Tent size too small? Help

[Gardenerash]

Hi, I’m new to this growing process and I bought a grow tent that is 48” x 24” x 60 inches. I also bought a LED light that is 1000 watts. It says in the manual to keep the light at least 30 cm away from the plant. I’m buying some more stuff from a local grower and he is saying that my tent is to small to grow sativa and to use a 4 gallon pot!!! Is this true?? I really don’t want to have to send this tent back :s I would rather work with what I have, but I don’t want to get down the road and find out it won’t grow properly because of the size. I would appreciate anyone’s help with this one or some advice! Thanks

 

[Billpopy79]

I have the same size tent, some stavia types would be a challenge height wise but with some LST are doable.
If you stick to indicas and hybrids you should be fine.
You should also be able to get the light closer in flower when the plant is at its highest.

My last grow I had 3 plants in 5 gallon pots, things got a little crowded in the end but I managed 15 Oz.

 

[Gardenerash]

Okay, I’m looking at doing Durban poison in this tent and I’m just worried that it’s not going to be tall enough! I didn’t realize that the light had to be so far away from the plant. Do you think that it will be okay with the 3 litre pots

 

[Billpopy79]

You may have your hands full as it's a pure stavia so would be a challenge but if you trained it right it could be done.
How many plants are you planning?
3 litre pots are pretty small.

 

[Gardenerash]

I was only going to do 2 plants at a time

 

[Dankman_420]

He's correct. The 60" height is going to be a issues for a sativa

 

[Dankman_420]

If you go with that you'll have to try to keep it short. Training, topping and flipped to bloom early IMO

 

[Billpopy79]

I was only going to do 2 plants at a time

In that case go with 20litre pots or even slightly bigger.
With 2 plants you will have space to bend and tie branches if they start getting too high.

 

[Gardenerash]

So it can be done, just going to take work

 

[Dankman_420]

Yeah it's possible but not going to be fun. Don't let it get big in veg it will outgrow the small tent fast

 

[Gardenerash]

How big should I let it get in Veg stage ?

 

[Dankman_420]

Real sativa's keep stretching for awhile in flower. I'd research the strain and it should suggest how much it will stretch. Then do the math. For example some say it will triple. So don't give much info at all

 

[Nunyabiz]

You got 5' max room.
Any pot worth a shit will take up at least a foot, hanging the light will take up at least a foot, you need at least a foot of distance from light so at the very most the plant can only be 24" tall.

 

[CO Finest]

One easy way to help with not being sure on your height is to add a trellis net aka scrog at 30-35 inches bellow your lights highest level and when the plants reach the net you flip to 12/12 flower. That will give your coals around 6-11 inches. Or if you do not want a net then just put a mark in the side of tent to use as a flip time marker.

 

[skirk]

Send it back, spend a nickel more and go first class. You wouldn't buy a bed that was too small.