is that to many plants?

[tank18]

hey smart guys got another question for ya,im growing in a 2ft by 2ft by 6ft tall box,i have 11,100 lumens right know and i am going to get another 65 watt compact fluoro so that will put me around 15,000 lumens,so what i want to know is can i fully mature 4 female plants with that amount of light and that amount of space and have a good yeild,or better yet be worth the time and effort that gets put in to growing great pot.:rasta: thanks guys and if anyone can help i would really appreciate it.:jointsmile::rastasmoke:imp::smokin::stoned:

tank18 Reviewed by tank18 on 04-19-2008. is that to many plants? hey smart guys got another question for ya,im growing in a 2ft by 2ft by 6ft tall box,i have 11,100 lumens right know and i am going to get another 65 watt compact fluoro so that will put me around 15,000 lumens,so what i want to know is can i fully mature 4 female plants with that amount of light and that amount of space and have a good yeild,or better yet be worth the time and effort that gets put in to growing great pot.:rasta: thanks guys and if anyone can help i would really appreciate Rating: 5

[tank18]

this sucks someone help me out here please.:rasta:

[Dutch Pimp]

I don't think a Jedi knight...could grow anything, under those conditions....imp:

[tank18]

well then what do ya think for 4 plants

[Dutch Pimp]

well then what do ya think for 4 plants

You might be able to veg that many under floros.......but come time to flower....your screwed.....but, I never grew under floros...we need to wait until a smart guy/person arrives...:stoned:

[Roughrider]

Four plants in four square feet is going to be tight. 5 or 6 sq. ft. is more like it for 4 plants. Are you doing a scrog? If not, you'll want to go to flower early.

As for the light...
3000 lumens/sq. ft. = marginal grow
4000 lumens/sq. ft = pretty good grow
5000+ lumens sq. ft. = very good grow

15000 lumens in 4 sq. ft. is going to be pretty marginal. I'd try to get more light.

[tank18]

hey thanks guys,i think i seen something on here about ,having 5000 lumen per plant to get a good harvest,so what do ya think about 20,000 lumens,and by the way i will call a good harvest an ounce or two because my last grow i only yeilded abou a half ounce out of both plants i had.:rastasmoke:

[daihashi]

You might be able to veg that many under floros.......but come time to flower....your screwed.....but, I never grew under floros...we need to wait until a smart guy/person arrives...:stoned:

It's definitely possible with combination of minor LST, multiple scrogs and keeping the lights within 1/2" - 1" of the canopy and lollipopping the heck out of the plant come flowering. By "the heck" I mean going up higher than you normally would to accomodate for the height growth burst that occurs during flowering.

This would allow you to get better light penetration, better air circulation at the lower canopy and the plant wouldn't have to needless provide nutrients to little budlets that would receive very little, if any at all, intense light.

Also if you can get cfl bulbs that go beyond 6500K.. like in the 7200K range this will help keep your plant compact. As well as doing about a 3:1 ratio of red bulbs vs blue bulbs come flower time.

[daihashi]

Four plants in four square feet is going to be tight. 5 or 6 sq. ft. is more like it for 4 plants. Are you doing a scrog? If not, you'll want to go to flower early.

As for the light...
3000 lumens/sq. ft. = marginal grow
4000 lumens/sq. ft = pretty good grow
5000+ lumens sq. ft. = very good grow

15000 lumens in 4 sq. ft. is going to be pretty marginal. I'd try to get more light.

4 plants in square 3 gallon pots will fit perfectly in a 2'x2' area with a little bit of room to spare.

The rest of your post is correct, however being 5000 lumens off doesn't mean that his grow won't succeed. He can definitely do a grow with 15k lumens in a 4 sqft area.

[daihashi]

hey thanks guys,i think i seen something on here about ,having 5000 lumen per plant to get a good harvest,so what do ya think about 20,000 lumens,and by the way i will call a good harvest an ounce or two because my last grow i only yeilded abou a half ounce out of both plants i had.:rastasmoke:

20k lumens would be ideal, even more would be better.. but just so you know it is possible to grow at less than 5k lumens per sqft. It's just not 'ideal'.

An ounce per plant is definitely doable under CFL's if you take some time out to really read and learn your grow.