I have an armoire that I will be converting into a vert cab, because I want a way to grow out tall sativas for my own head. The problem is that the space allotted for the grow is still relatively small, at only 18" x 20" so I don't think I can hang a bulb down the center and do a donut grow. That leads me to my question:
Can I just mount 96w compact fluorescent strips vertically in all the corners?
I don't see why that wouldn't work, but at about $230 for the set, I would rather do some research ahead of time. The way I see it I could order the 4 x 96w kit from a h supply, because of their badass reflectors, mount them vertically in all the corners, and put one plant in a 5g DWC bucket right there in the center. This way the tall sativa plant can just grow up up up and I won't have to train or prune her.
A standard 5g bucket has a diameter of 12" which means that centered in this cabinet the distance from the bulb to the edge of the bucket would average around 4-5 inches. I just placed a spare bucket in my cab and did some measurements. At 8" away (at most) from any one bulb, I think that's still in the effective range of these pl-l style compact fluorescents.
Provided this setup will work, I will be growing pure sativas at 12/12 from seed.
Any thoughts from you fluorescent and/or vert masters? Please?
Can I just mount 96w compact fluorescent strips vertically in all the corners?
I don't see why that wouldn't work, but at about $230 for the set, I would rather do some research ahead of time. The way I see it I could order the 4 x 96w kit from a h supply, because of their badass reflectors, mount them vertically in all the corners, and put one plant in a 5g DWC bucket right there in the center. This way the tall sativa plant can just grow up up up and I won't have to train or prune her.
A standard 5g bucket has a diameter of 12" which means that centered in this cabinet the distance from the bulb to the edge of the bucket would average around 4-5 inches. I just placed a spare bucket in my cab and did some measurements. At 8" away (at most) from any one bulb, I think that's still in the effective range of these pl-l style compact fluorescents.
Provided this setup will work, I will be growing pure sativas at 12/12 from seed.
Any thoughts from you fluorescent and/or vert masters? Please?