what is the suggested about of lumens need to grow 1 plant. from start to finsh or what would be the suggested amount for each 3 main stage's of growth.

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3000 - 4000 I believe. That's per sq/ft.

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and that would be for flowering also. or justs the veggy growth. or would that be the max you would need pre plant.got give me lil bit more to work with man lol ,

come on you mean to tell me no one knows this. i cant believe it if its cuz your gonna need more details just tell me. you make me think you guys dont like be

Hi, more light, better results! It is that simple, if you provided a budget that you have to live by, that would have made your question easier to answer.
Having said that, I've seen one plant grown under a 1000 watt hps, with two 400 watts as side lighting, and it yeilded 3.5 lbs.
If your budget is $50.00 or less you have no decision to make except cfl's, if you can come up with slightly more, get a 400 watt hps.
As your budget grows, so do your options.

veg: 2000 - 3000 lumens/sqft
flower: 7000 - 10000 lumens/sqft

thanks splifman thats what i was looking for what a good amount of lumens to use in a grow i didnt know i didnt to say how much i was planing on spending just what is a good amount .

btw im using cfl's thats y i ask so i know how many i will need.

42w 2700k CFLs are 2600 lumens. Sounds like 4. I have 10 for 5 plants, but a little different setup.

what kind of setup you have that makes it so diff .

My plants are surrounded by light and in an enclosed area with push / pull vent. Not that it is that big of a deal, but I have not see it before. See enclose pic.

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