Advantages of Using a Grow Tent for Indoor Cannabis GrowingOutlined below are some of the pros of indoor marijuana cultivation using a grow tent.Relatively Cheap – an average grow tent is relatively cheap, ranging between $70-150.Quick & Easy to Set Up – when it comes to assembling your grow tent and getting ready to start cannabis growing, you will require only an afternoon to set up your grow tent and you don’t need to be a professional.Stealth – as mentioned earlier, a grow tent has the ability to pass off like a portable wardrobe.
You can tuck it at the corner or even inside a big closet for limited attention.Perpetual Harvest – grow tents are ideal if you want to practice perpetual harvesting, where you have two separate chambers for vegetative and flowering phases of the cannabis.The Size of Your Grow Tent MattersThe size of the tent you choose is one of the most important decisions you’ll make.
If you choose an undersized tent, you risk creating a crowded and potentially unhealthy environment for your plants, or one that simply won’t accommodate mature plants, even after aggressive staking or trellising and pruning.Even though grow tents are available in lots of different shapes and sizes, the one thing they all have in common is their basic purpose—to contain and cultivate plants.
You can find tabletop models, and tents that fit into walk-in or sliding-door closets.There are tents large enough to dwarf a basement or attic, but fill a suburban garage.
Manufacturers aren’t always specific about how many plants can be cultivated using a particular tent.
General Guidelines on Plant Numbers Although the best authority on grow tent sizing is the tent manufacturer, these general guidelines will give you a broad idea of the number of plants you can maintain in some of the more popular tent sizes on the market:2 ft. x 2 ft. – 1-2 mature or 4 small plants5 ft. x 2.5 ft. – 2 mature or 6 small plants4 ft. x 2 ft. – 3 mature or 8 small plants4 ft. x 4 ft. – 4 mature or 16 small plants5 ft. x 5 ft. – 6 mature or 20 small plantsSOG Training: Plant-vs-Size GuideIn a SOG plant training process, the intention is to provide appropriate light energy on the top layer of plants.