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Light question

Hr250

Hr250

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Got a question. I am being told that i need to step my setup up. I was running a 400w light and did no LST at all. Since it was my first grow i just let them grow naturally. I was disappointed in my yeild of only 65g's of bud out of 8 plants. I have started a new round and they have been sprouted for 2 weeks and are growing there 3 set of leaves. I am going to cut them and do LST this time. The real question is am I better off staying with my current light and setup? Or do i spend the money and go all out with a 1000w light? Im am being told thats what i need to do by another grower i know. But there is a 3rd option, i can get another 400w light for like $20 from a friend. Should i spend the money? Or just $20 and run 2 400w lights? Or spend several hundred outfiting my grow room for a 1000w light? What would you all do? Thanks in advance.
 
Welcome, Hr250.
I'm assuming that your light is a 400w HPS fixture. Can you give us some details on the space you're growing in?
Training has a massive impact on yield so I'd suggest that you brush up on what's out there...just so happens that growweedeasy.com has plenty on great info.
 
what kind of 400 watt leds or hps. i use a 400 hps does a good job. would like leds but the cheap ones don't last.but hps 4 flowering will get the job done nicely. the more watts the more heat good luck :cool:
 
Yes it is a 400w HPS and i have two rooms one starting seedlings and veg. Its 4' wide x 5' 10" long x 7'6" tall. The flowering room is 8" long x 5'10" wide x 7'5" tall. I had all the plants together so i had room to walk around them in the flowering room but they grew straight due to no LST. But really do i need the 1000w? Or go with 2 400w lights?
 
A 400watt hps, will grow the piss out of some mj plants, those are good lights.
If I was you I'd get the other 400watt and learn how to train your plants well.
Are you growing autos or photos ?
Even if you dont train them, you should still be getting alot more than 65grams of bud from 6plants.
You might want to check your bulb-lamp out, it might be worn out.
A 1000watt hps, puts out lots of heat,
 
you r trying 2 grow to many plants 4 the size of light u have. even with a 1000 watt u will get less if u down size. lst u bring more buds per plant. i have tried 6 plants and 4 plants seems 2 b a good number to grow. i have 1 now 4 weeks into budding. will try to load a picture. and it looks great buds so far. :cool:
 

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for $20 get the 400. do another grow trying plant training at 3 or 4 plants with big pots if soil. a 1000 is nice but hot and do you really need a pound every 4 months ?
 
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