So i have a small ceiling slant closet that i will be putting a grow box form of thing into. I will be building a box which cant be taller than (3 feet/ deeper than 2 feet/ wider than 3 feet). I will be mounting the cfl at the top of the box with a powercord held by screws. Ill place plants on a platform within an inch or two of the cfl's. I went to home depot today and got a 42 watt 6500k and 2 x 23 watt 2700k I know I need more. Im looking at growing two auto flower plants (blue streak) at a time maybe 3, and my main question is what is the least amount of cfl you think i need to add? I already have a box that is 2feet high a footn a half deep n wide, im probly gonna use this for a seedlings chamber with the 42watt 6500k(untill i get something stronger) and then ill use the 2 x 23 watt 2700k and hopefully some more bigger wattaged cfl's for the flower box. Ne ideas or does this sound like its destined for failure? ne tips would be greatly appreciated as I now how to grow outdoors but dont exactly have a clue indoors.
Thanks

please help

You should be asking yourself what is the most amount of lighting you can have.

Plants use light as their energy source. The more you have, the better they'll grow. Any small or enclosed space is going to have ventilation problems, you'll need to design something to bring continual fresh air for both the plants, and to cool the lights.

Post some pictures, it's easier to decipher.

Early in yer plants life ya can get away w/1 CFL, By harvest, each should have a minimum of 4 CFL's comin @ different directions, get CFL's w/a heat rating
of 2700K

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i just built a make shift veg box with just the 42 watt 6500k i have two freshly sprouted seedlings in there and will have maybe 3 or 4 more by the end of the week, the box is only two feet high two feet wide roughly almost a perfect square. with the powercord n 43 watter in there i have like a foot in a half or less of height. its an old night side stand so there is one wall missing i need to find something to seal it but something which i can continually open. For the flower box ill def be getting more 2700k bulbs im looking at the 150- 300 watt range for those if i can.

this is a picture of the box since it doesnt have one side to it I just put it against the wall of the closet it is sitting in. theo other pick is jus a look at the inside of the veg box, sorry for the bad pics all i have is a phone cam

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this is the power cord that is screwed into the top panel of the box

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heres another angle of the light n powercord

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your goin to have to get some more lights man cause once those 2 start to grow they are goin to need more light even jus 2 plants....and you need to find another side for that box you dont want light seeking out or light seeking in once you go 18/6 or 12/12

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newbie closet cfl grow http://www.rollitup.org/cfl-growing/...ml#post2286165 advice please. Everything that I write or post on these forums is completely fictional! Pictures from wikipedia.com

get a couple 68w 2700k at homedepot for like 15 bucks each

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newbie closet cfl grow http://www.rollitup.org/cfl-growing/...ml#post2286165 advice please. Everything that I write or post on these forums is completely fictional! Pictures from wikipedia.com