How many auto strain plants do you think I can grow using two 125 watt cfl bulbs, and 3 23 watt for side lighting?
No clue man. Look around Youtube and CFL grows. They probably wont say how much but The plants for light bulbs may give You an example. Not much info but Hope I helped.
Well for cfl's they say 100w for the first plant and add an extra 50w for each plant after that. So 150w is 2 plants 300w is 5 plants... Etc...
Sometimes I wish "they" had never said that. Those are bare minimum numbers, and really depend on how and where you grow. For the amount of light here, I wouldn't try more than 4 autos. Depending on your space, I think that would give you your healthiest results.