total wattage enough?

[growz]

i have cfls all placed bout 2-3 inches from my plant at 138 watts is this enough to veg three plants or do i need more i plan on upping wattage come flower.

 

[Jer La Mota]

What are your goals regarding yield ?

 

[kingdavid918]

yeah it depends on what u wanna yield..... if ur a first timer and just wanna get a grow under your belt, like me, it might be enough for 3 plants if u double it for flower.. other wise throw one out and concentrate on the other two

 

[growz]

half ounce a plant is all im expecting for this first grow hows that sound and yes im going to double the wattage for flowering

 

[kingdavid918]

half ounce a plant is all im expecting for this first grow hows that sound and yes im going to double the wattage for flowering

half ounce is do-able for sure ...... u goin 12/12 from seed or gonna veg em a lil?

 

[researchkitty]

Your wattage is fine for vegging. May I suggest a 400w HPS for flowering?

 

[growz]

heat is to much of an issue plan on getting all 42 watt for flowering

 

[kingdavid918]

heat is to much of an issue plan on getting all 42 watt for flowering

i used only 78-173 watts throught my grow but i broke my main cola off on accident so im prolly gonna yield somewhere near a half...... its my first successful grow ever so im happy..... so around 150 watts a plant for flowering is fine so you would need at least 8-10 of em....... 42 watters that is........ thats gonnna create alot of heat.......

 

[growz]

i was thinking more like 260 watts for three plants can it be done with the help of lst

 

[darkdestruction420]

those should be fine for a few weeks of vegging, but for really fast growth i'd advise going with more as they get bigger in vegging, the more the better. lol.

 

[growz]

yeah forsure im just hoping i can manage a deacent harvest with 260 watts

 

[kingdavid918]

you'd be better off sticking with smaller wattage cfls if u wanna only us 260 watts for 3 plants... get 10-12 26 watters and surround the plants with light from all sides

 

[growz]

thanks for the help everyone!

i plan on focusing a 42 on the main cola then do some smaller wattage surronding the lower branches

 

[darkdestruction420]

What do you consider "a decent yeild" ?

 

[growz]

i would be extremely happy with a half ounce a plant for my first grow to be honest

 

[growz]

here is some pics of my set up and clones been bout 5 days uner the lights

 

[darkdestruction420]

260w is a bit low, i'd go with like 400w personally, but 260w will work for a few smaller plants, if positioned around the plants for optimum light effeciency i can see you getting around a 1/2 oz a plant dry.

 

[kingdavid918]

well ive heard that clones yield less than their mommas i dont know personally just what i heard

 

[Jer La Mota]

pot looses 75% of its weight during drying ..
unless I'm wrong, you need 56 grams wet to get 14 dry

 

[tamjam69]

May I suggest a 400w HPS for flowering?

maybe this is a cfl section for cfl grows! hit the road