/spinach in the tents as well! Thanks!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Mary, the Tomato issues you mentioned are real. I have to choose my varieties wisely! Gotta go determinate...or heavy pruned indeterminate, haven't decided! In my climate, kale, collards, etc can be grown outside almost year round! Even though I live in Canada, on the west coast its actually quite mild....similar climate to say Seattle. Microgreens are super nutrient-dense...but for bulk greens for chickens, gotta go with the kales and lettuces. I may try kale indoors...but most definitely I'll be trying lettuce and spinach indoors!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@Mary-had-a-lil-farm If you can somehow swing it, the lighting from the lower shelves can actually heat the shelves directly above it. Works very well when you get a system like that!

[@Chris.Maggie.crittersGalore]

I liked your ideas for the flooring insulation and low profile Rubbermaid would be great for hydro pails or soil type planters in larger tents for mess durring watering. Those Rubbermaid are good for storing cured flower and dried herbs, leaf & trimmings as well. I know you can start mini hairless kiwi indoors and transplant outside to live in our Canadian climate year round but I wonder if a mini banana bush can be grown in a tent durring winter and perhaps be moved outside durring spring/summer, then back inside the following winter etc.

[@gwenwilmore6159]

Hi I am inpressed with your site what size insulation did you use please

[@GreenLove1]

I picked up a 4×4 grow tent for free on NextDoor, and I am wondering how to use it, so this series is going to be helpful. Question: Can you only have one level of plants growing in the tent? Feels like such a waste of all that vertical space.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Awesome!! 4x4 is HUGE! You know, I've struggled with vertical waste of space so much. I honestly think if you're growing low plants in multiple levels, you'll need another set of lights. Its why I am picking vine growers and tall plants mostly. Great question..!

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Low light plants under. Lettuce, spinach, orchids. Whatever. Lay the tent on it's side??

[@GreenLove1]

@@redtobertshateshandles wow what a great idea to lay the tent on its side. Will check that out, thanks!!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@redtobertshateshandles that's what I'm going to try... Just like regular container gardening outside... Let's grow some cover crops like Cillantro and Basil in the under story for max production!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@redtobertshateshandles]

Tents are great. I got a little clone tent, takes up no space. $120 with a CFL globe. Got some orchids and Cape Gooseberries and other stuff in it. Oh yeah, prob most important, a nice pot of Sundews. It's slaying the fungus gnats.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Oh man, fantastic idea! I gotta get some sundews going as well!!

[@redtobertshateshandles]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms they are loving the bright light. My daughter gave them to me for Xmas, years ago. Them and a pitcher plant, I keep them in a shallow tray of water. They handle the hottest Aussie summer day and I occasionally weed and repot them in spagnum and sand mix. Love 'em.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@redtobertshateshandles so awesome, I guess you guys are in your winter right now!

[@blasermann1994]

How would you recommend me to mount my marshydro 1000 driver in my 4x8 tent I have 4 lights? Temps are starting to get to high

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Richard, for me, I put a fan on mine and left the door open. The temps were getting way too high.

[@Donna_G]

Can you grow tomatoes indoors in the winter? Wouldn't it be great to have home grown tomatoes in December or January in Canada? I live in central Washington and think it would be great to grow them here in Winter; but, our winters are so cold.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

100% you can and that's one of my first ones to tackle Donna!!! :-)

[@mikewilson7557]

We live in central Washington and have been growing tomatoes year round. We have two plants that are starting their second winter and are still flowering. One determinate plant is starting it's third crop cycle despite all the claims that they will only produce one. (Yes, there is an easy trick involved that speeds things up as well but is too detailed for this reply)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@mikewilson7557 Awesome Mike! Love the indoor growing when its done right!

[@domi1kenobi]

some advice: detach the adapters and hang them outside your tent - will reduce the inside temperature a lot.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks. I'm using it in an unheated garage in Canada... I like the heat!

[@nobullziggster4070]

Id like to know the cost as you said I might be surprised? If I didn't like LED lights what would be the next best alternative light to use? Thank you. ..

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

After LED, your choice for serious growing would be HID bulbs. You can do CFL bulbs somewhat, but I think to do major growing, they will lack...

[@nobullziggster4070]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank You /and I like that choice, I wouldn't use CFL.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@nobullziggster4070 cheers man, best of luck!

[@ROONEYSTARZ]

Where can I buy that 4ft long heat mat in canada? Any specific brand would u recommend?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Rooney, the reptile ones are best...no question. They are designed for super low watt and just last forever! Most places only sell the 2 foot ones in Canada, so I just order from The Bean Farm in Washington. They ship up here, never had a problem!

[@ROONEYSTARZ]

I will get me one of those ones. Where did u get the rubber maid bin? The largest ones I found the 38inch length ones. I had to put this same mars hydro tent together vertically. It Was not fun but i got it done because had too do it that way. I only had a 4 x 3 x 8 space to build a 4 x 2 x 6 tent.Thanks alot man. Appreciate it.😎 By the way u could try grow some guava in winter. Then u can make jams and jellies etc out of it or just eat the fruit and maybe u can try grow passion fruit as well. Keep us posted. Great videos by the way.

[@nicholasdemarest4254]

Do you use any fans in your grow tents, such as exhaust or intake?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Nicholas, not yet... But I monitoring the temps closely...!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I have blown air into the open front door though. Just to keep it fresh!

[@nicholasdemarest4254]

Bought my first grow tent and trying to figure out proper setup. Using it to grow out pepper seeds I'm saving to make sure they are true to variaty and germination rate of seeds.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@nicholasdemarest4254 I say don't go with fans until you find you need them. Open the tent door daily for proper air flow, but you shouldn't need fans inside or any crazy ducting...

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@nicholasdemarest4254 peppers should be awesome for the grow tent man.... It's love to grow huge ones. They are perennials... So you could essentially grow them for years on end. Imagine a 4 year old one producing?? Crazy!

[@Battlem0nk]

Could you measure the exact dimension of just the metal pole frame? Preferably in metric. Their specs on paper seems off.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

119cm high by 59cm deep by 79cm wide

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Outside of the pole dims.....

[@Battlem0nk]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Think you meant 179cm right? Cuz 79cm is way shorter. is the pole frame super snug/tight fitting with the tent canvas corners? Any wiggle room? Wondering if I can fit a slightly larger wire shelving rack inside that is exactly 24"x48" (60.96x121.92cm)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@Battlem0nk Yes, 179cm high, 119cm wide, 59cm deep....you can fit bigger shelves away from the corners, easily...at the corners though the tent fits quite exactly....not ultra tight, but like its supposed to.

[@robingw2615]

Great instruction video 👍 And ar you gone grow you’re mango..and avocado indoors or outdoors?? I’m growing it both And you can pay for a solar panel and a battery and than you have free electricity

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks bro! Yeah, I'm already growing the mango, avocado, and lemon trees as house plants. I may put them in a tent to accelerate their growth...but in terms of crops, they probably don't fit what the grow tents are designed for. Solar panels would be amazing...I could finally get my electric car and charge that as well!

[@robingw2615]

The Ripe Tomato Farms You’re always a step for me lol And is lemon not a cold climate plant....and a electric car is realy cool ((and cheaper))

[@robingw2615]

The Ripe Tomato Farms...and I also checked on mars hydro and there is a EU shop so if I get the money I will also buy a tent

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@robingw2615 very cool man. Would love to see you continue to grow all winter long!

[@robingw2615]

The Ripe Tomato Farms Me two

[@kayleneormond8353]

Tomatoes, garlic and green peppers!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes yes and yes!

[@RooksGamingSpace]

Sorry a bit late to the party but I would love to see you grow some scotch bonnet chillis

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Me too!

[@RooksGamingSpace]

I am currently starting some indoor chilli varieties of a strain called "bucket of fire" as I couldn't find scotch bonnet seeds at my local store so will see how they go but yeah I love the shape of scotch bonnets and think they would look cool in the tent :)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@RooksGamingSpace bucket of fire? Sounds intense!

[@RooksGamingSpace]

Yeah that's what I thought but I do like spice so can't wait to see how it turns out

[@fredfrond6148]

Great experiment. I would be love to grow an avocado tree in the middle of winter in Canada and get fruit( hard part). I do not think these are practical to grow though in Canada. But wouldn’t it be great if you did not have to get avacados from Mexico or Peru (where the Costco ones come from). Not sure how far you are from this lady ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKTXe6ujnLl6sLc )but I believe Salt Spring Island is like a zone 8 at elevation near the sea level. The others would be ginger or turmeric and for something totally different a neem tree.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Totally agreed Fred!! That would be amazing! Turmeric.... Hmmmm... Have you been spying on me?? ;)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I can see Salt Spring Island from my house, lol!

[@fredfrond6148]

The Ripe Tomato Farms I imagine you are a little colder than zone 8. You are going to have to take the ferry there visit her to see all those nice fruit she has grown.😋

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@fredfrond6148 most definitely!

[@waltbarrand2655]

grow watermelon in the middle of winter there's an idea

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

ALL melons would be cool....a tent full of melons? Canteloupe, watermelon, and honey-dew? 3 pots, 3 very carefully-trained vines? 100% possible. All are 90 days from seed to harvest.....start them September 25th and harvest Christmas Day? OMG....this must be done...!

[@nativeperspective5418]

Avacodo

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Definitely... Mango and lemon trees too!

[@leynaabbey]

Dragon fruit is tasty.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Love it! Grow a huge one all winter and then pop it in the greenhouse in the spring? Would be awesome!

[@leynaabbey]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Do eeeet!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@leynaabbey It must be done.......!!

[@sudhac1384]

How about eggplants?!🍆

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

For sure! All the nightshades....3 pots in a tent, one of each...eggplant, pepper, tomato! Yessssssssssss

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Tomatoes huh?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

;-)

[@Julian-yk1sx]

Please tell me you have a indoor strawberry setup. I'm trying to grow some indoors but they are just next to a window and some under led grow lights for 12hrs. Please do a video on growing strawberries indoors through winter. Mine started from bare roots, some about 2 months ago. Quinalts, seascapes, and one Ozark left but they are dying. Help please! Check out my ig @pottedpaseo.

[@CjsEclipse93]

Weed

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Indeed!