EdGreyfox
Well-Known Member
I've got a bit of a dilemma here, because I'm trying to figure out some way to get my grow operating on an every other week harvest schedule (2 plants per harvest) without needing to purchase any new HID lights.
I currently have both a 600w and 400w with both MH and HPS bulbs, and my plan is to veg under the 400w and veg under the 600w, but I can't to seem to figure out any way for a single 600w to handle 8 plants that are anywhere between first day of flowering (approx 20" tall) and ready to harvest (around 5' tall). What I'm wondering is if I could just get myself some supplemental lights (T8's or CFL's) and use them to help make sure the shorter flowering plants are getting enough light and not stretching towards the HID that will end up hanging about 5' above them?
Will it work, or am I going to have to have one HID light to handle the plants that are between week 1-4 of flowering and another to carry them from week 5-harvest?
I currently have both a 600w and 400w with both MH and HPS bulbs, and my plan is to veg under the 400w and veg under the 600w, but I can't to seem to figure out any way for a single 600w to handle 8 plants that are anywhere between first day of flowering (approx 20" tall) and ready to harvest (around 5' tall). What I'm wondering is if I could just get myself some supplemental lights (T8's or CFL's) and use them to help make sure the shorter flowering plants are getting enough light and not stretching towards the HID that will end up hanging about 5' above them?
Will it work, or am I going to have to have one HID light to handle the plants that are between week 1-4 of flowering and another to carry them from week 5-harvest?