How many plants?

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bdg83

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Thanks indoor sun king. What wattage of cfl would you recommend for my veg room? Thinking 2 ft * 2 ft * 3 ft (H). 4 - plants??????

Please and thank you...
 
DonAlejandroVega

DonAlejandroVega

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the pot is......say.........8" tall. the lights will chop off another 8" or 10". that's 18" inches of vertical space. that kinda space is VERY difficult to grow in, and manage.
 
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bdg83

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Im building a special box, and havent got it done yet. I was going to have a flip top roof, with the lights attached. I guess I could add an extra foot onto it no problem.... Ive been reading that MH is the best, and T%s the next best for veg, but if i was to go for CFL's, what would you recommend?
 
DonAlejandroVega

DonAlejandroVega

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the GE Energy smart bulbs come in a 6500k bulb for veg. flower bulbs are easy to find. they get hot. keeping a small box cool with be challenging........
 
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bdg83

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Cheers man...Ill have a separate area for flowering. approx 7ft tall, 600 watt grow. Just still trying to figure out veg room dimensions, lights etc....

So a 4 foot tall box, with 1 6500k bulb should be sufficient to veg 4 plants (6 max)????
 
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bdg83

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right, cheers. any suggestions for an easier set-up? less ventilation? if i could avoid buying a second ballast etc, that would be great...
 
Indoor Sun King

Indoor Sun King

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I use a typical clothes closet...use one 23 watt (6500k) per plant, then add more bulbs as they grow bigger.

At about 3 weeks, I put them under the HPS (at 50% power) and mixed in a few CFL's

After a few more weeks I eliminated the CFL's and ran the HPS at 100%
 
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