The 126W is made for all stages of plant growth. It does extremely well in veg, and we're having excellent results in bloom as well. Most of the customers who have purchased our lights, are using dirt for their grows. I have not yet heard any issues using our light with dirt plants, and don't expect any. Regardless of Soil or Hydro, your plants will need less water with LED, as there is very little lost from the leaves of your plants because of the small amount of heat. I used to have a retail location in Oak Harbor, but we closed it down about 6 months ago. If you wanted to see one of the lights in person, I could probably stop by the next time I'm in the Woodinville area.