250w HPS or 400w HPS for ONE PLANT?

[NorCal510]

I will be growing ONE "Bubble Gum" Plant in a grow box in my closest. Should I get a 250w HPS or a 400w HPS light?

 

[desertrat]

250 is plenty but are you growing from clone to assure female, otherwise you risk growing for months with nothing to show for it

 

[GrowSpecialist]

I will be growing ONE "Bubble Gum" Plant in a grow box in my closest. Should I get a 250w HPS or a 400w HPS light?

The more light the better... but you might consider heat as an issue on a closet.

 

[NorCal510]

it is a HUGE closest, so should I get the 250w or the 400w HPS?

 

[GrowSpecialist]

it is a HUGE closest, so should I get the 250w or the 400w HPS?

Well you're sure heat won't be an issue... then why not get the 400? The more light the better.

 

[NorCal510]

Alright, I just didn't want to burn them.

 

[NorCal510]

Is it possible to grow a decent harvest with CFL's? Back on the day I germinated a seed and planted it, grew about 6 inches while under a CFL and then my parents got a hold of it. Now I live by myself and this will be my first REAL grow so I wanted to know if it's worth forking over ALL that money on a HPS light for my first grow. What do you think?

 

[323cheezy]

i would go for the 400w....cause there about the same price....but yeah your gonna need some fans and what not...

 

[GrowSpecialist]

If I were you, I'd grow at least 2 plants. You'll certainly have enough light for them... and you say that your closet is HUGE.

 

[NorCal510]

I will...It's just that my friend game me one clone from the club (Bubble Gum) and that's all they had at the time.

 

[GrowSpecialist]

I will...It's just that my friend game me one clone from the club (Bubble Gum) and that's all they had at the time.

Ahh I see. Well good luck with her.

 

[Tree of Life]

the 250w will be more than enough for a single plant, and if the closet is huge heat shouldn't be a problem with decent ventilation.

then again, if you have such a large space why not grow 2-4 plants or root some clones? they would all grow happily under a 250w.

one thing to consider though: a 400w is only about $50 more and puts out 50k lumens compared to 27k lumens from the 250w. Like Specialist said "the more light the better," so a 400w is always a good investment.

 

[NorCal510]

Since it is a CLONE it WILL be a female?

 

[323cheezy]

50 dollars???? more like 30 dollars...but your electric bill???? thats a whole new thread....

 

[GrowSpecialist]

Since it is a CLONE it WILL be a female?

If the plant it came from was a female... then yes, it WILL be a female.

 

[Tree of Life]

If the the plant it came from was a female... then yes, it WILL be a female.

and if it came from a dispensary, its female for sure

 

[NoDrama]

Since it is a CLONE it WILL be a female?

its a female, if you grow it for a while you can make more clones from it and have a huge grow from just that 1.

 

[NorCal510]

About how far away (in feet) should my 400w HPS be away from the plant? I plan on going to the hardware store to buy supplies for the grow box and I am going to use that to determine how much wood I need.

 

[NorCal510]

What size pot and soil do you suggest?

 

[323cheezy]

depends....you can start small...but if you have the room go big....how tall is it???