If I were to purchase a small 400w, 15.5" long x 12.5" wide x 6" deep grow tent, could I use that one tent to veg and flower just one plant? Do you think I could veg and flower two plants at the same time in a tent that small? Any ideas or advice would be awesome and appreciated. I have never grown before but I'm looking to start learning. -TDD
A 400w HID can support strong growth in a 2.3x2.3' area. Using one for an area that size would be a huge waste. I'll assume the length is the height since it's hard to tell which value refers to how tall it is from the terminology you used. In which case, your height is only a little taller than a good sized flowering pot would be. You should use a taller and deeper area for even just one plant. Any growing area should be at least two feet tall, a foot wide and a foot deep imho. That would be for just one plant. To get the most from a 400w HID, you should really try to design the space to be about 2.3x2.3x4.5'. This would allow room for 1' tall containers (often 5gal buckets to finish flowering in), 2' tall plants, at least half a foot for the height of the lamp and a foot distance between the bulb and the plant tops. Welcome to GrassCity
Yes I am sorry those dimensions are not correct at all. I looked at the wrong ones. It is a 22" deep x 36" wide x 63" tall, grow tent. Thank you Jellyman, I understand what you are saying. Does it change though since I have the right dimensions now?
Those dimensions pretty closely fit what I suggested for a 400w above. You should be able to squeeze 2x3 (6) plants in there. Two rows of three 5gal buckets can be done under a 400w if you rotate them regularly. If you'd like fewer plants, a 400w brings out maximum potency and minimal stretching with 2x2 5gal buckets in a 2.3x2.3' space- you would just need to shorten one side by about eight inches by setting up a reflective wall.
You could not of been of more help. Thank you. I'm looking just to do a small grow maybe 2-4 plants but I would rather have less plants and more potency. But thank you again Jellyman.