Quote Originally Posted by mas3372
idealy I would like to fit 4 mothers in the 1 ft x 3ft area. 4 different strains. CFL Lighting. Soil under 18/6
Everything seems well enough except this.

I had four plants in a 16" x 54" area, veg. The 54"s was nice enough to fit another plant, maybe. The 16"s was a bad idea. I should have gone atleast 20" when I built the cab. Before I even switched to 12/12 my plants leaves were folding up against the walls.

If 16" isnt enough space for the width of one plant in veg I think you're going to have serious space issues with a 12" area. True you will be clipping the plants so they should fit into a smaller area, ideally. But using such a small space with so many plants and just CFLs for lighting I dont think you'll even have the space to get in a water without re-organizing the entire area every time and prob very poor light penitration.