Today I’m officially launching the grow diary for this run! The three girls have already been under the lights for two weeks and are looking strong and healthy as we enter proper vegetation.
What makes this grow extra exciting is the three-way soil & fertilizer comparison I’m running side-by-side with identical lighting and genetics:
One plant on BioTabs
One on my own custom supersoil mix
One on someone else’s supersoil recipe
all of them will recieve just tapwater and 0.3 mL/L sysMag from my brand to correct the Ca:Mg from my tapwater to 3:1.
I can’t wait to see which approach pulls ahead in growth speed, color, and overall vigor.
All three plants are sitting in black trays topped with a generous layer of Miscanthus wood chips. The shredded mulch looks fantastic — it gives the whole setup a clean, professional finish while helping retain moisture, keeping the surface free of algae, and letting the roots breathe properly. Under the lights it has this nice warm, reddish glow that really ties the tent together.
The full-spectrum LED is running an 18/6 schedule with a dynamic spectrum that starts blue-heavy in the morning and gradually shifts toward red as the day progresses into the evening. The plants are already responding beautifully to the changing light — nice deep green fan leaves, strong stems, and that early “jungle vibe” is starting to show.
Everything feels stable and dialed in. I spent the day organizing the trays, double-checking connections, and getting the diary properly set up with baseline photos and data.
Goals for this run:
Track the three different soil/fertilizer approaches in real time
Document weekly progress with photos and notes
Keep the environment consistent while the spectrum does its thing
Rainbow Melon, Nectar, and Something Good — three completely different genetics under the same roof. This is going to be fun.
Let’s grow! 🌱✨