How many 5 gallon dwc buckets can I fit into my 4'x8'?

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Nick McTokes

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(First time grower btw)

I have 8 of these in total so I was wondering if I shove all 8 in there or less? They're all 5 gal, my lights are 2 ts-3000's from marshydro, and I plan on running fems for my first grow. From my understanding, shouldn't I be able to just flip the lights when the tent is full and get the same harvest with both 6 or 8 buckets? I thought about buying a second tent and put 4 in each then scrog them but it seemed like a bitch with the buckets. I'm looking for to get into cloning and keeping mother plants, so I have another 2x2 tent with a 100w light for my mother(s). If good seeds weren't so expensive I wouldn't worry about it, but I can't afford these seed prices if I'm gonna be killing plants during my learning curve.

Here are the genetics I have right now:
North Atlantic Freebie - C99xBlueberry Fast Fem x3
Ethos - Mandarin Cookies Fem x10
Ethos - Cherry Diesel Fem x3
Cannarado - Watermelon Gushers x6

I wanted to take a mother from each of the ethos and cannarado, so should I start those in the smaller tent, try to get them to veg, then try to clone? Or like just try to grow all the seeds then take clones during the veg phase of the quicker growing ones? I work from home so I can definitely handle the work load and keep track of them.
 
Billy the Mountain

Billy the Mountain

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Nick McTokes said:
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(First time grower btw)

I have 8 of these in total so I was wondering if I shove all 8 in there or less? They're all 5 gal, my lights are 2 ts-3000's from marshydro, and I plan on running fems for my first grow. From my understanding, shouldn't I be able to just flip the lights when the tent is full and get the same harvest with both 6 or 8 buckets? I thought about buying a second tent and put 4 in each then scrog them but it seemed like a bitch with the buckets. I'm looking for to get into cloning and keeping mother plants, so I have another 2x2 tent with a 100w light for my mother(s). If good seeds weren't so expensive I wouldn't worry about it, but I can't afford these seed prices if I'm gonna be killing plants during my learning curve.

Here are the genetics I have right now:
North Atlantic Freebie - C99xBlueberry Fast Fem x3
Ethos - Mandarin Cookies Fem x10
Ethos - Cherry Diesel Fem x3
Cannarado - Watermelon Gushers x6

I wanted to take a mother from each of the ethos and cannarado, so should I start those in the smaller tent, try to get them to veg, then try to clone? Or like just try to grow all the seeds then take clones during the veg phase of the quicker growing ones? I work from home so I can definitely handle the work load and keep track of them.
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It's more about the canopy area than the number of plants
More plants = shorter veg time to fill a given area
No reason not use all 8 buckets
 
Herb & Suds

Herb & Suds

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You could do what a lot of guys do and run clone to clone
An aero cloner is easy to build
And it doesn’t have to be in your tent
Low wattage bulb and your in
 
ProPheT 216

ProPheT 216

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You can do 4-6 at like 6 weeks of veg. 8 weeks of veg 1 or 2 might fill the whole tent if you can train well. Also, it depends on if your going to lst and scrog... 1 or 2 can easily occupy that tent if you are and you veg for almost 2 months.
 
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