Plan to Grow 16 Indoor plants... How much space and How Many Lights/Type and Watts?

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Originally Posted by seventhchild

if you want max yield from 16 plants in one harvest than i suggest 9000watts HPS in a 20'x20' room with 12 foot ceilings and a dedicated cooling system.be prepared to spend 1000's of dollars on equipment/supplies/electricity. expect a harvest of at least 16 pounds and be prepared for criminals with guns to kick your door in and take it all away. seriously.... PLEASE start smaller per Rusty's advice as it sounds like you have little experience at growing indoors.

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Yeah, always consider experience only guarantees greater success. If you are not that experienced- start smaller. And if people are/can be a threat consider investing in security devices and protection, although if somewhen comes into mine when im not home will atleast lose a hand and possibly their most precious, I see it as you or them, gotta be DOWN because when you have seconds left, cops are always minutes away...

That's only if you have too though, always consider the inevitable. I think a matter we don't talk alot about is security but not for our medicine but on how we can better protect our homes. I mean only because we grow, it doesn't make us exempt of protecting ourselves and possibly our medicine specially if it's done under all legality. Sorry, im not trying to high jack your thread on guns or such, but just saying keep a watchful eye as many can be watching you. Start your grow only when you built enough confidence and a effective system that works best for you, as anything that can go wrong most likely will go wrong depending on all around conditions. Keep us posted on your future grow and wish you luck on your future ventures.

Peace.

Depends how much you want to harvest in a certain time frame (per month, per year, etc.)

Also depends on your budget...

Are you going to buy clones, or seeds, or have a mother plant? (Do mother plants count as part of the 16?)

Sativa or Indica dominant? Any preferred strains?

Whatever you decide, tell no one!

Lets say he already had a mother plant already and was raising 16 clones off of her how much space would he need to raise them all up together. Assuming they would all eventually land in 5 gallon buckets. How much space in between them and whats the l/w/d of the grow room he would need. Plus what type of lighting would he need to bring them all up together until they are all nice, mature, and ready for harvest? I think that's pretty close what he's askin. I was gonna post a similar question but I supposed I'll find the answer here in this thread.

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Originally Posted by VAPEAZY

Lets say he already had a mother plant already and was raising 16 clones off of her how much space would he need to raise them all up together. Assuming they would all eventually land in 5 gallon buckets. How much space in between them and whats the l/w/d of the grow room he would need. Plus what type of lighting would he need to bring them all up together until they are all nice, mature, and ready for harvest? I think that's pretty close what he's askin. I was gonna post a similar question but I supposed I'll find the answer here in this thread.

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That's a lot of soil to be lugging around... And clones in 5 gals would be pretty big. All depends on $$$, wattage and skill. Of course, wattage isn't the right term, but with a decent setup you can get .5 to 1.0 grams per watt with HID's. The strain will also play a big part.

Sorry to not answer the question, but really there are so many possibilities, and so many restrictions (budget, wattage for grow, size of grow room) that haven't been mentioned. For what you describe, you can go anywhere from 4 x 250w in a 5ft x 5ft, or even 4 x 1000w in a 10ft. x 10ft. space.

I hope this fits into this thread and I hope I'm not highjacking anyones thread, but maybe it fits in. I'm considering switching over to Aeroponics, but not sure how close I can put my plants. The ones I've grown so far haven't been straight up and down with one big straight bud, rather abit on the bushy side. I'm guessing they should be about a 5 gallon bucket apart from each other to grow from little girls into fine stinky ladies with abundant budz. Anyone wanting to chime in would be greatly appreciated. :thumbsup:

Rusty not included in the above comment as I don't wish to get my ass reamed again! :eek: Howya been Rusty, well I hope. :jointsmile:

For a 16 plant operation I would agree with a closet grow:
Veg room of about 2'x4.25' could use 2 or 3 sets of T12 hanging shop lamps @ 80 watts per pair.

Flower room of about 2'x3' could use a 400 watt HPS, or maybe only 250 if you want to skimp.

You could flower 4-6 small plants at each round while vegging the next 6 plants grow from clones and possibly even have room for a mother and a few "spares".

Don't forget exhaust ventilation which is just as important as lighting. You'll need a BIG fan like a 6" in-line 400-500 cfm with 6" air cooled hood, 6" carbon filter and some place (like an attic or outside) to vent that hot spent air. Don't forget the misc items like trays, tables, pots (get pots first and build around them), circulation fans, Fox Farm nutes, Ph tester/adjuster, soil, reflective mylar, yada yada yada.

You are looking about at least $1K to do it right.

Having guns in your possession while also having (illegal) drugs is a felony much worse beyond the weed itself which may have been only a misdemeanor. If you were under the influence while "defending your home" with lethal force you'd need the Johnnie Cochran dream team of lawyers to get you off. Do your research and don't be stupid.

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Originally Posted by 420session

Yeah, always consider experience only guarantees greater success. If you are not that experienced- start smaller. And if people are/can be a threat consider investing in security devices and protection, although if somewhen comes into mine when im not home will atleast lose a hand and possibly their most precious, I see it as you or them, gotta be DOWN because when you have seconds left, cops are always minutes away...

That's only if you have too though, always consider the inevitable. I think a matter we don't talk alot about is security but not for our medicine but on how we can better protect our homes. I mean only because we grow, it doesn't make us exempt of protecting ourselves and possibly our medicine specially if it's done under all legality. Sorry, im not trying to high jack your thread on guns or such, but just saying keep a watchful eye as many can be watching you. Start your grow only when you built enough confidence and a effective system that works best for you, as anything that can go wrong most likely will go wrong depending on all around conditions. Keep us posted on your future grow and wish you luck on your future ventures.

Peace.

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