cleaning the growroom

[friendowl]

ok so my first indoor grow turned me with three hermies.last night i pulled em out and hung em up.there was pollen everywhere.i got some quality c99's that im gonna grow out but im just curious as to how much do i gotta clean up.would just simply wetting it down work.i will never grow a hermie again.i just wanted the learning experience.

[mand]

Hello friendowl :) You know I hate to see unanswered posts, so if I can I like to try and answer them.

In all honesty I don't know what to say but I do know that pollen is really fine stuff that will spread everywhere :(
I'll tell you what I would do friendowl, I would get some water in there and really give the place a good scrubing out.
I don't know if disenfectant would be of any use :confused: but every spring I give my grow room a really good clean out with strong disenfectant.
However I do leave the door open for a week or so afterwards and let the place totally dry out before starting anymore grows in there ;)

I'm not sure how much use that would be for dealing with pollen though :o
Also I have absolutely no idea what the "shelf life" of pollen is.


Sorry :o ................................... love mand xxx :)

[friendowl]

yeah i pretty much just needed to hear that.pollen is horrible.im just paranoid cuz i dont want no more hermies.by the way i enjoyed your journal.i liked it when you said some man had some good bud and then he smoked yours and had to go lie down.i love it when that happens.c-ya

[oldsanclem]

Just wash it down with 1/4 cup of bleach to the gallon. Note flush my buckets with 2 cups per 80 gallon batch. The get rid of any left over bugs.
Pot is just like anything else clean , clean, clean. And lots of fresh clean air.

[Trichome Creator]

After every grow you must make sure to clean your growroom properly. I personally use a mild bleach solution to clean my garden down with [1 part bleach and 3 parts water]. Also make sure to let everything dry and use a fan to dry with. I always clean my grow op down at least twice to ensure total sanatation. Bleach will sanatize the pollen rendering it non-viable. Make sure to clean down EVERYTHING bro. Hope this was of help to you.

[Garden Knowm]

sounds like good advice...
SHOP VACis the only cleaning I ever do..

Every grow there seems to be a seed or 2 but I have never personaly had a male or a hermie...

It would be interteresting to know if pollen has a shelf life?

: )

[Trichome Creator]

sounds like good advice...
SHOP VACis the only cleaning I ever do..

Every grow there seems to be a seed or 2 but I have never personaly had a male or a hermie...

It would be interteresting to know if pollen has a shelf life?

: )

Not when it comes in contact with bleach :)

[Garden Knowm]

: )

[Zandor]

I wipe the floor and walls with week bleach first then a little stronger with water and vinegar. It gets rid of the calcium as well..

Hermies are not the end of the world, there are plenty of things you can do with hermies and still have a good finished crop.

[turtle420]

Ok.... so, while we're on the subject...
Mylar cleaning::: What to use? Windex doesn't seem to work too well...

What about soapy water? Ideas?

Again, I envy you guys (and women, sorry Mand)... you actually have a room to clean because it has been full of plants... Ahhh... soon people... soon... I hope that I'm smoking my stuff by May.
Anyways, Mylar cleaning? ideas?

Thanks,

-turtle420 :cool:

[Trichome Creator]

Ok.... so, while we're on the subject...
Mylar cleaning::: What to use? Windex doesn't seem to work too well...

What about soapy water? Ideas?

Again, I envy you guys (and women, sorry Mand)... you actually have a room to clean because it has been full of plants... Ahhh... soon people... soon... I hope that I'm smoking my stuff by May.
Anyways, Mylar cleaning? ideas?

Thanks,

-turtle420 :cool:
My dilluted bleach solution will clean mylar as well. I'm sure zandors vinager solution may work too. Just watch it so you don't smear the mylar.

[Trichome Creator]

Actually I don't use Mylar. I use Sunleaves Ultreflect. Check out the pic below.