how many?

how many plants could i grow comfortably in a 5x5 tent with one 600w HPS

mishin31 said:

how many plants could i grow comfortably in a 5x5 tent with one 600w HPS

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well if you go one plant per square foot you can get 25 in the tent you haven't said how tall it is tho ..

6'7" tall. Is one 600w HPS enough for 25 plants?

mishin31 said:

6'7" tall. Is one 600w HPS enough for 25 plants?

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OK to figure out your light requirements you will need to go this way

length x width x height and that will give you your overall square footage then you want 2 to 3000 lumans per square foot of space

you might have to look up the output of your lights but if you don't have enough lumans/foot then you just need to cut down the size of the space to match the light and those new dimensions using the other length x width equation will give you the new square footage and your new plant number you can support

Side Note: And they call stoners STUPID ... lmfaoooooo

This is really dependent on type of growing, ~9 in 3-5 gallon pots, 18-24 on 2 gallon pots, 30+ in 1 gallon SOG.

You could fit 16, 5 gallon buckets in that tent. Each of those buckets could hold 3 plants if you dont mind a bit of crowding. Let those veg for 4 months and flower for another 2 1/2. You might get a couple of pounds if you FIM and do some bending.

My last outdoor grow was done using 3 gallon planters, and a couple 5 gallon buckets with at least 4 plants each in them. With a little lesss than 30 plants, I got 2.5 lbs. It was also a very shitty summer. Next year i expect the same yeild but with fewer plants.

25 plants is way to many and 600 watts is way too low for 25 plants! Do like 10 and top them to get them nice and full and you will be way better off than you would be with a bunch of over crowded plants.

estesj said:

25 plants is way to many and 600 watts is way too low for 25 plants! Do like 10 and top them to get them nice and full and you will be way better off than you would be with a bunch of over crowded plants.

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I have a 4.5' X4.5' area with 9-3 foot plants under a 1000w sunpulse 3k and it is a jungle after 4 week veg and 4week flower. I figure with 5 more weeks to go I won't even be able to get the door closed anymore. Thinking that 6 in the same area would be better or maybe cut the veg time in half and stay with the 9.
Hitman40

hitman40 said:

I have a 4.5' X4.5' area with 9-3 foot plants under a 1000w sunpulse 3k and it is a jungle after 4 week veg and 4week flower. I figure with 5 more weeks to go I won't even be able to get the door closed anymore. Thinking that 6 in the same area would be better or maybe cut the veg time in half and stay with the 9.
Hitman40

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Ya no shit dude. could you imagine 25! You would not be able to reach them all to water them and they would not yield shit.

greensister said:

You could fit 16, 5 gallon buckets in that tent. Each of those buckets could hold 3 plants if you dont mind a bit of crowding. Let those veg for 4 months and flower for another 2 1/2. You might get a couple of pounds if you FIM and do some bending.

My last outdoor grow was done using 3 gallon planters, and a couple 5 gallon buckets with at least 4 plants each in them. With a little lesss than 30 plants, I got 2.5 lbs. It was also a very shitty summer. Next year i expect the same yeild but with fewer plants.

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stuffing 4 plants in one 5 gallon bucket..was they micro midget weed ??
of coarse your gonna get the same yield with fewer plants...they wont be OVERCROWDED as much

8 plants in a 4½' x 9' tent.




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