How Many Lights Can One Patient Grow With?

[Thedude33]

I had a question and was unable to find the answer in any of the forums. How many lights can ONE patient use to grow the legal 12 plant limit?

[Habenero]

As many as ya want.

[t-pain]

most of the grow books detail how many lumens (light power) you want per square inch of plants.

 

so it depends on how close together your plants are, etc.

 

if you are using MH or HPS lights, 1 400W light will be enough, although having 2 400W (or two 600W) lights is better. the more light you have, the more the plants will yield*. but since 1000W is expensive both in equipment and power usage, you might want to start low and slow.

 

also as a single patient, i recommend you only grow 10 plants at a time. this gives you a little wiggle room. maybe run some experiments on cloning or grow medium or strain aquisition. i mean, you start 12 ak-47 plants and then a friend offers you a sweet super lemon haze plant, but that would put you over your plant count!

 

best advice: never go over your limit of plants.

lights? load up on them! just dont burn your house down , check your wiring and circuit breaker can handle the load.

 

*by yield, i also mean cannabinoid content yield, not just weight.

Edited October 31, 2014 by t-pain

[Thedude33]

Only reason I ask this question is Bc I have heard you can only have 3 lights. I then heard you can have 1 light per plant. I just want to know how many lights/wattage one patient can grow their 12 plants with? I understand the cost difference of cfl's t5's hps and all that. How many lights can a patient legally grow with?

[t-pain]

there is no limits on lights. read the MMMA law if you want to verify, http://michigan.gov/mmp

 

where did you hear about a 3 light limit ?

[Thedude33]

From 2 different grow shops in Michigan. Thank you for the info

[Willy]

there is no limits on lights.. perhaps its the area you wish to light up..  I have run 7 lights.. and get a usual bill around 7-800.00 a month  

[t-pain]

that is a crazy strange thing to hear from a grow shop.

 

you'd think the grow shop would want to sell you as many lights as possible.

[trichcycler]

please name these misinformed grow stores so the res of us can either educate them, or boycott them for lying to patients.

 

YOu are allowed to use as many lights as you can afford. there is a point of no return though. one 600- 1k light will be fine in a small tent space for all 12 plants.

don't plant all 12 at the same time, your harvest will be at risk of being over weight. plant a couple plants, then a few weeks later repeat.  soon you'll be harvesting legal weights every few weeks.

[pic book]

Only reason I ask this question is Bc I have heard you can only have 3 lights. I then heard you can have 1 light per plant. I just want to know how many lights/wattage one patient can grow their 12 plants with?

Read our law; it talks plants not lights.

[trichcycler]

I see how this happened;

 

The guy at the shop was explaining how many of their grow store workers it would take to screw in a metal halide light.

Confusion ensued, workers are still trying to figure out the answer.

[Habenero]

I have used hundreds of lights at once.

 

Well, that was if you counted each individual LED lightbulb. 

[Restorium2]

that is a crazy strange thing to hear from a grow shop.

 

you'd think the grow shop would want to sell you as many lights as possible.

Yup. Not real. 

[t-pain]

From 2 different grow shops in Michigan. Thank you for the info

no offense to grow store employees or you.

 

i wouldnt take legal advice from any minimum wage employees.

random people on the internet? of course! they are the most reliable

 

(nothing i say should be taken as legal advice or medical advice).

[Indigro]

Different cities placing limits on sq footage. That'l limit light counts.

[trichcycler]

Different cities placing limits on sq footage. That'l limit light counts.

how so? other than the physical space needed to house the lights right? what kind of light? how many watts? could be cfl bulbs, or habeneros led lights....

[trichcycler]

I had a question and was unable to find the answer in any of the forums. How many lights can ONE patient use to grow the legal 12 plant limit?

 

Is the

dude Bill Schuette I wonder?

Edited November 5, 2014 by grassmatch

[pic book]

Only need only one sun, when the warm season comes around again.

[trichcycler]

I love the sun so much I've devoted much to sun power, sun growing, greenhouse management, greenhouse food production etc.

problem is  the max dried bud we can legally store without hassle from the law is 2.5 ounces. that will not last very long at all for me,

and the sun wont come up again for near six months. riddle me the legal solution for this quandary and I'll take another look

[shishka]

I love the sun so much I've devoted much to sun power, sun growing, greenhouse management, greenhouse food production etc.

problem is  the max dried bud we can legally store without hassle from the law is 2.5 ounces. that will not last very long at all for me,

and the sun wont come up again for near six months. riddle me the legal solution for this quandary and I'll take another look

Light deprivation greenhouse with heated ground and supplemental light(I recommend Gavita).

 

The rest is just logistics which you seem to have already figured out.

[pic book]

Change our law so any amount grown or held for personal use is ok.  Selling to any but registered patients is a crime.

[trichcycler]

do you have any idea what the 6 month heating costs are in MI inside a greenhouse, typically reporting an insulative value of 4R, added to near 6 months of "supplemental lighting" ? I do, did it, great product, huge costs.

the light deprivation was the cheapest part.

If we could store more on hand an outdoor grow would be the win seasonally.

[trichcycler]

Change our law so any amount grown or held for personal use is ok.  Selling to any but registered patients is a crime.

yep, six years running, no success in that. but good point. now, how do we legally store more than 2.5 ounces to last us through the half year without heat or light?

[budpuffer]

yep, six years running, no success in that. but good point. now, how do we legally store more than 2.5 ounces to last us through the half year without heat or light?

i've got the answer...let Leo take small 2.5oz batches of your meds and store them as evidence in pending cases against you,,as the charges against you get thrown out, just ask that they return your meds...easy peesy...lol..sorry but it's the only legal way i could think of..next question?..../bp..   

Edited November 7, 2014 by budpuffer

[trichcycler]

like^^