Growing in a tent?

[SpectrumFarms]

Hello everyone, just wondering if any of you have had success growing mimosa tenuiflora in a controlled environment grow tent? I did some reading on care for them and it seems very possible in my opinion, but would love you hear from you guys.

 

[braindrops]

Hey SpectrumFarms,

It's possible to grow Mimosa Tenuiflora in a tent for sure. I had grown one in a 2'x2'x4' tent for two years before moving it next to a window that gets pretty good light. Right now I've got three seedlings in that tent, which is where I will keep them until they get a little stronger.

I don't do anything special to get a pretty healthy plant. The seeds are scarified with rough sand paper, some water is boiled and poured into a cup, and then the seeds take a 12hr soak in the cup. After the soak they are nice and bloated, so I plant them in Foxfarm Ocean Forest soil and move them to larger planters as they grow. There is no humidifier in the tent (Which is usually around 30% humidity without one), a 600 watt led grow light is kept on for 16hrs a day using a timer, and a small stationary fan is running when the light is on. Temperature is usually around 21C, but can get up to 30C in the warmer months.

You will probably need a tent bigger than 2'x2'x4' if you want it in there longer than a few years, or you could just get a bigger one when you run out of space.

 

[SpectrumFarms]

Hey SpectrumFarms,

It's possible to grow Mimosa Tenuiflora in a tent for sure. I had grown one in a 2'x2'x4' tent for two years before moving it next to a window that gets pretty good light. Right now I've got three seedlings in that tent, which is where I will keep them until they get a little stronger.

I don't do anything special to get a pretty healthy plant. The seeds are scarified with rough sand paper, some water is boiled and poured into a cup, and then the seeds take a 12hr soak in the cup. After the soak they are nice and bloated, so I plant them in Foxfarm Ocean Forest soil and move them to larger planters as they grow. There is no humidifier in the tent (Which is usually around 30% humidity without one), a 600 watt led grow light is kept on for 16hrs a day using a timer, and a small stationary fan is running when the light is on. Temperature is usually around 21C, but can get up to 30C in the warmer months.

You will probably need a tent bigger than 2'x2'x4' if you want it in there longer than a few years, or you could just get a bigger one when you run out of space.

Thank you for the reply and info! Looking forward to getting some seedlings started.

 

[_Trip_]

Due to the fact you need to use the root bark of M. hostilis and you're planning to use a grow tent, then, have you considered growing psychotria instead?

Depending on how cold your environment is there is pharlaris and acacia options too for outdoor growing.

 

[SpectrumFarms]

Due to the fact you need to use the root bark of M. hostilis and you're planning to use a grow tent, then, have you considered growing psychotria instead?

Depending on how cold your environment is there is pharlaris and acacia options too for outdoor growing.

I haven't looked into the other options for plants to be honest, I definitely will be looking into the ones you mentioned. I live in a climate where it will occasionally ice and snow during winter. I figured indoor gardening would be best.

 

[_Trip_]

Acacia phlebophylla would be worth looking into for outdoor, and maybe psychotria for indoor tent.