Minimum Box Size Requirements

WutangFinancial

WutangFinancial

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I have been browsing around these forums and have not been able to find any measurements for the smallest boxes available.

I am thinking about using a 5 gallon DWC hydro system, with a 200W CFL Grow Bulb.

This means the bucket is ~1.5' tall, light is ~6" and the plant would hopefully be somewhere around 1.5' tall.

If I were to LST the plant, would it be possible to grow in a box 2.5'x2.5'x3.5'?

Thanks, any input is appreciated.
 
FaCultGen

FaCultGen

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no plant is going to grow only 1.5', unless it's lowrider (and thats even stretching it)

but you don't need a 5 gallon bucket to grow such a small plant
 
WutangFinancial

WutangFinancial

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Excellent, thanks for the information.

Good luck with your liter competition.

And do I need EC+PPM meter, I thought PPM meters were EC meters that convert to PPM.
 
HumboldtGreenz

HumboldtGreenz

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FaCultGen said:
no plant is going to grow only 1.5', unless it's lowrider (and thats even stretching it)

but you don't need a 5 gallon bucket to grow such a small plant
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Oh, I beg to differ. Check my gallery. 13" tall.

As for the poster, with such limited height, I'd go scrog. And, as a matter of fact, I am planning that now.
 
HamBone?

HamBone?

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Focus on the math of it.
How big your is your space per sq ft
Then you focus on light output. Youll need roughly 8000 lumans per sq ft to have no worries. Good reflection gives you the other 2000 lumans. Then youll technically have a sun in your box. Lol and sunglasses comr in handy if you need to look in there with the lights on.
 
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