How many watts of light per plant is sufficient?

DrWhite

Member
I have 800 watts for 5 plants. That breaks down to 160 watts per plant. Right now I have 1x 400 watt HPS and 1x 400 watt MH conversion bulb. I'll use the other HPS bulb when I go into budding.

So is that enough light for 5 plants or should I keep it to four?
 

desertrat

Well-Known Member
you have just the right amount of light for five plants in flowering. 800 watts hps is about 120,000 lumens. if you assume about 3 square feet per plant then you have 8,000 lumens per square foot. the recommended amount of light for flowering is 7,000 to 10,000 lumens per square foot.
 
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