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How Many Plants Can a 1000w LED Light Grow?

2021-05-24

One golden rule of thumb to increase the plants yield is to choose a LED Grow Light with outputs at least 50w per square foot of grow space. Make sure that the light can draw 50w, such as a 3ft×3ft grow space need the 450w to 650w Led Grow Light. To know the size of led grow light you need, you have to calculate the exact size of your grow space firstly.

When growers grow plant, a good rule to use that is a minimum of 50 watts of light per square foot of grow space. We need to calculate the square footage of our grow space.And then multiply the number by 50w to give us the rough wattage of light we require.

If you want to grow more plans, you problely need to buy the multiple lights to hang side by side to cover the canopy and ensure each plant is getting equal light.

The table below shows the number of watts you require increases with the size of your grow space. It's also tells you how different plants of Grow Light will be adequate for.

Note: 1 sq ft grow space = 50 watts LED grow light

Grow Space Size	Minimum Number of Watts Required	Number of Plants You Can Grow
2 sq ft (2×1)	100w	1-2 plants
4 sq ft (2×2)	200w	1-3 plants
6 sq ft (2×3)	300w	1-6 plants
9 sq ft (3×3)	450w	1-9 plants
12 sq ft (3×4)	650w	1-12 plants
16 sq ft (4×4)	750w	1-16 plants
20 sq ft (4×5)	1000w	1-20 plants

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