Enough light for 3 plants indoors?

[st00ner]

Hey, I want to grow 3 plants (Anymore where I live has alot steeper of a penalty if caught, plus I am no dealer and never plan to be one. I have a medical condition that is not recognized to be treated by marijuana in my state, but thats a different issue) in the corner on my closet.

I have 4 4 feet fluorescent tubes that produce 40 watts each. (Put off a more whitish color)

I have 1 CFL bulb that produces 40 watts. (puts out a warmer color)

So all together that is like 200 watts of fluerecent power for about 3 plants...

Would you guys say I am good to go? I am planning on starting some feminized seeds...

Well anyways, here is a picture of my setup it is 1 foot by 2 feet. Each vertical light is 4 feet tall. The walls are white, and I put down reflective material on the floor.

Tell me what you think

 

[4u2sm0ke]

need to go by the lumes my friend.....5000 lumes per square foot...min 3000

and take the reflective stuff off floor its not needed..IMO..lets put some plants in ther..and KEEP M GREEN

Good luck ..

 

[st00ner]

need to go by the lumes my friend.....5000 lumes per square foot...min 3000

and take the reflective stuff off floor its not needed..IMO..lets put some plants in ther..and KEEP M GREEN

Good luck ..

each light has "2450 Initial lumens"

so I have about 12250 lumens being produced

Sounds like I have enough! Thanks!

 

[Fadeux]

Think of Light, Nutes, and Co2 like a chain. The chain is only as strong as its weakest link. No matter how much you add to 2 of these things, the third will hold it back. Light is a plants lifeblood, and they can almost always use more. Im not saying you don't have enough, but you can add another 5,000 lumens by buying another floreceunt light rig at your local ace hardware for around 15-20 bucks, and then 4-6 bucks a piece for the tubes. Well worth the 32 bucks if it gets you that much more harvest. In my opinion at least.

 

[papabeach1]

oh yes you are good to go!!

I has only 5 cfls on my 10 plants, they look soo green, no problems!!

4 babies and over 20 tomatoes on my two little t5!!!! yes look crowdly, but happy plants as far I see.. I would use your light tubes just to get more plants under it!!

 

[st00ner]

Well, Just went out and bought 2 more light enclosures and 4 more bulbs

Now I am at 24850 lumens for a single sprout at the moment

I just hope the seed turns out to be female... It was in some northern lights I got the other day.

 

[st00ner]

Well guys I just goofed up big time... I put some holes in the bottom of my pot, but I lost the seed.

Now I am back to page one, no more growing for me until I get lucky enough to a seed in some good bud

 

[la9]

You can veg 3 plants like that but when you flower you better buy the $20 150 watt HPS or even go bigger.

 

[Thorn]

oh dear thought u said you were gonna start some feminized seeds?

 

[Hick]

oh dear thought u said you were gonna start some feminized seeds?

...bagseed.. femminised...hermie... all relative.. :hubba:

 

[Thorn]

hehe

 

[st00ner]

oh dear thought u said you were gonna start some feminized seeds?

Yep, just got some