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Buc280

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My last grow yielded all hermos that spread pollen. How do you clear the room to start fresh? My gardener friend says a pest bomb will not destroy the pollen.....:tiphat:
 
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You'll have to clean everything by hand.

The best thing to use would be diluted bleach water.

Everything means everything; Walls, fans, hoods, floor, etc.


I've been there before and that blows. Sorry for the bad luck.
 

Buc280

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Thanks for the reply. I have the time now to repaint the walls white and will bleach everything else. Good luck with your project....it looks like you're doing it right....
 
Hi,

You don't have to use bleech or any solvent for that matter. Most pollen will die if environmental condtions aren't right. For instance, if the room is shut off for like a week, that will probably kill all the loose pollen from poor humidity.

Water alone will kill pollen. Pollen has a tube which only shoots out once, if there is water, the shoot comes out just like a seed germinating. Once the pollen shoot has extended it will not extend again, and cannot give off it's reproductive material.

One way to run a male room is to use a strong exhaust fan which removes all the pollen in the air. Then use a mister to mist the air coming out of the exhaust fan to kill the pollen.

It is not a bad idea to run some 10% bleach water though either. If you are going through the trouble of washing everything, 10% bleach water or some Green Clean, or other cleaning solutions will probably aid in killing the pollen, but the water itself makes the pollen useless.

Good luck,

Peace
 

yukonjoe

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Just had the same problem. Its a good idea while you have the down time to do a clean out of your room. Just use 2 caps full of bleach per gallon of water to disinfect your room. thats all you need. I cleaned the shit out of my room. Walls,lights,fans ect. Not worth the fucked up surprise of coming into a batch of seeded girls.
 
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