MedicalinMississippi
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Is 13800 Lumens sufficient to produce nice yields from 3 to 4 plants? Its around 428 watts.
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sworth
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Not really... that's like a 150w hps, could grow one plant with a reasonable yield...
(a 400w hps puts out 50,000 lumens https://www.1000bulbs.com/category/400-watt-high-pressure-sodium-lamps/)
(a 400w hps puts out 50,000 lumens https://www.1000bulbs.com/category/400-watt-high-pressure-sodium-lamps/)
Lucky Luke
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Depending on what you do, the space and what you feel is a good yield....,,maybe yes.
As Cyrus said what kind of light? LED? or??
As Cyrus said what kind of light? LED? or??
MedicalinMississippi
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The lights are cfls
Diabolical666
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Nice yields off 2 plants no. If you did an even canopy of small plants you could get a better yield
Lucky Luke
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You should be able to easily achieve 3 ounces at a guess. Im thinking round an oz per plant using 3 plants. As Diabolic said even canopy would help..scrog is easy.
Id be happy with that every cycle as I dont smoke much, but im not you.
Id be happy with that every cycle as I dont smoke much, but im not you.
MedicalinMississippi
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not 2. 3-4 plants.
HazednConfused
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With 3-4 your plants would be competing for the little light that you do have. If you do the 4 plants, keep them as short and wide as you can with training so they don't compete as much. I'm working with about that many lumens right now with one plant and it's going decently.
MedicalinMississippi
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so i plan to throw in a few 150 watt hps. here is a diagram: the circles are obviously pots the stars are 2 65 watt cfls and the diamonds are the 150 watt hps
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MedicalinMississippi
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it should be noted that the lights will hang from the top of the grow box
MedicalinMississippi
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From each plant or all of them
evergreengardener
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Why use a few 150 hps ? Why not just get a 400w or a 600
MedicalinMississippi
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because 150s are like 13 bucks and the ballast is 6 bucks im not trying to grow enough for forever, i just want enough for me and my wife to have a nice stash until next harvest. somewhere in the 2 lb range lol but ill settle for a lb, not to mention ill be making dry ice hash