Choosing the right grow tent can significantly impact an indoor grower’s ROI. While this may seem like a high up-front investment, high-quality grow tents always reward growers with more robust plants.

A tricky question is how new customers should choose the best grow tent. To be honest, there is no “perfect” tent model for every practitioner. Everyone has different space requirements and gardening goals, so choosing the best grow tent will depend on the gardener’s specific situation. However, there are some general guidelines that every indoor grower can follow to figure out how to choose the best grow tent.

Where Do You Plan To Set Up Your Grow Tent?

If your grow tent is going to be inside your home, and you have a stable comfortable temperature, you should be okay for the most part.

But you should worry if your grow tent is in your garage, your basement, or any other place where temperatures are not ideal or experience drastic changes.

A good quality grow tent ensures a better contained environment.

More stable temperature, humidity, and air exchange for your plants, which results in much better yields.

Other than that, consider placing your grow tent near a water source, such as a sink, so you won’t be carrying bucket after bucket to water your plants.

And an outlet and power strip nearby is needed for installing grow lights and fans.

ECO Farm 4*4FT(48*48*80inch) Hydroponic Indoor Grow Tent

Features:

This ECO Farm Grow Tent features heavy-duty metal zippers, double stitching and a 96% reflective mylar lining that blocks light from escaping and retains heat while using plants to grow light inside, allowing your plants to efficiently use growing light sources to promote growth. 4x4 Hydroponic Indoor Grow Tent Made of Heavy Duty 600D Oxford Cloth, Ripstop Waterproof Canvas. Keep your plants under control, prevent odour leaks, and keep unwanted critters out. With large zippered doors and side windows, you can keep an eye on your growth and regulate outside airflow to keep plants warm and provide better airflow for germination and bloom in indoor gardening, helping to extend the growing season. Even if you’ve never done anything like this before, this plant tent is easy to set up. Parts are marked with letters for easy assembly. No tools are needed, just make sure all the rubber feet face the same direction.

VIVOSUN G448 Upgraded 4x4 Mylar Grow Tent with 19mm Poles

Features:

This VIVOSUN grow tent features high-density 600D oxford fabric to prevent light leaks and keep your grow area well insulated; interior walls, ceilings and floors are lined with 100% diamond reflective polyester film for multi-dimensional lighting. Grow tents are equipped with vents to install ducted fans and carbon filters for optimal airflow and ventilation; dual-cinched duct ports seal the tent effectively while allowing air to flow freely in and out of the grow room.

How to Properly Choose Your Grow Tent

Let’s face it. Grow tents are a bit confusing to purchase. There are hundreds of manufacturers, resulting in different sizes, shapes, features, and price ranges. To help you select the best grow tent for your needs, you need to know the most important factors in a tent. Let’s take a look at these factors so you can best select your grow tent.

Durability
The number one factor you should consider when selecting a grow tent is durability. When we say durability, we mean durability in every regards. For example, you should look at the fabric density and fabric strength. It’s best to buy as strong of a fabric as possible because it leads to fewer spores, pests, diseases, and leakage.

Additionally, you need to look at the zipper durability. Zippers are typically one of the first places where tents start to fail. Ensure that you select a tent with great zippers since you will be touching them everyday.

Another feature related to durability is the heat resistance. Most likely, your grow tent will include a lot of lights and heating, resulting in extreme heat. You want a tent that can withstand this heat to help mitigate any accidents.

Reflective Material
The whole point of a grow tent is to enhance the growing process through the reflective properties of the tent’s interior walls. The only way for these walls to do their job is if they are made from high-quality reflective material.

Look for tents that get as close to 100% reflectivity. Reflective mylar is the best option, and the diamond shape tends to work best.

Fabric Gapping
In order for the reflective material to work properly, as well as for the tent to protect as it should, there shouldn’t be any gaping in the material. To prevent fabric gaping, pay attention to features like overlapping Velcro flaps and zip draws.

Frame
Like just about any other tent, grow tents come with frames and poles. Make sure that your grow tent frame is incredibly durable. These poles can be made of steel, plastic, or weak metals. If you are able, opt for steel, but metal is better than plastic. More so, opt for poles that have snapping mechanisms for ease and security.

Corner Construction
One part of the frame you especially need to look at is the corner construction. Many corners are made from plastic, three prong poles. Although this works OK, the metal poles are still best. Once again, look for interlocking snap features.

Ventilation, Exhaust, and Cord Port
Grow tents come with ventilation, exhaust, and cord ports. It’s important to look at the number of these ports to maximize the efficiency of your grow tent. There should be at least one ventilation port and one exhaust port. Cord ports are more optional, but they are a necessary feature in many people’s growing experience.

Additional Features You May Want
If you want a grow tent with all the features, you might want to know what to look for. Here are some extra features that many growers enjoy in their grow tents:

Flood tray
Viewing windows
Tool pockets
Net trellis

Conclusion

Growing plants indoors can be a lot of fun, and with solid low-stress training, a grow tent can help you get that experience.

When it comes to innovative products that can help your plants grow, grow tents have to be top of the line.