Apostatize
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With rockwool (and probably other mediums), roots really seem to take off when you have ~120 watts pretty much sitting on top of your plants in early veg. --- big, thick, fuzzy white roots. it seems to make a big difference. Fewer watts than that would probably make it difficult to overcome a lower room temperature. Similarly, more watts further away won't necessarily stimulate root growth like where you've found your sweet spot -- it also seems like you get a feel for what your plants like by feeding them smaller volumes of water three times/day versus watering a lot only once or twice.
Obviously, more watts are needed later on; but overall, it seems like a young plant with thick, fuzzy, white roots is more likely to be a hearty mature plant than one that was just kept alive throughout veg and then blasted with light in bloom. Perhaps that's obvious, it's worth your time to get a feel for optimizing your light(s)' performance.
Obviously, more watts are needed later on; but overall, it seems like a young plant with thick, fuzzy, white roots is more likely to be a hearty mature plant than one that was just kept alive throughout veg and then blasted with light in bloom. Perhaps that's obvious, it's worth your time to get a feel for optimizing your light(s)' performance.