MAX plants for 500(true)watt CFL soil grow??

mcinnc · #1 (**permalink**) 09-03-2009, 05:59 AM

Alright so heres the scenario.
(Vegging) - I have 500 watts total in CFL Daylight bulbs (approx 32,500 lumen). All are just your average twist-style bulbs.
(Flower) I have the exact same numbers stated above in the 2700k range for flowering.
-Space is unlimited.
-Vent/Exhaust is taken care of
-It will be a SOIL grow (FFOF), can't do dro at the moment.
-I plan on LST'ing, topping and fimming as much as possible.
**Bean Supply**
Nirvana
(10) Ak-48
(10) SuperSkunk
This will be my first CFL grow, and i'de like to do as many as possible.
What you think my max is?

_linux_ · #2 (**permalink**) 09-03-2009, 06:05 AM

waste of power. with a 600 watt hid you could have more then triple the lumens

mcinnc · #3 (**permalink**) 09-03-2009, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by _linux_

waste of power. with a 600 watt hid you could have more then triple the lumens

Oh man, trust me. I know i could really set shit off with a lil HPS help. These CFLs i acquired basically for free, and its all i got to work with.

TitaniumFox · #4 (**permalink**) 09-03-2009, 10:18 AM

Jesus, you must have a lot of CFL's....

Even with unlimited space, I would not try for more than 6 plants. If this was my grow and I truly had no access to a HID with equivalent wattage, I would honestly stick with 4 plants.

Depends on your veg time though. A really long veg diminishes the value you'd receive from a single CFL. You could grow more plants under 500w actual with a shorter veg time.

mcinnc · #5 (**permalink**) 09-03-2009, 05:45 PM

Haha thank you for your answer. Dude, i've tried trading all (i'm low-balling #'s) 1000 CFL watts i got on Craigslist, etc for JUST a 150 HPS. I still have the hook up on the CFLS, so if anyone was to take my trade (personally, i wouldn't), i could re-obtain some CFLS again to help out during the veg. Being that these are not Feminized beans, and your basically saying you'de do 4, how many beans should i germ, putting in account that there could be some males?...

TitaniumFox · #6 (**permalink**) 09-03-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mcinnc

Haha thank you for your answer. Dude, i've tried trading all (i'm low-balling #'s) 1000 CFL watts i got on Craigslist, etc for JUST a 150 HPS. I still have the hook up on the CFLS, so if anyone was to take my trade (personally, i wouldn't), i could re-obtain some CFLS again to help out during the veg. Being that these are not Feminized beans, and your basically saying you'de do 4, how many beans should i germ, putting in account that there could be some males?...

Germ twice the amount that you want to end up with. So, say if you plan on finishing 5 plants in that space, germinating 10 will, statistically speaking, leave you with 5 females.

I've done a 4 plant grow that all ended up as males--6.25% chance.

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#1 (permalink) 09-03-2009, 05:59 AM
mcinnc Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 148	MAX plants for 500(true)watt CFL soil grow?? Alright so heres the scenario. (Vegging) - I have 500 watts total in CFL Daylight bulbs (approx 32,500 lumen). All are just your average twist-style bulbs. (Flower) I have the exact same numbers stated above in the 2700k range for flowering. -Space is unlimited. -Vent/Exhaust is taken care of -It will be a SOIL grow (FFOF), can't do dro at the moment. -I plan on LST'ing, topping and fimming as much as possible. Bean Supply Nirvana (10) Ak-48 (10) SuperSkunk This will be my first CFL grow, and i'de like to do as many as possible. What you think my max is?

#2 (permalink) 09-03-2009, 06:05 AM
_linux_ Bronze member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 458 Blog Entries: 1	Re: MAX plants for 500(true)watt CFL soil grow?? waste of power. with a 600 watt hid you could have more then triple the lumens

#4 (permalink) 09-03-2009, 10:18 AM
TitaniumFox Plant Manager Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 408	Re: MAX plants for 500(true)watt CFL soil grow?? Jesus, you must have a lot of CFL's.... Even with unlimited space, I would not try for more than 6 plants. If this was my grow and I truly had no access to a HID with equivalent wattage, I would honestly stick with 4 plants. Depends on your veg time though. A really long veg diminishes the value you'd receive from a single CFL. You could grow more plants under 500w actual with a shorter veg time. __________________ Last edited by TitaniumFox; 09-03-2009 at 10:20 AM.

#5 (permalink) 09-03-2009, 05:45 PM
mcinnc Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 148	Re: MAX plants for 500(true)watt CFL soil grow?? Haha thank you for your answer. Dude, i've tried trading all (i'm low-balling #'s) 1000 CFL watts i got on Craigslist, etc for JUST a 150 HPS. I still have the hook up on the CFLS, so if anyone was to take my trade (personally, i wouldn't), i could re-obtain some CFLS again to help out during the veg. Being that these are not Feminized beans, and your basically saying you'de do 4, how many beans should i germ, putting in account that there could be some males?... Last edited by mcinnc; 09-03-2009 at 05:53 PM.

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