The Best 5X5 Grow Tents on The Market in 2023

 The best grow tents allow you to grow a lush garden the size of a closet without sacrificing space. They optimize the growing environment, reduce space and power usage, and increase yield potential. Low quality is more trouble than it’s worth, though.

Are you looking for a top tent and overwhelmed by the brands, lingo, and options? You have come to the right place.

Today, we bring you a complete buyer’s guide for grow tents. We discuss the desirable features, the top quality brands in this niche, and the ideal tent for every growing method.

Why do you need a grow tent?

If you love fresh produce and flowers year-round, you might love a grow tent. With so much gardening dependent on ideal growing conditions, with a grow tent you’ll have more control over the amount of air, light and water your greenery receives.

“Plants can grow faster and stronger in a grow tent when properly maintained, allowing you to produce more year-round,” says Sears. “Gardeners who live in apartments or don’t have enough yard space may also choose to grow tents for an indoor garden.”

ECO Farm 5'x5' Essential Grow Tent Kit

Features:

This ECO Farm Grow Tent features a heavy duty zipper with tight double stitching for perfect light blocking. When closed, the fully sealed grow tent will provide 96% light, creating an enclosed environment for your plants to thrive. 100% reflective 600D ripstop mylar for a superior indoor growing environment. With this grow tent, your plants will not be affected by the seasons, increasing their survival rate. Made from extra thick waterproof canvas and sturdy metal poles with a premium coating, this grow tent is durable enough to last for years. Easy to set up, no tools required. There is a large viewing window on the front for easy viewing. Double rectangular vents with mesh for good ventilation and also keep out dust and insects. It’s very easy to set up with the included instructions. This grow tent has a removable waterproof floor tray for easy cleaning. There is a tool pocket inside the tent for easy storage of tools and planting accessories. A variety of fan filters are used for multiple rounds of ventilation, and the sealing holes prevent light leakage.

Mars Hydro 5ft x 5ft x 6ft7inch Grow Tent

Features:

The Mars Hydro Grow tent is the first LED engineered grow tent designed specifically for growing with Mars Hydro products. This grow tent is made of double thick polyester film with a 99% efficient reflective surface. The tent collects and reflects any light emanating from outside the canopy footprint and sends it directly back to the factory. These tents are designed to reflect the light spectrum provided by LED grow lights. This particular surface easily outperforms any other grow tent available. These tents are a quick, easy and practical solution to creating a controlled gardening environment. They are easy to assemble and have all the useful features you would expect.

Unit Farm 5ft x 5ft x 7ft Grow Tent

Features:

The interior of the UNIT FARM grow tent is made of reflective Mylar. UNIT FARM grow tents block all light from escaping to increase the output efficiency of any grow tent setup. The grow tent is made of high-quality canvas fabric, which is tear-resistant and durable. The UNIT FARM Grow tent uses a black lined zipper to create an opaque seal, allowing your plants to efficiently utilize the growing light source for growth. Stable metal corner adapters and poles are a reliable support for the tent. They’re durable, don’t rust or paint, and install quickly and without tools. Simple and clean viewing window design, convenient zipper opening and closing, viewing window allows easy peek inside without affecting your settings. Don’t waste time examining plants. Grow tents are suitable for wardrobes, basements, balconies, etc., and are the best choice for your indoor growing.

Gorilla 5ft x 5ft x 6ft11inch w/ Ext 7ft11inch Grow Tents

Features:

Gorilla Grow Tents are professionally designed grow tents that are ideal for experts and perfect for beginners. The expert configuration positions ducting ports where they should be. Large EZ View windows offer easy grow snapshots without compromising your environment. The doorways offer 360 degree convenient access. The larger layouts provide frustration free maneuvering. Thick material and large 10″ double cinching ducting ports make maintaining an ideal growing space a snap. With a huge thread density of 1680D (compared to 200D — 600D) Gorilla Grow Tents are up to 3–9x denser than ANY grow tent ever made. Features a solid metal interlocking frame that is up to 2–5x stronger than any competitor’s grow tent frame. Gorilla Grow Tent frames are so strong they can hold up to 300 lbs.

What to Consider When Buying a Grow Tent

We’re sure by now you’re convinced to build yourself a grow tent! If so, here are the factors you need to consider when choosing the right grow tent for you:

Size
Measure the area where you plan to pitch your grow tent, taking careful note of its length, width, and height. To simplify setup and maintenance, the tent should be a little smaller than the available space.

You should also consider your gardening goals and the size of the tent that will help you achieve them. The main questions you should ask are how many and how large of the plant species you want to grow.

What kind of tent you want to look at depends largely on the size of your plants. Another factor to consider is whether you want to start harvesting continuously or grow in separate cycles.

Continuous harvesters typically require one tent for vegetative growth, another for flowering, and possibly a third tent for curing and drying the harvest.

The number of plants you can grow in each size tent depends on the plant strains and container size used. Autoflowering strains are for growers who like to grow a wider variety of smaller plants and harvest them more often.

Some people like to grow just a few plants and train them to spread. This is called the SCROG (Green Screen) method.

Finally, some people want to grow the largest possible plants, so they will have fewer large plants. Therefore, our recommendations for the number of plants per tent size are for guidance only. Your actual plant count may vary.

It will help you determine the best size for you based on the number of plants you plan to grow, your budget, etc.

small planting tent
2' x 2': 1 to 2 plants
2' x 4' or 3' x 3': 2 to 4 plants
medium tent
4' x 4': 4 to 6 plants
5' x 5' or 4' x 8': 4 to 10 plants (most popular size)
large planting tent
5' x 9' or 8' x 8': 9 to 16 plants
10' x 10': 12 to 18 plants
Oversized Grow Tent
8' x 16' or larger: 16 to 32 plants
The number of rooms
As we mentioned above, many growers prefer to use two different tents for the vegetative and flowering stages.

However, some tents contain multiple rooms with the same function. These tents are very useful with rooms for breeding, growing vegetables and flowering.

This keeps everything organized, but most of these tents leave little room for plants to grow. Because of this, we still recommend having two separate tents so you can grow larger plants and get more harvests.

You can have seedlings and clones grown and propagated in a dedicated tent, or you can have a separate tent dedicated to harvesting. This will allow you to create a permanent harvest and a steady stream of flowering plants.

Reflective canvas thickness
When purchasing a grow tent, also pay attention to the thickness of the canvas. This is because the higher the thread count, the more durable it is.

Durability can be an important consideration for long-term use, especially if the tent is frequently moved, increasing the risk of accidental wear, punctures and tears.

Although all grow tents are light-tight, those made with thicker materials will last longer and provide more insulation from heat and sound. If your tent is located indoors, you probably don’t need thick or solid walls like an outbuilding or shed.

Tent thickness ranges from 1680D canvas thread count to 210D. Here D stands for denier, a measure of the linear mass density of a fiber.

Plumbing ports, power cord ports and windows
Each grow tent will come with a variety of different sized ports through which you can run ventilation ducts and electrical wires.

To ensure the tent is light-tight, the best tents will have double cinch ports, allowing you to completely block any light coming through the ports.

Many gardeners can benefit from the numerous windows and other mesh vents that some tents offer.

Be sure to look at the location and size of the ports in each tent to make sure your device fits your requirements.

Weight Limit
Steel pipes are usually used for the frame of the grow tent, and a variety of materials are used for the corners and connectors of the tent.

The weight limit for one tent may differ from that of another similarly sized tent, depending on the materials used for the poles and corner pieces.

Be sure to check the weight rating of your tent to make sure it can support all the equipment you plan to use in it.

If the weight limit is exceeded, additional methods of support such as additional poles can be used to distribute the weight if necessary.

What is the optimal number of plants to grow under LED lights?

The answer to this question depends on what you are growing. If you’re growing small herbs or microgreens, you’ll have more in your grower, and they’ll all have plenty of light. If you are growing larger, fruiting or flowering plants, you will be more restricted.

Garden Tip: To find your plant’s specific lighting requirements, do an online search. Here you’ll get the specifics you need to know.

If not, use the general rule of 30–40 watts of LEDs per square foot of grow room area and you should be able to work out how much of your chosen species you can fit in your grow room. You can also reverse engineer things and use watts per square foot to determine how much growing space you need and how many light fixtures you need to increase the number of plants you need.