Outdoor Grow-Shed

[oldwomanslippers]

I am in the process of remodeling my outdoor shed into a grow room. The shed is 7 feet deep, 5 feet tall and 6 feet wide (42sq feet). My goal is both quality and yield, but am only able to run somewhere around 600-650 watts of HID lighting. I already have a 150w HPS light from a past grow, which I would like to use in the shed. My original idea was to buy two 250w HPS ballast kits from HTGSupply (http://htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=45719) and using the 150w HPS which I already own for the grow. I am also thinking about getting a 400w HPS, but I am worried about the limited space coverage. What are your suggestions?

 

[thc is good for me]

Go to insidesun.com you can get a 400 watt hps for $100 or a 1000watt metal halide for $150 you want HPS for flowering though

 

[oldwomanslippers]

I am not able to use that many watts. I am very worried about my electricity bill, and am trying to keep it as low as possible.

 

[smokybear]

You will need at least 2k of light to cover that much area sufficiently. I would say make your grow room about 4 feet by 4 feet and 7 feet tall. 800 watts would cover that well enough. Just buy a 600 watt hps and you should get great results from that. I guess you could grow around 6-8 ladies to about 3-4 feet tall with that much area and light. Just my thoughts. Keep us posted on what you decide to do. Take care and be safe.

 

[That crazy vancouver guy]

and, do you ahhhh... already have power run out to this shed?

if so, by what method, and how much power do you have run out there?