Apostatize
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During veg, I run 480 watts in an 8' x 6' space. In flower, I bump it up to 1200 watts. But during the first 2 weeks of 12-hr light, does it matter whether the wattage is 480 or 1200 watts?
The way the electricity was set up in the garage, the power would blow if I had the drying area ACs running while 1200 watts are in flower and, separately, two 480 watt areas continue in veg. Although there are currently 3 portable ACs in one small panda paper-wrapped compartment (they're off now), amp limitations will likely require me to move at least the most powerful AC into the house for curing in a room.
By the time the 2 weeks of flowering is finished on the next set of plants, I'd want to bump it up to 1200 watts. And the first plants would be done drying by then, so the timing should work out. The 1200 watts can run after the ACs are turned off. It's not too hot because there are several fans mounted from the ~7' ceiling (20 " box fans, 9" round fans) and a couple (20" round fans) on the floor. Obviously, I don't want to negatively affect the yield with too few watts. So, if I have to run 1200 watts from Day 1 of 12-hr lighting, I'd just wait up to 2 weeks for drying before I start the next round of flowering. The difference would be whether I'd be run 4 or 5 flowering cycles.
The way the electricity was set up in the garage, the power would blow if I had the drying area ACs running while 1200 watts are in flower and, separately, two 480 watt areas continue in veg. Although there are currently 3 portable ACs in one small panda paper-wrapped compartment (they're off now), amp limitations will likely require me to move at least the most powerful AC into the house for curing in a room.
By the time the 2 weeks of flowering is finished on the next set of plants, I'd want to bump it up to 1200 watts. And the first plants would be done drying by then, so the timing should work out. The 1200 watts can run after the ACs are turned off. It's not too hot because there are several fans mounted from the ~7' ceiling (20 " box fans, 9" round fans) and a couple (20" round fans) on the floor. Obviously, I don't want to negatively affect the yield with too few watts. So, if I have to run 1200 watts from Day 1 of 12-hr lighting, I'd just wait up to 2 weeks for drying before I start the next round of flowering. The difference would be whether I'd be run 4 or 5 flowering cycles.