What lights should I use!?! Please help please help I'm a first time grower

This has probably been asked a million times already but I can't seem to find the answer. I'm currently growing in my closet which is 4' long and 2' deep. I have eight plants which are in veg state with a couple sets of leaves each. All I have right now is a 250 watt halide but I was wondering what lights best for veg state and what light to use for budding. I wanna know the watts and kinds if anyone could help that would be awesome! I plan on keeping them in the closet for the whole grow. Is eight too many for that small of an area. I'm worried they won't receive enough light after getting bigger.

You could swing 8 if you keep them small, like get them in a 1 gal pot in a week or so then switch to 12/12 soon after.

Your 250 will be OK, switch to a HPS bulb about a week after you go to 12/12. If you could add some additional cfl's that would be helpful as well

Or move up to a 400w

Should I switch to the hps right away once I go 12/12 or wait a week? I've heard lots of different ideas. And what size hps light do I need? Would a 250 work for hps also or does it need to be more watts? Thank you for the help!

the more watts the bigger the plants are going to get. a 250 hps would be fine. You should wait a week before switching the bulbs because the plant will still be in the veg state for at least 1 week. during the second week it usually starts to flower that is why you switch bulbs.

alaskagrown20 said:

Should I switch to the hps right away once I go 12/12 or wait a week? I've heard lots of different ideas. And what size hps light do I need? Would a 250 work for hps also or does it need to be more watts? Thank you for the help!

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I usually wait closer to 2 weeks when the little round buds start to form like tufts. I read why this was good to do, and though it made sense I can't remember why

Some people switch the day they go 12/12, some later. Hell some people swear by using HPS the whole grow.

It's all good, no right way or wrong way here.

Gordo here, I am a new grower. Lumens and K numbers are important. I'm running three 150 watt mini sunburst and a mix of cfl s in a 46 inch by 23 inch space. Six plants in three gallon fabric bags. The total lumens is over 50,000. The mini sunburst are a wide spectrum of K numbers, the cfls are a mix of specific K numbers. Check the numbers on the boxes when you are buying the lights. Seems to work. Don't over water. Don't over nutrient. Less is better A little more can be added tomorrow or the day after that. Too much, and it can't be pulled back. Good luck.

I can't really say what is Good? but this IMHO. I have 8 ladies in flower at this moment...in a 3 'x 4 'x 8' or something like that,could be 4' x 4' x 8' ??
anyway my point is_ I have 8 Ladies_ 3 x WW x Skunk#1 and 2 x Bomb Cherry Bomb and 2 x 00 Choco Skunk and 1 x Delicious Cotton Candy..Now these ladies went a bit past what I would've liked to have Vegged(thanks to visit from Landlord) but I regress: these Ladies have Outgrown their space..?I have started to convert a L9' x W7' x H8' will be Painting 2moz...My point(Waffling~Stoned n Pissed) 8 plants if left too long in a small space not really a good idea and will bush out when you Flower, so pick the best and Flower less and put the other s on stand by on/under a different light???

or do what I'm doing and convert a bigger Space..gotta treat Ya Ladies with respect..no bitch want you crampin her style

God I'm Stoned!!

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