Erb's Tips

Erb's Tip #1.
The inside of large potato chip bags are mylar, trim the bag for use as a reflective material.

Tip #2
It's not the size of the plant, but the maturity and quality of the product that counts. Twice as many plants grown half as big will fill the grow space twice as fast, so harvests take place almost twice as often.

I'll be adding more tips weekly enjoy!

The reflective quality is only at it's most useful if not crinkled. If crinkled it's usefulness becomes severly limited. Plus you have to do a good job cleaning each piece before putting it up in your grow room. Remember you want to keep your grow area as sanity as possible. Once again if you go to the dollar store and buy this you can't be the deal. It comes it long unblemished sheets that are waterproof. The roll can be up to 15 feet long for $1. There is no pasting pieces together.

Contributed by: Stickydank

I've discovered the cheapest Mylar around-- only 2 bucks$! You save 18 bucks$ a roll! It?s a Christmas present wrapping Mylar called Polywrap



- Waterproof
- 50 square ft. a roll
- 1 mil (@ .001 inch) thick X 3 1/2 ft. wide X 20ft long.

Note: Only buy the very Bright and shiny Mylar-type wrapping!

Mogie - The heat will crinkle the wrapping paper within a couple days. I use it on temporary panels I put up around the plants but I have noticed that problem.

Erb said:

Erb's Tip #1.
The inside of large potato chip bags are mylar, trim the bag for use as a reflective material.



I'll be adding more tips weekly enjoy!

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good tip. perfect for small cfl gardens. keep 'em coming.

I have had mine up for several weeks. No problem. Tape around all edges to hold it down firm. All mylar is supposed to my installed so it is tight. Don't put any heat source within a few inches. I have never heard of anyone having a problem. You must be doing something wrong.

You have a heat problem in your grow area. It shouldn't be that hot in there.

Buddha what is the temp of your grow area?

MightyBuddha said:

Mogie - The heat will crinkle the wrapping paper within a couple days. I use it on temporary panels I put up around the plants but I have noticed that problem.

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that wrapping mylar crinkled on you due to temp??? damn how hot is your grow?!! or did you place it really close to the HPS? than you playing with a really big fire hazard my buddy! a big cfl panel will also produce a serious amount of heat, so watch out!