Re: New grower.. Questions regarding grow tent recommended height.
Greatly appreciate the response I will def consider that . For the size of the tent, and growing 1 plant how long do you think I should let it veg for ?
I'm in no rush but I do plan I using a 400w hps/mh and I fear the plant will get too tall.
Yea I totally agree the few extra feet for a few bucks is def a great idea I'm just limited on height which is why I'm limited to the 5 foot tent unfortunately . I will def look into scrog , I've seen that come up in a few threads . This is my first time Im not expecting huge yields or anything I'm just hoping to do this correctly.
I appreciate all the advice on this tent situation !!
Any experience in lemon kush ?
First, consider the size of the tent. If we start with a 60" tall tent as you're discussing now, we have 60" of height. Most growers suggest a 5 gallon container, and a lot of growers tend to just use the cheap utility buckets from big hardware stores. They're between 14-17" tall.
So now you're down to 43-46" left in tent height already. Next we have the light. LEDs will be somewhere around 3-5" thick, CFL hoods eh.. maybe 6" or so, and HID lighting will fall somewhere between 8-12".
So now we're down to somewhere around 40" total height available in the tent.
And obviously that light has to hang somewhere, depending on the hanging system used, you can lose anywhere from a couple inches, to 10" or so, and we have filtration up there too, which common ducting sizes will be anywhere from 4-8" for a tent, so now you're just above 30" height available for your plants
And finally, there are certain distances the light has to be from your plants.
CFLs shouldn't be any further than 8", I like mine in the 3"-6" range, so that gives you room for 24"-27" of plant height.
MH will depend on the wattage of the light. In that size tent, I would use a 400w MH (and HPS for Flower). That light would need to be somewhere between 5"-18" away from your plants. This leaves you with 12-25" available for plant height.
LEDs typically require 18-24" distance in Veg, and can get a little closer in Flower. Leaving you with 6-12" available for plant height.
But we can make changes to the setup to accommodate different lighting, light shorter containers (preferably wider too). You have enough space to use any lighting type, you just have to plan it out, do a little research, and get a game plan together on how you're going to train the plant to grow wide instead of tall. (Plus when it grows tall, the lower branches don't get as much light, which can reduce yield)
2 Autos yielded me about 1/2 ounce letting them grow tall.
Next grow 2 photos, Vegged for 5 weeks for one, and 6 weeks for another, and I used LST to grow them wider and flatter, and I yielded a little over 3 ounces using the same lights, same nutes, same pots, and even reused the same soil.
No experience with Lemon Kush, sorry bud.
As for lighting costs, you can find LED panels priced around the same as what a good CFL setup would cost you, and the LEDs will out perform CFLs any day.
MH/HPS systems are affordable too, but will require more effort to control the heat they produce.
Just focus on a quality grow, and your yield will just come naturally
