Which Is Better?

I have 2 1000 watt HPS lights+all the equip to run either soil or hydro...

I want to start a vertical grow but which is a better setup to go with?



And I would like to know if it is better to use TWO rows of plants around the lights?

I see most people with 2 lights using setup B but it seems like setup A would yield more.

World Peace,

ILL

or you could add 1 row of plants down the middle.

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@madcow You are right! Then I would get light from both HPS lamps... That means the yield from the middle plant colas will be huge. Well I think they will at least...lol.

Thanks man. I am going to do that.

BTW, do u have any vertical grows yourself?

World Peace,

ILL

Look into stadium set ups, if you aren't looking for a specific plant count this would be the way to go. Like 3 shelves on each side of the lights. I would do the middle wall with 2 shelves on each side, but sharing the top one, so it gets light from both sides.
Here this shows what i mean https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/44253-northern-farmer-stadium-grow-vertical.html

TY for the responses

@Trueno Yes I was planning on stadium, probably 2 rows, but I was just wondering why most people that have 2+ lights, in a vert setup, dont put plants between the lights... correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't you get a bigger yield that way? Even in the link you posted(amazing BTW) wouldn't that grower benefit from adding plants in between those lights... most people just use one circular/oval setup.

World Peace,

ILL

I completely agree with that, as you are effectively losing one side of the bulb, just like a horizontal set up. I actually said that same thing to myself when i first saw that set up........
And if you were to make the top shelf in between the lights get lit from both sides, i imagine the size of those buds.

@true Do you grow?

you should make a figure eight, that doesnt cross in the middle and put the lights around where it wouldve intersected?

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iliketolearn said:

@true Do you grow?

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Yes i do, shallow water culture so vertical wont work for me...... But i have certainly thought about adding a shed that is designed around verticals.