2022 Best Grow Tent Kits for Easy Harvests

 Hydroponics and grow tents — a potent combination that’ll allow you to grow fresh produce all year round.

After all, hydroponic growing is all about control. The point is to make sure that you are able to monitor and exercise control over every element of the growing process — including external/environmental factors.

What better way to do this than by adding a grow tent to your setup!

But which ones are worth buying? What features should you look out for? Are they worth the money? And what exactly can you grow in them?

This article aims to address all of the above questions and more.

By the time you are finished reading, you will understand just how valuable grow tents are and why purchasing one will only benefit you and your future growth.

Who Should Use Grow Tents?

Grow tents are designed to keep things simple for hobbyist growers. As convenient as grow tents are, they’re not designed for huge grow operations! But for someone who wants 1–5 ounces/month, a grow tent may be the best way to go!

Pros of Growing Plants in a Grow Tent

Easy & Quick to Set Up — Assembling your grow tent and getting completely set up to start growing will take about an afternoon and can be done by just about anyone. Overall, the work of setting up a grow tent reminds me of putting together an old-fashioned camping tent, only plant comes out of it a few months later!

Stealth — A grow tent prevents smells and light from escaping the tent when set up properly, and can be tucked away in a big closet or the corner of a room without necessarily drawing a whole lot of attention.

Perpetual Harvest — Grow tents work very well if you want to keep two separate grow spaces, for example if you wanted a separate vegetative and flowering chamber for a perpetual harvest. Grow tents create a completely self-enclosed environment that can be managed separately.

Helps Prevent Bugs — The intake holes of most grow tents are covered with mesh, which allow air to pass but stops many insects. This helps prevent incidental bugs like spiders or carpenter beetles from getting to your plants. A grow tent with strong grow lights is also a pretty hot and inhospitable environment for many plants pests!

Keeps Buds Clean — In addition to preventing bugs from getting on your plants, the mesh intake holes help keep out dust and impurities. The sticky trichomes on plants buds are surprisingly good at holding on to fibers, animal hair and anything that floats by. A surprising amount of random debris can get onto your buds even if you keep your grow room pristine. A grow tent helps keep buds clean and looking good!

ECO Farm 4'x4' Essential Grow Tent Kit with ECO Farm DBL5000 480W LED Grow Light

Features:

The ECO Farm grow tent kit is simple to set up, making it easier to start planting. The ECO Farm Essential planting tent kit is removable, so you can take it with you. The structure of the tent is stable, the outer layer is 600D Oxford cloth, the inner layer is 96% highly reflective waterproof diamond polyester film, and the external zipper design ensures safe use and easy installation. It also has multiple vents to accommodate fans and filters. The ventilation kit is a complete combination to eliminate odors. The grow tent kit adopts the user-friendly “full-spectrum” design of Grow Light. The full spectrum (3000K, 5000k, 660nmnm, 30nm) is very suitable for vegetable flowering to adapt to each stage of the plant cycle. You can easily For planting plants in any growth cycle, the uniquely designed 6-LED light bar provides more uniform canopy coverage, especially on the outer edge of the planting area.

Active Grow Walden White Grow Tent 4' x 4' with 6″ Ventilation Kit

Features:

The Active Grow Tent is designed to give professional home growers a tent that meets their needs in both function and form. All Walden Grow Tents are manufactured using industrial-strength zippers and 100% EcoWhite PEVA material. This toxin-free material creates a clean look for a grow space and emits no hazardous chemical gases. The triple-layer design is composed of a 600D canvas exterior, a vinyl light-blocking center, and a white vinyl interior that is 10% more reflective than even the most reflective mylar tents. The Active Grow Walden Grow Tent 6” Ventilation Kit provides growers with the right equipment to create a clean and healthy growing environment for their plants. 

TopoGrow 48X48X80 LED Grow Tent Kits

Features:

If you want a complete LED grow tent kit with a larger size tent, then the TopoGrow Complete LED Grow Tent Kit is for you. This is a complete kit including LED lights, 4×4 grow tent, carbon filter, and necessary accessories for filter installation. Its grow tent is made of 96% reflective mylar that traps light inside, heating more tent for the growing cycle. 600D High Reflective Water Resistant Diamond Mylar (Enhanced Reflection), Large Heavy Duty Zipper and Double Stitching and 2 Mylars around the Zipper to Prevent Light Leaks. Mesh rectangular vents for better ventilation, and multiple vents for fan and filter outputs for easy entry and access. It comes in a discreet package where the LED light, grow tent and filter combination are packaged separately.

How do you choose the right to grow tent kits?

Have you checked the market recently? You would be surprised at the number of grow tent kits on sale. These devices come in all forms and sizes, and while this can be a great advantage, it also makes it tricky to choose the best out of the lot. This section discusses choosing an all-in-one grow tent kit that easily gets you from plantation to harvest as a beginner.

Here are the factors to consider when choosing the best grow tent kits for beginners:

1.Specifications — Size, Material, Frame, and Ports
The first step when shopping for a grow tent kit is to know the specifications of the tent you are looking for. To do this, you must correctly ascertain the size of your space, how big you expect your plants to grow, what equipment you want to have in your space, and the growth system you wish to adopt.

Indoor grow tents come in different fabrics. Polyester or nylon has proven to be the best materials for indoor plant cultivation, with their strength, durability, and easy maintenance. You can estimate the thickness of the material by checking the “D” rating of the tent. The higher the “D” rating, the thicker the tent.

The strongest grow tent kits must have a sturdy frame that supports both the crops and the equipment inside. You should also prioritize grow tent kits with useful ports or vents. These openings are required to connect your internal systems and equipment to external electricity, automation machines, and ventilation systems.

NB: Your ideal space estimation must leave room for your movement within the space, except you will be tending to the garden from outside.

2.LED Grow Light
LED grow lights are important components of any grow tent kit. That’s why you must prioritize the type of LED grow light in your potential grow tent kits. What determines how good a LED grow light is includes the chip brand and model, the PPFD map, the spectrum, and the cooling.

High-quality chips will deliver maximum quality, efficiency, and light output. Unlike inferior chips, these high-quality LED chips found in the best LED grow lights create optimal light wavelengths required for optimal maximum crop performance. Epistar, Bridgelux, Osram, and Samsung make the best LED grow light chips.

You should also consider the uniformity of the PPFD (Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density). By checking the map, you can detect if a LED grow light has an uneven or even PPFD. Poor quality LED grow lights often lead to uneven PPFD, adversely affecting your crop performance. The optimal PPFD for the seedling stage is 100–300 μmol/m2/s, 400–600 μmol/m2/s for the vegetative stage, and 800–1000 μmol/m2/s for the flowering stage.

The Grow Light Spectrum is another important determinant factor of how good a LED grow light is. Plants responds to a different grow light spectrum, and the best response comes from wavelengths just outside the PAR range. Therefore, it’s best to go for full spectrum LEDs that can use both ultra-violet wavelengths of 100–400nm and far-red wavelengths of 780–850nm.

3. Inline Fans
If you wonder why inline fans are so important, they play the role of natural winds in your indoor grow tent kits and setups. In addition, inline fans are crucial to effective ventilation, which your plants require for optimal performance. For instance, inline fans keep plants breathing, maintain the temperature of the tent, and keep the humidity level at the best levels.

Having inline fans in place means there will be regular air exchange. Otherwise, internal temperatures will rise due to the heat radiating from the lights and affect your plant’s health. You also need adequate airflow to keep pathogens out of your growing environment — a need inline fans effectively meet. You can also count on your inline fans to keep external odors out of your tent.

NB: How long you keep your inline fans on in your grow room will depend on the plants’ dark/light cycle.

4.Accessories
Grow tent kits for beginners with the right accessories can improve your plant output and enhance the overall growing experience. For instance, having trellis plant netting, grow bags, hygrometer, and thermometer makes it easier to set up an optimal growing environment for your plants.

Conclusion

Indoor growing can be a lot of fun, and it doesn’t have to be incredibly expensive. That said, it’s very important to take your time choosing a setup. A grow tent is an investment, and you want one that will stand the test of time. Look into what your chosen plants need, and then search for the setup that will maximize your yield. Happy Growing!