Can a 250w HPS produce more then 1 oz?

I bought a 250w hps on ebay and i was woundering how much i could yeild anyone know??

Ya could do a ounce.

Does anyone have any pics of there grow with 250w hps?

Yes you can do atleast 1 ounce
I grew in a box with 1 250 and did the s.o.g method with them in the little red party cups and I was getting between 7-14 grams per plant

(skunk) i thought u said u get at least 1 oz per plant?

I have got on oz from one plant with a 250w hps.

alright thats all i have to how long did u veg for?

I started out with a 250W with an enclosed ballast, worked great. I can't say I averaged 1 OZ per plant, but I harvested about 4 OZ off my first harvest with 6 plants. It was a variety grow, pretty much whatever I could get my hands on at the time. The spindley one in the upper right corner turned out to be this crazy sativa that had 6' long branches and produced tons of little popcorn buds, I had to tie it to itself to keep it from taking over the closet! It's not about how much you get off each plant, but how you can most efficiently use the light and space you have. With a 250, your optimal space is about 4 square feet so cram whatever you can into that space. If you start with small plants, then you can use small containers and put in a bunch of them. I haven't seen it for myself, BUT I have heard that you can yeild 1/4 lb or more from a 250W light if you use the SCROG method.

Honestly, I ended up going with a 1000W HPS eventually. The buds from the 250 turned out fine, but small. I found that the light could not penetrate much more than a few inches through the tops and secondary branches so you had to keep the light real close and sacrifice growing area. It kept me happy for about 6 months tho, and I didn't have to spend a dime on any smoke!!

420swed said:

alright thats all i have to how long did u veg for?

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I can tell you from first hand experience, don't veg too long with a 250W light! If the plants get too big, then the lower branches are wasted because they get too little light. Start vegging when they are 12" or less and use LST, top them, or pinch them to keep the height down. You want short bushy plants with the 250 for the best yeild. Good luck with it.

International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - 250w HPS users....


some great stuff!

alright someone told me to do the excapt same thing from another thread i am going to do it tonight how far down from the top of the plant do i bent it?

alright but how far from the top of the plant do i bent it then tie it down?

oh the first time i loaded the first one it didnt work so i posted the 2nd one and they both came up.

shit theo beat me to it. Thats not a good link though... Its THE link.

Theres one super sick grow on there, its a digital ballast in a dressor, SOG, and i think he yeilds 6 plus zips. shit thats not even verticle.

Shit, this one looks pretty mean though

Those done even look to near being done. Theres gatta be atleat a half ounce there per plant there, i couldnt imagine any less.

was that done with a 150w hps?

7 and a qtr oz.(for both--didn't wiegh individually--actually i got confused when weighing and lost track of what came from what plant)
(the one on the left was directly below a 150hps)
(the one on the rightwas directly below a 250hps)
peace

actually a 35w hps. haha nahhhh but thatd be cool. 250w's, straight out of the link posted earlier.

skunkluvr said:

I can tell you from first hand experience, don't veg too long with a 250W light! If the plants get too big, then the lower branches are wasted because they get too little light. Start vegging when they are 12" or less and use LST, top them, or pinch them to keep the height down. You want short bushy plants with the 250 for the best yeild. Good luck with it.

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Definately top them, pinch them, or tie them down. You want to maximize your light to the whole plant. Lots of reflection as well.

ok ive bent it down today and if you want to see the pics i have them on another thread the link is at the bottom.

https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/117829-how-can-i-stop-my.html