This is a fascinating thread for me, since I am heavily considering growing in a grow tent. Where I live, I could probably grow nearly 9 months out of 12, but the plants would need massive watering and likely shade, even if I waited as long as possible to let them mature before transplanting the plants outside. On the other hand, I think the indoor temperatures where I live would be perfect for grow tent temperatures (assuming the grow tent naturally assumes a temperature that is 5-15 degrees warmer than indoors). All that, and I would really hate to go outside any time between May to October.
That being said, I had a lot of questions due to the lack of grow tent tobacco grow logs, although there's tons of grow tent logs of the green stuff.
How tall did your plants grow, and how big were their containers/pots? I used one gallon grow bags, the plants got about 2.5ft tall, but little dutch is a small plant and 1 gallon restricted root growth.
Is the quality of the plants differentiable from that of outdoor plants (if you have tried outdoor plants) I've never done outdoor plants, the quality of the indoor material is tbd.
How tall is your grow tent? (looking back before I post, I remembered you were growing Little Dutch) I believe its 36x36x72
What are the conditions in the tent? (avg. temperature, humidity, etc.) No regulators were used, my appt is about 64f the tent was probably 15f warmer. Humidity was very high as well. light cycle was 16 on 8 off.
Also do you have ventilation with a carbon filter? (if you do, do you think that the smell that the filter presumably gets rid of is worth it? or if you don't, do you wish you had one? Based off the internet, it seems like most people who use carbon filters for grow tents do it cause the green stuff smells bad, but it appears that tobacco the plant does not smell objectively bad, and that the ornamental varieties even smell pleasant) I do have a carbon ventilation system but did not use it. The plants hardly smelled at all. The smell to me was generic green plant.
About grow tents (I have never dealt with relatively small, enclosed places), is it fairly simple to manipulate humidity in a grow tent? Since winter is so dry here, to manipulate humidity I would open the top vent to let humid air out. Probably not necessary, tobacco liked heat and humidity.
My logic is that a humidifier can increase the humidity in a room with some time, so I assume that it would get its job done much faster in a grow tent. If that's true, than I assume a more simple method such as having a big container of warm water in a grow tent would increase humidity.
Sorry for the load of questions, but I appreciate if you take the time to answer them. Happy to answer what I can, it was an experiment for me too.
