total wattage enough?

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growz

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i have cfls all placed bout 2-3 inches from my plant at 138 watts is this enough to veg three plants or do i need more i plan on upping wattage come flower.
 
kingdavid918

kingdavid918

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yeah it depends on what u wanna yield..... if ur a first timer and just wanna get a grow under your belt, like me, it might be enough for 3 plants if u double it for flower.. other wise throw one out and concentrate on the other two
 
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growz

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half ounce a plant is all im expecting for this first grow hows that sound and yes im going to double the wattage for flowering
 
kingdavid918

kingdavid918

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growz said:
heat is to much of an issue plan on getting all 42 watt for flowering
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i used only 78-173 watts throught my grow but i broke my main cola off on accident so im prolly gonna yield somewhere near a half...... its my first successful grow ever so im happy..... so around 150 watts a plant for flowering is fine so you would need at least 8-10 of em....... 42 watters that is........ thats gonnna create alot of heat.......
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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those should be fine for a few weeks of vegging, but for really fast growth i'd advise going with more as they get bigger in vegging, the more the better. lol.
 
kingdavid918

kingdavid918

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you'd be better off sticking with smaller wattage cfls if u wanna only us 260 watts for 3 plants... get 10-12 26 watters and surround the plants with light from all sides
 
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growz

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thanks for the help everyone!

i plan on focusing a 42 on the main cola then do some smaller wattage surronding the lower branches
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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260w is a bit low, i'd go with like 400w personally, but 260w will work for a few smaller plants, if positioned around the plants for optimum light effeciency i can see you getting around a 1/2 oz a plant dry.
 
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