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Discussion in 'Growing Marijuana Indoors' started by canoguy, Jan 2, 2007.

  1. #1 canoguy, Jan 2, 2007
    hi all well after growing my first grow im ginna switch my veg room from flourescents to hps. my veg room is about 5 feet long, 4 feet wide and about 11 feet tall. i was just wondering how many plants could i get in there and what wattage i should go for. im thinking of getting a 600 watt. what do u guys think. thanks in advance for helping
     
  2. #2 canoguy, Jan 2, 2007
    sorry i meant my flowering room. im smoking some of my first crop.
     
  3. #3 keelo, Jan 2, 2007
    I have about the same space, I fit 8 plants without issue. I use 2 400w hps, with 430w son agro bulbs, a friend happened to have the bulbs so just used em and they work well.
     
  4. #4 canoguy, Jan 2, 2007
    sounds good cheers
     
  5. #5 BrazyJay, Jan 2, 2007
    thats 20 sq. feet... u could technically fit about 15 plants in the whole space, but u would definitely need 2 or 3 600w HPS lights... if u used 2 400w HPS u could do about 8 plants
     
  6. #6 toastybiz, Jan 2, 2007
    I think one 600w would be pretty lightweight for that space. Get a 1000w or two 400w. (Would two 600w be an option? That might work best of all)

    Going by the one-plant-per-square-foot rule you could get 20 in there, but then you wouldl have no room to move around, plus you may not get full light penetration out to the edges. I think 8-12 plants is realistic for that space.
     
  7. #7 canoguy, Jan 3, 2007
    im still kinda new to indoor growing. i think im gina try a 600 watt but wow i was thinking 6 plants in that space would be pushing it. ive got some northern lights that just popped the soil so i have about a month to consider it thanks for all ur replies cheers
     
  8. #8 canoguy, Jan 3, 2007
    so far im thinking of getting a 600 watt and when im more experianced to move up to hydro i can get another 600 watts
     

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