Plant : CFL Ratio.

[pastetea]

How many CFL's of a certain wattage would you need to grow:

One plant:
Two plants:
Three plants:
Four plants:

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pastetea Reviewed by pastetea on 11-21-2007. Plant : CFL Ratio. How many CFL's of a certain wattage would you need to grow: One plant: Two plants: Three plants: Four plants: :thumbsup: Rating: 5

[klondike_bar]

go with 23w ones since theyre relativly standard.

id say about 3 for one plant, and 1-2 more fore each addidional plant

[spongebobsmokepants]

Remember that CFL's have a very limited reach,about 6 inches, any further than that and light intensity is very limited. 23w bulbs will work, but if you can find 46w or bigger, then get those. The more light, the more bud.

[SantaClawz]

The more the better, but atleast 3/23watters(Veg) and 3/46watters(flower). This is per plant. It may seem like overkill but if you use this ratio you will not be disapointed when its harvest time.

[klondike_bar]

more is definitely better. i ran 4 for the most part of my 4 plant gro, and now i regret that i didnt add my extra 3 bulbs at the beginning. the extra bulbs stopped upward growth almost totally and helped branch em.

i go w/ 23w ones if i got enough sockets, since theyre the most price: lumens efficiency

[pastetea]

Sounds good, thanks for all the help

[klondike_bar]

The more light, the more bud.

hes right. youll need at least 1 per plant just to keep em alive, but 3-4 each will create massive beasts thatll floor you.

tough choice, huh? :stoned:

[dnlfacundo]

if i was using 6 100w 6400k cfls how many plants i would be able to grow?i checked the lumen out put on the lights all together and it would come out to be 7800 lumens.So any suggestions on this.

[klondike_bar]

by 100w you mean 20-26 depending on brand

the 100 is just the incandecent equivelant.

using 6 you can grow probly 3-6 plants, depending partially if there from possibly male seeds in which case the cropll be thinned later on.

id suggest get another 2-4 bulbs for 10$ and youll be able to grow about 5-6 females decently after thinning out one or two males in veg

[sanchezz]

I don't mean to Hijack the thread, but do you guys think 3x 19w CFLS will do per plant?