4 square feet

I have been doing research and planning for the last month or so.. I finally have convinced myself to not try a huge grow for my first attempt. Instead I decided to use a 4 square foot area.. I think imma try Sog, so My question is how many plants, and how much light ( example I was looking at a 150 watt hps for floweri) or 4 t5 bulbs, or a 150 watt cfl... Help please

Are you going to be growing a single plant? If so the 150 watt cfl would work perfect and would probably save you a bit of money compared to the t5s.
I use 3 of these for my grow room but I switched the bulbs to 200 watt
http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-FLCDG125D-125-Watt-Compact-Fluorescent/dp/B001UV6P9I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1360554823&sr=8-2&keywords=grow+light

I wouldn't grow more than one plant if your gonna be using a single 150 watt even though you could probably fit 4-6 in a 4x4 area

2x2 a 250w would be just about perfect.

1 plant per square foot and 50 watts of light per plant. thats your minimum requirements for any grow.

I was only going to grow to about 2 feet in height, I wanted to do multiple plants?

You don't want a "huge grow" for your first attempt but you are planning on SOG?

You will need to have about 16 plants to deal with all in different stages of growth, a constant supply clones, at least one mother plant, at least 2 light sealed areas for the different growth stages and a mother plant or two....

Maybe just grow a couple plants first time.

Get a 4 lamp 4' T5 for veg. The 150w would be OK but if you expand, you'll out grow it quickly. Maybe a 400w dimmable ballast?

Is 4sq your grow area or total area? Are you planning on using the same space for veg and flower?

No I have two separate areas, one for veg and one for flower but both have same measurements.. It's a stealth grow

By huge I meant in height, don't want a six foot monsters

in a 4x4 you would want at least a 600 watt light. 1000 would suit the horizontal space nice.

drolove said:

in a 4x4 you would want at least a 600 watt light. 1000 would suit the horizontal space nice.

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2x2 bro. He's got 4 square feet of area. That 250w would be perfect. Like you said 50w square foot 150w wouldn't be big enough.

topfuel29 said:

2x2 bro. He's got 4 square feet of area. That 250w would be perfect. Like you said 50w square foot 150w wouldn't be big enough.

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oh my bad must have missed that. yes a 250 would be perfect than.

ziggyzaggy457 said:

I was only going to grow to about 2 feet in height, I wanted to do multiple plants?

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Here's a 2x2 closet grow, 1 plant, about 38" tall not including the 5 gal. pot.

http://htgsupply.com/Product-HTG-250w-Small-Bubble-Boy-Tent-Kit.asp# this is what imma decide on..... With the mh conversion bulb n might upgrade to carbon filter????