Indoor Autoflower space and lighting query

[igrade]

Im new here so hello to everyone!

Just wondered a couple of things, would really appreciate any help you's can offer!

1) How much space would I need to grow an autoflowering plant comfortably? (including space for venting)

2) If I was to grow just 1 plant, what (real) wattage cfl would be ideal? Is it better to get a few cfl bulbs at a lower wattage than just 1 main for better light coverage?

Any help would be great

 

[agito]

i would say a 125w blue cfl in a 1x1x 3ft high is bear bear min depending on strain (or do a pc grow)
but you could do most in a 1.5x1.5x 4ft 200w cfl

 

[igrade]

cheers for the advise,

So do you think 1 200W cfl would be ok to grow 1 autoflowering plant? Does it need to be blue or red? or would a dual one be better?

 

[agito]

go for blue depending on brand you could do 3-4 under the 200w 2ftx2ft put I think you could just get away with a single plant under a 125w blue

the 200w would let you grow a taller auto but if you want a sub 20" auto like hbd i think you will be ok with the 125w cfl

 

[AndyBotwin]

I've seen some nice single plant grows using 4 23w or 2 42w bulbs. The plants will be on the smaller side but done right you can definitely pull 10-15g with that much light. Definitely go with 6500k if you're only going to use one spectrum. Otherwise you could end up with a stretched plant that is too tall for your lights.

 

[Truu]

I would advise a PC grow with a 150w 1 for both spectrums and get some smaller side lighting cfls, mix the spectrum and you'll get better results

 

[igrade]

thanks for the advice, probably go for both spectrums as want to try get the best possible yield off 1 plant with cfls.