20 plants too much for 600 watts?

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wonta

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As the title states will 20 or so plants be too much for a 600 watt hps emitting 95,000 lumens to support. I did the math and with each plant recievig 3000-4000 lumens I still have plenty of lumens to spare so what do you guys think is 20 plants too much?

I am going to purchase this light in a matter of days but I need your opinions first. Responses to this post would be greatly apprciated I am kind of stuck on what to do.
 
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edux10

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Lets see 20 plants eh.

So you will be growing how tall would be the question. I am trying to visualize. You really should be fine, I actually think you could put close to double that amount in there.

Basically keep in mind that with a 600watter you could probably cover about a 4x4 foot area perfectly. It depends how many plants you can fit in that area and get it down to a good formula of how long you have to veg for you plants not to take over. Get it.
 
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edux10

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You can see in mine I have 3 plants across each way. making 9

You are thinking about doing about 20 so that is maybe 4 one way and 5 another way. Im guessing that is like one plant every 3/4 of a foot or something like that? Maybe veg till about 14 inches, maybe 16 ya know.

Aim for making about 2 to 2 and a half foot plants when they are fininshed. That is what I am envisioning...
 
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edux10

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BadDog40 said:
2 600 or a 1000 would be more ideal.
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It really all comes down to how long he wants to veg for and how big he wants the plants to finish at.

2 600watts would be good for them if he got them big. That is basically what I have. 9 plants under each light. 3 pots by 3 pots. I am growing mine to 2 feet in veg then flowering. That would be a much bigger operation.
 
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edux10

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wonta said:
As the title states will 20 or so plants be too much for a 600 watt hps emitting 95,000 lumens to support. I did the math and with each plant recievig 3000-4000 lumens I still have plenty of lumens to spare so what do you guys think is 20 plants too much?

I am going to purchase this light in a matter of days but I need your opinions first. Responses to this post would be greatly apprciated I am kind of stuck on what to do.
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I think your bottom line is get the 600watt light, put the 20 clones under it, get them to a foot and a half and flower. Simple as that.
 
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wonta

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Grow space will be 52"Lx52"Wx6'H, pots sizes are four gallons approximately 10 inches wide. I was thinking about Lining pots either 4x5 or 5x4, some with some space left between each for when leafs spread.

I will veg for about 1-2 weeks or probably switch to 12/12 once plants reach 8-10 inches. I will also have probably about 2 4ft flouros on 2 of 4 sides for side lighting. HPS will be vented hood type.
 
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edux10

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wonta said:
Grow space will be 52"Lx52"Wx6'H, pots sizes are four gallons approximately 10 inches wide. I was thinking about Lining pots either 4x5 or 5x4, some with some space left between each for when leafs spread.

I will veg for about 1-2 weeks or probably switch to 12/12 once plants reach 8-10 inches. I will also have probably about 2 4ft flouros on 2 of 4 sides for side lighting. HPS will be vented hood type.
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Will 20 10inch pots fit in there? Will the plants have enough room? Seems like you got a game plant now. im thinking that you may be able to veg a little more and yeild a lot more...
 
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