I have to agree with Scrogbox on this one. I think that most relatively new growers feel they will get more yeild if they have more plants. (sort of makes intuitive sense) The reality for most growers is that they will get about the same total yield with less than half the plants they plan on using. There are some very experienced growers who can get good production from tightly packed plant populations but they are the exception rather than the norm. Also all plant problems (mold mildew spider mites etc) will be magnified and more difficult to deal with due to the overcrowding.

The reason for this is that the plants become overcrowded rather quickly and compete for the available light. This will result in far less bud production from each plant. Even a mildly experienced Scrog grower can get more from one plant in scrog than you will get with 6 or 8 plants in that small amount of floor space.

In order to combat this somewhat, experienced Sea of Green growers (which is what you are attempting) will use a short veg time (as little as two weeks) but this is exactly what leads to the low production per plant. My experience has been that one plant will easily fill the small amount of floor space you describe if done using the scrog method (a screen of 24"x24" per plant works best for me).

The main reason for the great amount of production using scrog is that all of the buds are very close to the light. In a crowded space (in a non-scrog setup) the lower buds recieve so much less light that they remain very small. In scrog what would be lower buds are now as close to the light as all the others so they grow to a larger size than they do in non-scrog. Hence the higher production per square foot of floor space.

As for lighting, no matter what you choose you will want to have as much as 5,000 lumens per square foot for the flower period (12on-12off). If I were attempting to do what you are trying I would use a 4 bulb 24" T5HO fixture with maybe some supplemental CFL lights if you can fit them in. From an efficiency standpoint it will be better to use a space 24"x48" (aprox) using an 8 blulb 48" T5HO fixture. (the 48" T5HO bulbs produce 5,000 lumens each whereas the 24" T5HO bulbs produce only 2,000 lumens each)

Hope this has been educational/helpful and your eyes did not glaze over from the exteded explanation. I have five years scrog experience personally so feel free to ask any questions you have about this method.

Did I leave anything out Scrogbox?
Max Blast Reviewed by Max Blast on . dresser ideas pleaz i got a 14"x25 1/2"x35" im going to try to squeeze any were from 6-8 plants all on the same cycle but i have a very small idea of how to set it up im thinking a t5 set up with one in fan one out or should i try to do a hps...i do have a 68w blue cfl but i think that would be better for a mother box vs that meany plants ... ideas would be much appreciated...btw i like to keep it cheep :D Rating: 5