You have the same area as I do. The answer is simple. More plants in a sea of green will net you more weight. I know your conditions and there are better ways to grow with less plants but, due to your grow room dimensions, you have to optimize.
This is my thought:
Since vertical lighting yields more weight due to better light distribution I would say go with 1 1000 watt in the middle (using cool tubes) of the room and a few lower hps or alternative lighting in the 4 corners. Grow 6 huge plants in 20 gal. DWC units around the 1000 watt and you could get fantastic results using only 6 plants. I know of a post on this site that has a vertical lighting set up with 20 gal. DWC res. and the results with 4 plants is awesome. This is 1 way around having a lot of plants and netting a lot of bud.
However,
This vertical lighting set-up requires a more square or "boxlike" room. Your room, similar to mine, is a rectangle and thus needs overhead lighting to maximize yield. So smaller plants over a larger, even surface area results in more bud.
I hope this makes sense.:thumbsup:
JeffersonBud Reviewed by JeffersonBud on . Large Plants vs Sea of Green... I am about to purchase a 4'x8'x6.5' grow tent, and a 1000W MH/HPS light. I plan on growing hydroponically. Would having 8 large indica and indica dominant/sativa plants or several small plants of the same type produce a larger yield? My state law imposes a harsher penalty for more that 10 plants, but I worry about controlling the height of larger plants. I have done the math and I can only allow my plants to reach 51 inches. Will this be difficult to sta within this limit? Approxiamately how Rating: 5