My current grow room is 2.5 ft wide and 4.4 ft deep, about 11 square feet. I am running two 300 watt mars-hydro leds ( actual draw 170 each) and I have (8) 23 watt cfl's hanging in between lights. I assume the cfls are not giving that much actual grow wattage because they are just hanging without reflectors in 4 plug adapters. I am putting my watts per square foot conservatively around 40 watts. Everything is growing fine.
My problem is that I planted to many plants to start and my grow space is filling up and it would be easier if the width of space was wider than the depth as far as watering and moving plants, etc... I could easily increase my grow space to 4.5ft deep and 3.6ft by removing a false wall that I put in. I will eventually buy another light but it will most likely be a few months from now.
My question is that I see these commercial grows sitting in a big rooms under different lights and watts per square foot does not seem to be such an issue. I have two leds so I could hang one directly over two plants each. I would really like the extra square footage to allow for work space and giving plants more room. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
My problem is that I planted to many plants to start and my grow space is filling up and it would be easier if the width of space was wider than the depth as far as watering and moving plants, etc... I could easily increase my grow space to 4.5ft deep and 3.6ft by removing a false wall that I put in. I will eventually buy another light but it will most likely be a few months from now.
My question is that I see these commercial grows sitting in a big rooms under different lights and watts per square foot does not seem to be such an issue. I have two leds so I could hang one directly over two plants each. I would really like the extra square footage to allow for work space and giving plants more room. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
