6 mil clear plastic stuff to thick?? - Growing in Greenhouses - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

1tytersx · 09-17-2007, 10:38 PM

i used 6 mil plastic to wrap my green house. and im curious if it might be to thick. it lets light through but u cant see through it. The brand us ACE. They come in 2mil 4 mil or 6mil. should i change the wrap?
thanks

Bob Jones · 09-19-2007, 01:00 AM

I'm using exactly the same stuff for the top of my greenhouse, it works great.

10-08-2007, 04:28 PM

yeah it works...wont stand up to the sun for a long time...but it's cheap enough for you to replace...good luck

10-13-2007, 07:22 PM

^how often would it have to be replaced?

LORD BENIS · 10-26-2007, 12:25 AM

I would wait until it tears. I use 6 mil and had concerns at first, too. It lets in enough light, and like you said, you can't see through it; perfect for growing pot! Mine didn't last more than a year before I had to replace it. I'm actually going to be replacing it here in the next few weeks. I usually take off all plastic during the summer (Texas) and replace it when things start cooling down. I plan on using clear 6 mil plastic from the paint isle of Home Depot again; tried and true.

Yor420 · 11-05-2007, 08:47 PM

I went to a hardware store, last year, and asked for a roll of 6 mil. plastic. I was heating with wood at the time and I wanted the plastic to cover my firewood. The clerk asked me if I wanted 6 mil. or Super 6. I asked what the difference was and the answer shocked me. He said that Super 6 was indeed 6 mils. thick and the 6 mil. was something less.

How can a store (this was a well known hardware store chain in Canada) sell a product called 6 mil. when in fact it is not!

That's one more thing in life I don't understand!

09-17-2007, 10:38 PM	#1
1tytersx Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 47	6 mil clear plastic stuff to thick?? i used 6 mil plastic to wrap my green house. and im curious if it might be to thick. it lets light through but u cant see through it. The brand us ACE. They come in 2mil 4 mil or 6mil. should i change the wrap? thanks
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09-19-2007, 01:00 AM	#2
Bob Jones Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 125	I'm using exactly the same stuff for the top of my greenhouse, it works great.
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10-08-2007, 04:28 PM	#3
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	yeah it works...wont stand up to the sun for a long time...but it's cheap enough for you to replace...good luck
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10-13-2007, 07:22 PM	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	^how often would it have to be replaced?
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10-26-2007, 12:25 AM	#5
LORD BENIS Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 382	I would wait until it tears. I use 6 mil and had concerns at first, too. It lets in enough light, and like you said, you can't see through it; perfect for growing pot! Mine didn't last more than a year before I had to replace it. I'm actually going to be replacing it here in the next few weeks. I usually take off all plastic during the summer (Texas) and replace it when things start cooling down. I plan on using clear 6 mil plastic from the paint isle of Home Depot again; tried and true. __________________ The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena. Whose face is marred by dust, sweat, and blood;who strive valiantly and know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause. Who at the best, know the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. - Theodore Roosevelt -
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11-05-2007, 08:47 PM	#6
Yor420 New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11	Size Counts I went to a hardware store, last year, and asked for a roll of 6 mil. plastic. I was heating with wood at the time and I wanted the plastic to cover my firewood. The clerk asked me if I wanted 6 mil. or Super 6. I asked what the difference was and the answer shocked me. He said that Super 6 was indeed 6 mils. thick and the 6 mil. was something less. How can a store (this was a well known hardware store chain in Canada) sell a product called 6 mil. when in fact it is not! That's one more thing in life I don't understand!
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